Het Blok (2004): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2004, Het Blok is a reality series.

What it’s about. Het Blok is a Dutch reality series running since 2004 on NET 5. The program is based on the Australian series The Block. The program shows 4 couples who have 77 days to build and model an apartment. The construction happens while the couples hold their regular day jobs, so only evenings and weekends are available to the couples. They are each given a € 30,000 budget with which to buy supplies, such as paint and lighting supplies. Every two weeks, the couples must have one room of their apartment ready for judgement. A jury reviews the rooms that are finished and the winner of each judging get an extra prize. After 77 days, each apartment is judged as a whole, and the apartments are valuated. The couples win the difference between this value and the start-value, which the apartment had, before they started the renovation. The couple who has the apartment that has risen the most in value wins an extra € 50,000. The end values are determined by an auction.

Who’s in it. Het Blok stars Erik van der Hoff as Self - Presenter, Renate Verbaan as Self - Presenter, Dennis van der Geest as Self - Presenter and Harm Edens as Self - Voice-over, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Het Blok has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

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

If you liked it. Fans of Het Blok tend to enjoy The Kardashians, The Simpsons, Drawn Together and Clarkson's Farm.