{"id":22278,"date":"2025-03-05T10:25:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-hunt-to-make-u-s-debut-on-viaplay\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T11:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:55:07","slug":"the-hunt-to-make-u-s-debut-on-viaplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-hunt-to-make-u-s-debut-on-viaplay\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hunt to Make U.S. Debut on Viaplay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dutch-language crime drama <em>The Hunt<\/em> is set to bow in the U.S. on Viaplay on March 27.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a real story, the six-episode series begins in the spring of 1999, when a 16-year-old girl last seen bicycling home late at night after an argument with her boyfriend is found raped and murdered between a small village and a refugee center. Her murder tears apart entire families and a whole community as accusations fly.<\/p>\n<p>The crime remained unsolved for 13 years until two main detectives initiated a large-scale DNA investigation, which finally broke the case open.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode of the series is presented from a different character\u2019s perspective, exploring the impact of the murder on their lives.<\/p>\n<p>The cast features Hans Kesting (<em>Sleepers<\/em>, <em>Nobody in the City<\/em>), Abke Haring (<em>Splendid Isolation<\/em>), Mara van Vlijmen (<em>Beatrix<\/em>, <em>Orange Under Fire<\/em>), Richelle Plantina (<em>Swanenburg<\/em>), Gijs Blom (<em>The Letter for the King<\/em>), Aus Greidanus Jr. (<em>A Beautiful Imperfection<\/em>), Imanuelle Grives (<em>Only Decent People<\/em>), Eefje Paddenburg and Jack Wouterse.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Hunt<\/em> is directed by Michiel van Erp (<em>Niemand in de stad<\/em>, <em>Ramses<\/em>) and written by Willem Bosch (<em>The Spectacular<\/em>,<em> Van God Los<\/em>, <em>Penoza<\/em>). 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