| Genre: | Teen drama |
| Creator: | Julie Andem |
| Developer: | Bobbie Koek |
| Screenplay: | Ashgan El-Hamus |
| Composer: | Bo Koek |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 21 |
| Runtime: | 15–23 minutes |
| Network: | NPO 3 |
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.
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 Skams Eva Kviig Mohn), and the second on Liv Reijners (the counterpart of Noora Amalie Sætre).
| Actor | Character | Based on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Season 2 | |||
| Central characters | ||||
| Suus de Nies | Isa Keijser | Eva Kviig Mohn | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Zoë Love Smith | Liv Reijners | Noora Amalie Sætre | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Main characters | ||||
| Bo van Borssum Waalkes | Engel Beekman | Vilde Hellerud Lien | colspan="2" | |
| Sara Calmeijer Meijburg | Janna Mertens | Christina "Chris" Berg | colspan="2" | |
| Sara Awin | Imaan Elami | Sana Bakkoush | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Melisa Diktas | Esra Aydin | Linn Larsen Hansen | rowspan="2" | rowspan="2" |
| Sana Bakkoush | ||||
| Reiky de Valk | Kes de Beus | Jonas Noah Vasquez | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Monk Dagelet | Noah Boom | William Magnusson | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Florian Regtien | Lucas van der Heijden | Isak Valtersen | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Josep Hendrikx | Ralph Hansen | Eskild Tryggvasson | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Recurring and guest characters | ||||
| Hadjja Fatmata Tinggel Bah | Olivia | Ingrid Theis Gaupseth | colspan="2" | |
| Silver van Sprundel | Gijs Hartveld | Christoffer "Penetrator-Chris" Schistad | colspan="2" | |
| Aida Gai | Tess | Sara Nørstelien | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Lina Cohen | Anna | Iben Sandberg | colspan="2" | |
| Noah Canales | Jayden School | Elias | colspan="2" | |
| Lewis Ramos | Micha | colspan="2" | ||
| Dana Nechushtan | Mama Isa | Mama Eva | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Maarten van Hinte | Father Liv | Father Noora | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Jurriaan van Seters | Morris Boom | Nikolai Magnusson | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Marlijn van der Veen | Marie van Aspen | Mari Aspeflaten | colspan="1" | colspan="1" |
| Carl Martin Eggesbø | Eskild Tryggvasson | colspan="1" | ||
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]
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.
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.[9]
In November 2018, the SKAM NL website was updated to confirm a second season. 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]
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]