Zoop (TV series)
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.
| Zoop | |
|---|---|
 Zoop Cast | |
| Genre | Family Comedy Drama |
| Written by | Sander Donker Johan Nijenhuis |
| Directed by | Johan Nijenhuis Jamel Aattache |
| Starring | Juliette van Ardenne Vivienne van den Assem Nicolette van Dam Jon Karthaus Sander Jan Klerk |
| Theme music composer | Martijn Schimmer |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language(s) | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Alain De Levita Johan Nijenhuis |
| Production location(s) | Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen, Gelderland, Netherlands |
| Editor(s) | Sandor Soeteman |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV B.V. |
| Release | |
| Original network | Dutch Nickelodeon |
| Original release | 5 April 2004 – 2007 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juliette van Ardenne | Sira Schilt | 2004 | 2006 |
| Viviënne van den Assen | Elise Pardoel | 2004 | 2006 |
| Erwan van Buuren | Alwin Bendorff | 2004 | 2005 |
| Nicolette van Dam | Bionda Kroonenberg | 2004 | 2006 |
| Ewout Genemans | Bastiaan van Diemen | 2004 | 2006 |
| Jon Karthaus | Moes Brinksma | 2004 | 2006 |
| Sander Jan Klerk | Aaron Zomerkamp | 2005 | 2006 |
| Patrick Martens | Mike Bosboom | 2004 | 2006 |
| Monique van der Werff | Taffie Arends | 2004 | 2006 |
| Sabine Koning | Gaby Meerman Berenger | 2004 | 2006 |
| Raymi Sambo | 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.
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.