Santos
Family Crime Drama 8 x 45' The Netherlands 2023
Winner Golden Calf - Best TV Drama
Nederlands Film Festival / 2023
Love couple Glenn and Yola are trying to build a life together in Rotterdam. Although they both want to pursue their dreams, they get caught between their own ambitions and their criminal friends and family. Aspiring chef Glenn is dragged into the world of dealing by his best friend Jermaine, and non-profit entrepreneur Yola finds herself in conflict with her criminal mother, who ruthlessly seizes power in the Rotterdam harbor. Will this drive Glenn and Yola apart, or is their love indestructible?
“Santos is a convincing Dutch crime series from the ‘Mocro Maffia’ school”
“With a gripping Romeo and Juliet-like love relationship at its core, a certain doom constantly looms”
“Santos looks fantastic, with warm lighting, beautiful cinematography and wide shots of the harbor city Rotterdam at night”
Production Status CompletedDuration Episodes 8 x 45'1 SEASONGenre Family Crime DramaCountry of Origin The NetherlandsProduction Year 2023Language Spoken DutchDirector Giancarlo Sánchez, Ivan BarbosaCast Yootha Wong Loi Sing, Yannick Jozefzoon, Romana VredeProducer Laurette Schillings, Frans van Gestel, Arnold HeslenfeldProduction Company Topkapi SeriesCommissioning Broadcaster BNNVARA: Robert Kievit
