American cable channel Showtime has purchased the rights to the acclaimed Dutch drama series Hollands Hoop for the American market. BNNVARA and NTR, which broadcast Hollands Hoop in the Netherlands, announced this. Showtime is an American pay channel that broadcasts hit series such as Homeland, Dexter and Billions. Oscar winners Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, who made films such as Sideways, About Schmidt and The Descendants, are responsible for the screenplay and direction of the English-language version.

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