Well-known families who have their lives followed by a camera crew, it remains a formula that appeals to the public. Zender VIER opts for an insight into the life of the Verhulst family. The reality series follows the life of pater familias Gert, but also his wife Ellen (42), children Marie (25) and Viktor (26), grandfather Jos (90) and bouviers Marcel and Leo will also play prominent roles.
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FOUR came up with the idea of following the family through the vlogs of Gert’s son, Viktor. In it he recorded the fortunes of the family, good for 6.7 million views on the Flemish vier.be and YouTube. “The content remained funky simple: baking a cake for a dog birthday, playing a game, a lockdown beard or a shrimp game,” says Annick Bongers, program director at SBS. “But it was the first time that we could follow the family so closely. With The Verhulstjes we are now going for a full program at the family home. A special bubble with very ordinary activities. ”
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