''Ares'' is a Dutch horror

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series, created by Pieter Kuijpers, Iris Otten and Sander van Meurs. The series stars Jade Olieberg, Tobias Kersloot, Lisa Smit and Robin Boissevain. The series premiered on

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on 17 January 2020.

Premise

The first series follows Rosa Steenwijk, a first-year medical student in

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, as she joins the secretive

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Ares and slowly learns what they really are.

Cast

* Jade Olieberg as Rosa Steenwijk * Tobias Kersloot as Jacob Wessels * Lisa Smit as Carmen Zwanenburg * Robin Boissevain as Roderick van Hall * Frieda Barnhard as Fleur Borms *

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as Maurits Zwanenburg *

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as Hester de Hoogh * Roos Dickmann as Puk * Jip van den Dool as Arnold Borms * Steef de Bot as Joost van Moerland * Janni Goslinga as Joyce Steenwijk * Dennis Rudge as Wendel Steenwijk * Minne Koole as Henry Zwanenburg * Jennifer Welts as Marije * Florence Vos Weeda as Chloe * Nils Verkooijen

Episodes

Production

Development

On 12 February 2019 it was announced that

had given the production a series order for a 8-episode first season. The series is created by Pieter Kuijpers, Iris Otten and Sander van Meurs, who are also credited as producers. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Pupkin.

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that Jade Olieberg, Tobias Kersloot, Lisa Smit, Robin Boissevain, Roos Dickmann, Jip van den Dool, Steef de Bot, Janni Goslinga, Dennis Rudge, Minne Koole, Jennifer Welts and Florence Vos Weeda had been cast in the series.

Release

Premiere

On 13 December 2019 Netflix released the official trailer for the series. The series premiered on 17 January 2020.

References

External links

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