Zoop (TV series)
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Zoop | |
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Genre | Family Comedy Drama |
Written by | Johan Nijenhuis |
Directed by | Johan Nijenhuis |
Starring | Vivienne van den Assem Nicolette van Dam Sander Jan Klerk |
Theme music composer | Martijn Schimmer |
Country of origin | Netherlands |
Original language | Dutch |
No. of seasons | 3 |
Production | |
Producers | Johan Nijenhuis |
Production locations | Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen, Gelderland, Netherlands |
Editor | |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Production company | |
Release | |
Original network | Dutch Nickelodeon |
Original release | 5 April 2004 2007 | –
Zoop was an award-winning Dutch youth-oriented TV series about eight young adults working in the Ouwehands Dierenpark zoo in Rhenen. The series was sold to Brazil, France, India and Sweden.
The series has had three seasons since 2004, all on the Dutch Nickelodeon channel. The series also spawned three spinoff films. Episodes continued to be broadcast up until 2014.
Cast[]
Actor | Character | Years | |
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Sira Schilt | 2004 | 2006 | |
Viviënne van den Assen | Elise Pardoel | 2004 | 2006 |
Alwin Bendorff | 2004 | 2005 | |
Nicolette van Dam | Bionda Kroonenberg | 2004 | 2006 |
Ewout Genemans | Bastiaan van Diemen | 2004 | 2006 |
Moes Brinksma | 2004 | 2006 | |
Sander Jan Klerk | Aaron Zomerkamp | 2005 | 2006 |
Patrick Martens | Mike Bosboom | 2004 | 2006 |
Taffie Arends | 2004 | 2006 |
Gaby Meerman Berenger | 2004 | 2006 | |
Bowey Berenger | 2005 | 2006 | |
Thomas Sykora | Fabian de Beurre | 2004 | 2005 |
Movies[]
The spinoff movies followed the characters to countries where they continued their education in zoology.
- Zoop in Africa (2005)
- Zoop in India (2006)
- Zoop in South America (2007)
Awards[]
- "Gouden Stuiver" (Golden Nickel), an award for best Dutch youth program.
- "Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award", an award for the best TV series.
- "Kinderkast Televisieprijs", an award for the best youth TV series.
Fan days[]
Zoop "fan days" were organised, where cast members would sign autographs. An average of 11,000 people showed up at each event. After several public appearances almost got out of hand (because the actors were overwhelmed by hundreds of fans), Nijenshuis announced in 2006 that the security details provided to the actors would be enlarged.
External links[]
- Dutch children's television series
- Dutch television soap operas
- 2000s Dutch television series
- 2004 Dutch television series debuts
- 2007 Dutch television series endings
- Rhenen
- Television shows adapted into films