De Luizenmoeder (2018)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

Netherlands

Length

2 seasons, 18 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Dutch comedy series follows the teachers, principal, and parents of first graders at an elementary school. It focuses on the everyday dramas and social dynamics among adults in a school setting.

lightheartedcomedicobservationalbittersweetrelatablefast-pacedquirkysatirical

What happens

De Luizenmoeder (literally: "The Lice Mother") is a Dutch comedy series broadcast by AVROTROS on NPO 3. The series is about an elementary school, called "De Klimop", its teachers, its principal, and the parents of its first grade (group 3) students. The first season, which consisted of nine episodes, aired weekly on Sundays between 14 January and 11 March 2018. The season was followed by a special, that included bloopers and deleted scenes. The series became an unexpected success, reaching record-breaking ratings and receiving awards. The series was renewed for a second season on 5 February 2018 and premiered on 10 February 2019. Belgian production company Lecter Media bought the rights to make a Belgian version directed by Maarten Moerkerke, which was broadcast on VTM starting in January 2019. The series was created by Jan Albert de Weerd and Ilse Warringa, who also is one of the actors. Filming began on 5 October 2017 at a former elementary school in Mijdrecht, called "Twistvliedschool". It was produced by Ingmar Menning and De Weerd of the production company Bing Film & TV. De Weerd also directed the first season of De Luizenmoeder. Season two was directed by Diederik Ebbinge (also one of the actors) and Jelle de Jonge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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