16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) – 4 June 2019 (2019-06-04)
Skam NL (also known as Skam Dutch or Skam Netherlands; often stylized in all caps) is a Dutch teen drama television series based on the Norwegian television series Skam. It was broadcast by NPO 3 from 16 September 2018 to 4 June 2019.
Plot
Skam NL follows the daily life of high school students at St-Gregorius College in Utrecht[1][2] and the various problems they face. The plot of each season focuses around a different central character and particular themes. Each adaptation of the original series follows a similar storyline, with the first season focusing on Isa Keijser (the counterpart of Skam's Eva Kviig Mohn), and the second on Liv Reijners (the counterpart of Noora Amalie Sætre).
Season 1 comprised 11 episodes. Isa Keijser is the central character and the season focuses on her relationship with her boyfriend Kes, as well as themes of loneliness, identity, and friendship.[3]
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
1
1
"Episode 1" (Aflevering 1)
20 min
September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
2
2
"Episode 2" (Aflevering 2)
22 min
September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
3
3
"Episode 3" (Aflevering 3)
15 min
September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)
4
4
"Episode 4" (Aflevering 4)
17 min
October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)
5
5
"Episode 5" (Aflevering 5)
17 min
October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
6
6
"Episode 6" (Aflevering 6)
19 min
October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
7
7
"Episode 7" (Aflevering 7)
17 min
October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
8
8
"Episode 8" (Aflevering 8)
19 min
November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
9
9
"Episode 9" (Aflevering 9)
17 min
November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)
10
10
"Episode 10" (Aflevering 10)
17 min
November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
11
11
"Episode 11" (Aflevering 11)
19 min
November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
Season 2
Season 2 comprised 10 episodes. Liv Reijners is the central character[4] and the season focuses on her relationship with Noah, a popular boy at school, and themes of friendship, self-image, and sexual abuse.[citation needed]
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Duration
Original release date
12
1
"Episode 1" (Aflevering 1)
17 min
March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)
13
2
"Episode 2" (Aflevering 2)
15 min
April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)
14
3
"Episode 3" (Aflevering 3)
20 min
April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)
15
4
"Episode 4" (Aflevering 4)
19 min
April 16, 2019 (2019-04-16)
16
5
"Episode 5" (Aflevering 5)
19 min
April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
17
6
"Episode 6" (Aflevering 6)
17 min
May 7, 2019 (2019-05-07)
18
7
"Episode 7" (Aflevering 7)
23 min
May 14, 2019 (2019-05-14)
19
8
"Episode 8" (Aflevering 8)
23 min
May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)
20
9
"Episode 9" (Aflevering 9)
21 min
May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)
21
10
"Episode 10" (Aflevering 10)
22 min
June 4, 2019 (2019-06-04)
Production
In October 2017, The Hollywood Reporter announced that a Dutch adaptation of Skam was in development alongside American, German, French, Spanish, and Italian versions.[5]NTR purchased the remake rights in January 2018.[6] Production for the first season began in July 2018,[7] while the trailer was released in August.[8] A countdown on the series' website revealed the first clip would be released on September 10, 2018, making it the sixth Skam remake to premiere.[3][9]
In November 2018, the SKAM NL website was updated to confirm a second season. [citation needed] In February 2019, it was confirmed that the second season's first clip would premiere on March 18, and that full episodes would be airing on Tuesdays, a change from the first season, when episodes aired on Sunday nights.[10] An official trailer for the season was released on March 10.[11]
Cancellation
In September 2019, despite the series' popularity, NPO 3 confirmed that the series would not be returning for a third season, citing high production costs.[12]
In 2020, the SKAM NL official Instagram account announced a binge-watching event of the series in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,[13] which many fans believed would lead to a revival of the series, but this was not the case. The series remains available to stream on the official SKAM NL YouTube channel with English subtitles,[14] and on the official NPO 3 website.[15]
