For their much-anticipated reunion, Karen, Kristel and Kathleen – the original members of K3 – also wanted to share the story behind the scenes. The result was a two-part documentary, exclusive to VTM GO+. “In mid-September, we had the kick-off meeting with the Studio 100 team,” says Rina Pallen. “The first show was scheduled for early October. The puzzle had to be pieced together at lightning speed in order to launch on 6 November. But the result speaks for itself. Viewers get to experience all the ‘firsts’: the first meeting after such a long time, Kathleen’s children seeing their mother as K3 for the first time, singing together again… We follow the rehearsals, dive into the archives and see footage from the very first live show. That mix creates a front-row experience. With a streaming-first approach, you need to grab the viewer and draw them to the platform. The opening shot was crucial: just minutes before the first comeback show, the viewer is right there beneath the stage. The tension, the final hug, the platform slowly rising and the AFAS Dome erupting – that is the money shot. It generated a great many new subscriptions. Its success proves that viewers are willing to pay for premium content that gives them what they are looking for: a behind-the-scenes view with a touch of nostalgia.”

​​​​​​​Je vous dérange (“I’m disturbing you”) does exactly what the title suggests: it gently unsettles. The episode on benefit fraud in particular caused quite a stir. “That shows just how much this topic resonates,” says Christophe Deborsu. “People who do not work – we do not know who they are, how much they receive, or what their rights and obligations are. In our report, we put a face to them. That is why it attracted so many viewers. Some people felt I was pointing the finger, but I simply show what is there. There are people who abuse the system – admittedly a small minority – but above all we wanted to show that the system is skewed and how difficult it is to break out of it if you have never known anything else. Jacqueline is the best example of that. She didn’t realise how unusual her situation was or what reactions her words might provoke. We blurred her face, even though she did not ask us to. Respect and journalistic integrity remain our foundations. I am pleased that the issue is now on the agenda. Alongside many positive responses, we also received two hundred complaints. We live in a society governed by the rule of law – it is right that people make their voices heard. What matters most to me is that my contributors felt the mirror we held up was a fair one. Je vous dérange brings issues into the open that would otherwise remain under the radar. The fact that it sometimes stings is exactly the point.”

Almost 1.2 million viewers saw the first episode of Clément,zoon van, which confirmed what had long been an open secret: Clément is Prince Laurent’s son. “The documentary had been on our radar since April,” says Wim Van de Voorde. “Clément wanted to put a definitive end to all the speculation and questions about his father that had dominated his life for years. Of course, I knew this would make headlines. But the biggest challenge was devising a watertight process to keep the secret within the company. If the news had leaked, we would have lost our momentum. We kept the programme under wraps for months, even from close colleagues. We went to great lengths. All colleagues involved had to sign a confidentiality agreement. Material was delivered on hard drives, not via the usual online delivery platform. The first broadcast was scheduled for 11 September, until Laurent unexpectedly decided on 9 September to make it public himself. I still remember a colleague suddenly saying: ‘Hey, I’m reading on HLN.be that Laurent has admitted Clément is his son. The decision was made to broadcast it that very same day. That was tense, but we were prepared. Everything was ready. Only then did colleagues realise what we had been working on all that time.”

On World Down Syndrome Day, Videoland launched Bennie, a series about a boy with Down syndrome who, like anyone else, dreams of a job, romantic happiness and independent living. The Videoland Original won hearts everywhere. “At his pitch, Barry Atsma had no more than a single sheet of A4, but the way he spoke about his brother convinced everyone,” says Steven van Roosmalen. “That heart-warming love, but also the realisation that living with someone with Down syndrome can at times be a huge challenge too – that was what we wanted to convey. Bennie is the first Dutch series to place someone with Down syndrome at its centre. That required exploration, both in the script and in practical terms. Authenticity was the deciding factor. At Videoland, in all our series, we look for something universal that we can capture through something unique. Not everyone lives with someone with Down syndrome, but everyone recognises the feeling of letting go. Never before had viewers’ responses been so personal. The series won the Golden Calf for Best Screenplay and the Televizier-Ring Talent award for Wesley, who plays Bennie. On a personal level too, Bennie meant a great deal to me. Shortly before this project, our daughter Nora died after eighteen weeks of pregnancy because of 22q11 deletion syndrome. The scenes in which Bennie’s parents hear about the thickened nuchal fold, and the ending in which Suus lets go of both her son and a part of herself, felt liberating. Bennie touches on something we all know, each in our own way.”

​​​​​​​B&B Vol Liefde has been a firm fixture on RTL 4 and Videoland for five seasons now. The programme taps into a dream many people cherish: leaving everything behind, starting again abroad and finding love there. “That sense of recognition is the basis of its success,” says Ellen Meijerse. “The B&B owners are not carefully cast TV characters, but ordinary Dutch people living abroad and looking for love. A mix of people you are immediately curious about, or could easily imagine becoming friends with. The concept is strong and needs very little reinvention. The tension lies in people’s reactions. Some B&B owners are very direct, while others struggle to send someone away. That struggle is wonderful to watch. Everyone understands how difficult it is to reject someone. In the first week, viewers always need a little time to settle in, but after that, the ratings take off. Season after season, the programme keeps growing. There is also a lot of humour in it, without it ever feeling contrived, through the choice of music and the voice-over text. After every episode, a stream of extra content emerges: viewers share stories and make their own videos. The programme has a life of its own, precisely because it is so honest and unscripted.”

De big fuck-up is about the turbulent world of the Belgian gendarmerie in the 1980s and follows Jan Laureys, who becomes a gendarme against his will and gradually slips into corruption. “The series is fiction, but it is inspired by units from that period where things happened that were never meant to come to light,” says Lies Lahousse. “The idea for the series first emerged back in 2017, before Streamz even existed. In 2020, the project was pitched, and by 2022, the scripts were ready. It was an ambitious project. Everything was right: a strong script, an excellent cast, a professional production company in Jonnydepony, and director Wim Geudens, who left his own creative stamp on the series. The way a young actor like Willem De Schryver holds his own alongside major names such as Tibo Vandenborre, Tom Van Dyck and Koen De Bouw is truly impressive. A great deal of attention went into the visual style, from costumes and make-up to set dressing. Add the grading, the rock ’n’ roll feel and the music, and you get a series that looks and feels unlike a typical Flemish production. Together with The Best Immigrant, this was one of the most important Streamz Originals of 2025. The series is performing very well, just as we had hoped, because all the ingredients for success were there. It was a long and intensive process, but one that paid off. When you work hard on something for a long time, you create a gem.”