Streaming platform Videoland is working on a major new drama series about Queen Máxima. The series is set on three continents and, according to the service, is one of the most expensive drama series ever made in the Netherlands.
It is not clear how much the series will cost. The series is based on the bestseller Motherland: The early years of Máxima Zorreguietaby Marcia Luyten, which appeared in November last year.
The book describes, among other things, the period in which Máxima left her native Argentina and made a career on Wall Street in New York and eventually met Prince Willem-Alexander, with whom she has been married for twenty years today.
“For the first time, we also see what happened behind the palace doors in the run-up to the most discussed wedding of all time,” says Peter van der Vorst, the program director of RTL, of which Videoland is part.
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Who could best play the role of Máxima?
- Elise Sheep (45%)
- Carice van Houten (9%)
- Katja Herbers (6%)
- Thekla Reuten (5%)
- Hadewych Minis (12%)
- Noortje Herlaar (13%)
- Jelka van Houten (2%)
- Sigrid ten Naples (3%)
- Loes Haverkort (3%)
- Georgina Verbaan (1%)
Dutch The Crown
Dorien Goertzen and Karin van der Meer, who previously worked together on New neighbours , write the screenplay. Anne de Clercq, known for, among other things, Soof 3and tessa, directs the series. The cast has not yet been announced.
Production is in the hands of Millstreet Films, which is already cautiously making a comparison with the international hit The Crown. “Having strong female role models in our productions is important to us,” says Rachel van Bommel on behalf of the producer.
Máxima’s story is disarming, moving and inspiring at the same time (…). We work with a very talented team of makers, which is necessary, because the bar is set high with international successes such as The Crown.” The drama series about Máxima is expected in 2023 at Videoland.
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