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BNN-VARA

Hilversum, Netherlands

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Contact & details

TypeStock Footage · Distribution · Television
LocationHilversum, Netherlands
Websitebnnvara.nl
Emailcontact@bnnvara.nl | docuplan@bnnvara.nl | persberichten@bnnvara.nl
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Phone+31 88 676 6666
Statusactive2026 credit i
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How their work is rated

Average rating
6.7IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

16 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards

26 wins from 54 nominations across all awards

Bodem poster
Highest rated
Bodem
2024
8.0588 votes
ANNE+ poster
Lowest rated
ANNE+
2018
2.6941 votes
Mostly
documentary, drama, comedy
Active
2015–2026
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
Best known for
Jungle

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 81 of 193 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Their television work

Series
9137 seasons

2011–2026

Television rating
8.3IMDb

Their films average 8.0, so the television rates 0.3 higher.

Networks
  • BNNVARA24
  • NPO 39
  • NPO 16
  • NPO Start4
  • NPO 23
  • VARA2

Across 30 series matched to TMDB, 1,832 episodes. 14 still returning or in production.

Longest runningHomeland · 8 seasons

Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.

Credits24 of 275

100 films · 93 TV titles

Titles per year197 titles · busiest 2021 with 30

197 titles across 16 years, averaging 12.3 a year. The last five years average 22.0 a year, above their long-run rate.

Quality over time19 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
2468their average 6.7200020102020

Their 2010s work is their strongest, averaging 8.1 across 9 titles. The 17 titles since 2016 average 7.3, 0.8 below their 8.0 overall. 2 of 19 rated titles sit above their 8.0 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up.

Who they work with

Directors
  • Leon Veenendaal3
  • Kim Smeekes2
  • Doesjka van Hoogdalem2
  • Paul Schuurman2
Writers
  • Frank Ketelaar2
  • Wander Theunis2
Notable cast
  • Sinan Can4
  • Jacob Derwig3
  • Yannick van de Velde2
  • Tom van Kalmthout2
  • Iliass Ojja2
Genres
  • Documentary35 of 81
  • Drama23 of 81
  • Comedy15 of 81
  • Short8 of 81
  • Thriller5 of 81

Names appearing on two or more of BNN-VARA’s produced titles, across the 81 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with10 companies

Companies that appear alongside BNN-VARA on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

Other companies near Hilversum

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