Vrolijke kerst (2014): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2014, Vrolijke kerst is a kinder, drama and familie series.

What it’s about. What do you do when you lose everything and have to start all over again? Ten-year-old Lucas, the middle child of a wealthy family, lives in an expensive neighborhood in a large house, equipped with every luxury. Everything changes completely when Lucas, while searching for his Sinterklaas surprise, finds a large box of unpaid bills. Father Maarten turns out to have enormous financial problems and the family loses everything. The family is evicted and, with the help of their cleaner Nina, finds shelter in an old office building among other new poor people. While father (Jeroen Spitzenberger) and mother (Hadewych Minis) have a hard time with themselves and each other, and big brother Thomas (15) and sister Emma (7) have a terrible time getting used to the new situation, Lucas tries to make the best of it with the highest goal: a Merry Christmas for the whole family.

Who’s in it. Vrolijke kerst stars Jeroen Spitzenberger as Vader/Maarten, Rohan Timmermans as Lucas, Hadewych Minis as Moeder/Eva and Yenthe Bos as Emma, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.5/10, Vrolijke kerst sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vrolijke kerst page.

If you liked it. Fans of Vrolijke kerst tend to enjoy Big Time Rush, Die Zauberer vom Waverly Place, The Spectacular Spider-Man and Neds ultimativer Schulwahnsinn.