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Swanenburg

2021–2024 · 2 seasons

A slow, brooding family drama where loyalties fray under pressure and every conversation carries an undercurrent of suspicion.

Created by
Simone van den Ende, Edward Stelder
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tine Joustra, Sanne Langelaar, Jan-Paul Buijs
Overview
When patriarch Jack Praal is confronted with his biggest fear and his youngest son Dirk is linked to the death of a woman, the family gets trapped into a web of intrigue and betrayal. They put their own interests aside in order to save everything. But not everyone is playing a fair game, which seems to result in the inevitable downfall of the once so close Praal family.

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Created by
Simone van den Ende, Edward Stelder
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tine Joustra, Sanne Langelaar, Jan-Paul Buijs
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • power
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Simone van den Ende, Edward Stelder, Jasper van der Schalie
Written by
Dorien Goertzen
Starring
Tine Joustra, Sanne Langelaar, Jan-Paul Buijs, Frederik Brom, Ella-June Henrard, Aus Greidanus, Yfke Wegman, Richelle Plantinga
Length
2 seasons, 30 episodes
Network
NPO 1
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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