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Het jaar van Fortuyn

Het jaar van Fortuyn

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Overview

A chronicle of the tempestuous campaign trail rivalry between Labour Party leader Ad Melkert and flamboyant newcomer Pim Fortuyn, as they go head-to-head leading up to the Netherlands’ 2002 general elections.

Created by Pieter Bart Korthuis
Written by Pieter Bart Korthuis, Nathan Vecht
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Top Cast

Jeroen Spitzenberger

Jeroen Spitzenberger

Pim Fortuyn

Ramsey Nasr

Ramsey Nasr

Ad Melkert

Fedja van Huêt

Fedja van Huêt

Mat Herben

Carly Wijs

Carly Wijs

Gerdi Verbeet

Jaap Spijkers

Jaap Spijkers

Wim Kok

Frank Lammers

Frank Lammers

Peter Langendam

Thijs Römer

Thijs Römer

Kay van de Linde

Teun Luijkx

Teun Luijkx

Jacques Monasch

Tijn Docter

Tijn Docter

Dick Benschop

J

Jeroen de Man

Albert de Booy

About Het jaar van Fortuyn

Het jaar van Fortuyn is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2022. Created by Pieter Bart Korthuis, it stars Jeroen Spitzenberger, Ramsey Nasr, Fedja van Huêt. A chronicle of the tempestuous campaign trail rivalry between Labour Party leader Ad Melkert and flamboyant newcomer Pim Fortuyn, as they go head-to-head leading up to the Netherlands’ 2002 general elections.

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