Dutch crime genre gets its own label at Mipcom
Distributor Skoop Media presents an international selection centred on Dutch crime series in Cannes.
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Dutch distributor Skoop Media launched the Dutch Noir label during the international television market Mipcom. The selection focuses on crime series, thrillers and heist stories, and aims to bring Dutch productions more prominently to international attention.
Dutch Noir is, according to Skoop Media, a new label for high-quality Dutch crime series. According to reports on the presentation, the opening selection consists of seventeen titles from six producers, including four new Videoland Originals. Skoop describes the label as a way to offer different series under one recognisable international umbrella.
The core of the selection consists of productions from the Mocro Maffia universe. The distributor also sells series such as Sleepers, Tonnano and other Dutch thrillers. On its own website, Skoop describes its catalogue as comprising more than sixteen crime series, ten of which have multiple seasons.
The launch is taking place during Mipcom in Cannes, an international trade fair where broadcasters, streaming services, producers and distributors buy and sell programmes. The fair runs from 12 to 15 October. Such markets are important for productions that must recoup their costs through more than just a Dutch broadcaster or streaming service.
Skoop says Dutch crime stories have already been sold in several regions, including Europe, Latin America and Japan. The distributor does not provide a complete list of sales, viewing figures or comparable market data. It is therefore not possible to establish independently whether Dutch crime series are genuinely more popular worldwide than ever before.
It is clear, however, that Dutch producers and distributors are trying to organise international sales more professionally. A separate label can help foreign buyers recognise titles more quickly and can give producers access to joint promotion. It can also reinforce the impression that Dutch series are associated primarily with gritty crime and thrillers.
International interest does not change the makers’ responsibility for the content. Series about organised crime can give foreign viewers an impression of the Netherlands, but remain fiction. Whether Dutch Noir develops into a sustainable export brand will depend on actual sales, viewing figures and follow-up productions, not just on its launch at Mipcom.
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The launch of Dutch Noir, its presence at Mipcom and the stated catalogue can be found in company and trade-fair information. The article does not present the distributor’s popularity claims as independently proven facts.
- confirmed Skoop Media launched the Dutch Noir label during Mipcom. — This is described in reports on the presentation and on Skoop’s own website. source
- confirmed The label includes Dutch crime series and productions from the Mocro Maffia universe. — The catalogue and positioning are set out on Skoop Media’s website. source
- confirmed Mipcom took place from 12 to 15 October 2026. — The official trade-fair website gives these dates. source
- uncertain Dutch crime series are more popular worldwide than ever before. — The available sources provide no independent global comparison; the article therefore softened this wording. source
1 correction(s) applied
- Was: Dutch crime series are more popular worldwide than ever before.Now: Dutch distributors are trying to sell the crime genre more prominently internationally. (There is no independent global comparison available to support the original claim.)
Editor's note
It is certain that Skoop Media presented the Dutch Noir label and wants to sell a catalogue of Dutch crime series internationally. The claim that the genre is more popular worldwide than ever is not supported by an independent global comparison.Sources
- About us: Dutch Noir — Skoop Media
- Skoop Media lanceert Dutch Noir-label met premium misdaadseries op Mipcom — Headliner
- Mipcom Cannes 2026 — Mipcom
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