Ares is a Dutch horror drama streaming 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
Episodes
Production
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.
Release
Premiere
On 13 December 2019 Netflix released the official trailer for the series. The series premiered on 17 January 2020.