''Modern Love Amsterdam'' is a Dutch
romantic comedy
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anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
streaming television series. It is based on the American television series
''Modern Love'', which itself is based on the
weekly column of the same name published by ''
The New York Times
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.''
Cast
Episode 1
* Eva van de Wijdeven as Roos
* Sanne den Hartogh as Tobias
*
Arjan Ederveen as George
* Mariana Aparicio as Kate
* Samora Bergtop as Sienney
Episode 2
*
Rifka Lodeizen
Rifka Lodeizen (born 16 October 1972) is a Dutch actress.
Career
Lodeizen made her debut with a small role in the 1991 film ''The Province''. She was discovered by film director Eddy Terstall and she played a role in his 1996 film '' Hufters ...
as Katja
* Romijn Conen as Simon
* Matteo van der Grijn as Milko
* Whitney Sawyer as Hennie
Episode 3
*
Jonas Smulders as Benjamin Zwerver
*
Jack Wouterse
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Jack Wouterse (born 17 June 1957 in Soest) is a Dutch actor. His career as a movie actor took off with his role in the 1992 film ''The Northerners'', directed by Alex van Warmerdam. Wouterse made his international debut in an episode o ...
as Chris Zwerver
* Bart Harder as Alex Zwerver
* Jelle Mensink as Marius Zwerver
* Roos Ouwehand as Lies Zwerver
Episode 4
* Werner Kolf as Dwayne
* Joy Wielkens as Marissa
* Lee-Mae Antoni as Ayra
* Jade Olieberg as Lauren
Episode 5
* Ilke Paddenburg as Colette
*
Hanna van Vliet as Naomi
* Fjodor Jozefzoon as Boaz
*
Hannah Hoekstra as Ada
Episode 6
* Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing as Lil Pastoors
*
Fedja van Huêt
Fedja van Huêt (born 21 June 1973, in The Hague) is a Dutch stage and film actor.
Van Huêt received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was in the ensemble of the theater companies RO Theater and Theaterc ...
as Guus
*
Maarten Heijmans
Maarten Heijmans (born 24 December 1983 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch Emmy-winning actor.
Career
In 2007 he graduated from the Amsterdamse Toneelschool & Kleinkunstacademie (Amsterdam Theatre School & Kleinkunst Academy) where he studied Drama for fo ...
as Bruno Vervaart
* Kayen Thodé as Mick
* Vince Stolker as Troy
* Noortje Herlaar as Katelijne
Episodes
Production
On 16 August 2022, ''
Deadline'' reported that the American
anthology series
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''
Modern Love'' was being remade for the Netherlands.
The series, set in
Amsterdam
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, was to be produced by Sabine Brian with Robert Alberdingk Thijm as showrunner.
Filming took place over 49 days in various locations around Amsterdam.
It is the fourth remake of ''Modern Love'' to premiere, after ''
Modern Love Mumbai
''Modern Love Mumbai'' is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy anthology Amazon Prime Video series produced by Pritish Nandy, that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 13, 2022. Its episodes run from 40 to 45 minutes.
''Modern Love Mu ...
'', ''
Modern Love Hyderabad'', and ''
Modern Love Tokyo'';
and is the first European remake of the series.
Reception
Mark Moorman of ''
de Volkskrant
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Formerly a leading centre-left Catholic broadsheet, ''de Volkskrant'' today is a medium-sized c ...
'' gave the series three out of five stars, noting that it "embraces the multi-colouredness of the city and love."
References
External links
*
Modern Love Amsterdam' on
Amazon Prime Video
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*
Modern Love Amsterdam' on
IMDb
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2020s Dutch television series
2022 Dutch television series debuts
Amazon Prime Video original programming
Dutch comedy television series
Dutch television series based on American television series
Television series by Amazon Studios
Television shows set in Amsterdam