Barbara Sloesen

A woman and her three adult daughters set out to complete their deceased husband and father's last wish: to run a full marathon.

Victor wonders if he’s too late to join dating games in his 40s. His sister Annika, an opera singer, wonders how different life could have been after receiving a surprising medical diagnosis. Their grandmother wonders if she should end her life right away. These are people who embark on a heartfelt quest for the perfect fulfillment of life, which proves to be a near impossible task.

In the run-up to Christmas, a family completely misses the point in trying to be good. Brechtje, the mother of the family, gets cancelled by everyone, without understanding why. Her husband, Martijn, falls in love with his younger colleague, but true love can’t be denied (or so he thinks). Justus, the son-in-law, gets lost on a Don Quichotesque quest for his masculinity. While Jos, the middle child, changes the world around with her tolerance and open mindedness – until her girlfriend wants to have a threesome. And all of that happens just before their annual Christmas dinner.

Drama set in Twente's textile industry in the 1960s. The young worker Johanna wants to face the social conditions of the time. Their struggle coincides with the economic reconstruction and the arrival of Italy's first workers. Growing tensions between Twente's citizens and the newly arrived Italians lead to the riots in 1961. Along with her new lover Francesco, Johanna is in the eye of the storm.

A few years have passed, and after a painful breakup, Iris's life is finally back to normal! She's pregnant by her true love, Reza, and her son adores him. When he even gets down on one knee after the birth, everything is one big, sugary-sweet pink cloud. Or... is it? A blended family, your ex's girlfriend interfering in everything, a strained relationship with your mother: in reality, it all brings a lot of hassle and a lot of irritation. If Iris goes completely off the rails, she unintentionally jeopardizes her dream wedding, but luckily, there are always her friends.

A couples therapist who doesn't believe in love has her stubborn convictions put to the test when a one-night fling turns out to be a new daily co-worker.

Chef Monica is opening a new restaurant in Amsterdam with her boyfriend. To do so she has to go back to her roots, a village called Noorbeek in Zuid-Limburg, to cut some ties. Quickly she stumbles upon an old lover. Much has changed throughout the years, but unexpectedly many more still feels familiar and safe. Is Amsterdam really the right call?

Opposites Isa and Ruben are totally in love and over the moon with each other. Until Mr. Perfect steps into Isa's life.

Immediately after the birth of their first child, Iris' friend Pieter confesses that he never wanted this child, has been having an affair for a year and will soon be leaving for Africa with his new love.

While a mother only just finds out that her daughter's dating a Cuban, she realises her daughter will get married on Cuba too. To hinder the failure-designated marriage, she immediately gets on a flight to Cuba.