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Bodem

2024 · 3 seasons

A raw, funny-sad plunge into a messy life, balancing cringe comedy with quiet grief and family chaos.

Created by
Eva Crutzen
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Eva Crutzen, Meral Polat, Lindsay Zwaan
Overview
We follow the destructive life of 37-year-old Cat. People around her are worried. Cat is not. Due to a great loss within the family, which is largely not talked about, there is barely a sense of family left. Her mother IS a panic attack. Her father writes self-help books.

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Created by
Eva Crutzen
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Eva Crutzen, Meral Polat, Lindsay Zwaan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • addiction
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Eva Crutzen
Written by
Eva Crutzen
Starring
Eva Crutzen, Meral Polat, Lindsay Zwaan, Steef de Bot, Leopold Witte, Marieke Heebink, Lineke Rijxman, Fahd Larhzaoui
Length
3 seasons, 12 episodes
Network
NPO 3
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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