The Best TV Shows on VPRO

Every VPRO Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Check out the most acclaimed shows on VPRO, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for September 2025. Notable series such as Pat & Mat and Jiskefet from VPRO first graced the screens in 1979 and 1990. Showcasing over 20 shows from 1979 up until 2025, VPRO stands as a beacon of television excellence.

  • Jiskefet
    Jiskefet (1990)10.0

  • Missie Aarde
    Missie Aarde (2015)9.0

  • Reizen Waes
    Reizen Waes (2013)8.2

  • Andere Tijden
    Andere Tijden (2000)8.0

  • Pat & Mat
    Pat & Mat (1979)7.8

    Pat & Mat is a Czech stop-motion animated series featuring two handymen, Pat and Mat. It was created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek.

  • Zondag met Lubach
    Zondag met Lubach (2014)7.7

    Sunday with Lubach is a satirical television program of the VPRO network that is presented by Arjen Lubach.

  • Backlight
    Backlight (2002)7.4

    Tegenlicht in Dutch or Backlight in English is a series of television documentaries by the VPRO, a Dutch public broadcasting organisation. Backlight "aims to grasp the quintessence of prominent trends and developments" in the practice of critical journalism, and tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society.

  • Zenith
    Zenith (2017)7.0

    Fay (14) and Boris (10) discover that their parents secretly replaced themselves by robots. Claudia and Joost each have demanding jobs and even though they try very hard, they are not able to combine their jobs with spending quality time with their children. Boris, Fay, Claudia and Joost slowly realize they need each other as a family and when the robots become uncontrollable, they can only clear up the mess by working together.

  • Toren C
    Toren C (2008)5.0

    Margôt Ros and Maike Meijer play 40 different characters working in office tower Toren C, an office hell of eight flours, filled with a plethora of ridiculous situations.

  • Loenatik
    Loenatik (1995)3.2

  • Draadstaal
    Draadstaal (2007)1.5

    Draadstaal is a satirical sketch comedy television program of the VPRO, and CCCP 2 Dutch production company and broadcaster. It was created by CCCP and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and Dennis van de Ven. The show features lots of recurring stereotypical characters. The program is reminiscent of the work of Van Kooten en De Bie.

  • Wintergasten
    Wintergasten (2007)N/A

  • Metropolis
    Metropolis (2008)N/A

  • De proefkeuken
    De proefkeuken (2015)N/A

  • Poesjes
    Poesjes (2015)N/A

    A TV Series starring Ellen Parren and Juliette van Ardenne.

  • Grensland
    Grensland (2015)N/A

  • Plakshot
    Plakshot (2021)N/A

    A dutch tv show to look at the news week.

  • De butlers
    De butlers (2023)N/A

    At The International Butler Academy in Simpelveld, The Netherlands, students from all over the world and of all ages are taught the tricks of the butler trade. The film follows six students during their training. What motivates them to choose this servile profession?

  • Hein
    Hein (2024)N/A

  • De Freek Tapes
    De Freek Tapes (2025)N/A

    Freek Vonk finds a box of old video tapes in the attic. They are the first short nature films, which he made earlier with his friends Maysem and Bas. The young Freek and his friends discover that they can learn a lot from animals. About nature, but also about themselves.