Ares (TV series)

Ares is a Dutch horror drama television 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 Netflix on 17 January, 2020.

Premise
The first series follows Rosa Steenwijk, a first-year medical student in Amsterdam, as she joins the secretive student society 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
 * Hans Kesting as Maurits Zwanenburg
 * Rifka Lodeizen 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

Development
On 12 February, 2019, it was announced that Netflix 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.

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