Drama Series Production

Here is how this works in practice. We give production support for drama series across the Netherlands, setting up crews, locations, studio space, and the long-form logistics that multi-episode storytelling needs. Our team manages the full production calendar, from location scouting and permit acquisition to crew assembly, casting support, and the scene matching and scheduling demands of a series shoot. We advise on accessing the country Film Production Rebates, a 35% cash rebates on qualifying Dutch spend, and on co-production routes through the Netherlands Film Fund and the CoBO fund. Because the country ranks first in the world for English proficiency, shoots move easily between Dutch and English, and our crews work fluently alongside global showrunners and streaming commissioners.

Here is the short of it. The Netherlands has a strong serialised-drama custom supported by a robust broadcast and streaming market. The NPO public network commissions drama through its member-based TV networks, AVROTROS, BNNVARA, KRO-NCRV, and VPRO, while RTL Nederland develops series for its Videoland streaming sites, and Netflix runs its EMEA hub from Amsterdam. The country's filmmaking heritage runs deep, from Paul Verhoeven, whose Soldier of Orange and Black Book are landmarks of Dutch cinema, to three Best Foreign Language Film Oscars across the work of Fons Rademakers, Marleen Gorris, and Mike van Diem.

Here is the breakdown. For series production, the country gives a compact geography with a great range of looks, from the canal ring and historic build style of Amsterdam to the today's skyline of Rotterdam, polder landscapes, and coastal dunes, all within easy reach of a skilled crew base.