Sunday, September 04, 2016

First-Look At Nickelodeon's Brand-New Show "Hunter Street"

Nickelodeon's Dutch television series De Ludwigs is getting an American remake!

Studio 6 is working hard on Hunter Street, the international version of Nickelodeon Netherlands' (Nederland) locally produced adventure comedy series De Ludwigs, which is being filmed in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands.


The international cast of Nickelodeon's Hunter Street.

At a beautifully recreated Amsterdam canal, set dressers, directors, make-up artists and cameramen run back and forth for the next shot. The English-language version of De Ludwigs is sharing the same sets, scripts and production crew as the Dutch version, but has one main difference - the international cast.

Although based on De Ludwigs, the shows international version - Hunter Street - will have a slightly different feeling than the Dutch version. The production team aren't under the illusion that children around the world know Amsterdam as well as Dutch kids do, but they are certain that the rich Dutch history will lend itself extremely well to tell the story.

The Dutch version of Hunter Street, De Ludwigs, debuted on Nickelodeon Nederland and Nickelodeon België in May 2016. However, it isn't surprising that Nickelodeon are making a international version of the series: the show was commissioned with the American remake in mind. "De Ludwigs can be seen as the dress rehearsal for the rest of the world," said executive producer Rogier Visser of Amsterdam's Blooming Media.


Cast of De Ludwigs.

The Dutch version, De Ludwigs (20 X 30:00 minute episodes), starred Kees Hulst (Gooische Vrouwen), Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing (Hoe duur was de suiker) en Aliyah Kolf (winner of Holland's Got Talent 4). Nickelodeon are currently keeping the cast of Hunter Street under wraps.

Hunter Street (formally titled The Ludwigs) follows the comedic adventures of the Ludwig family, a family of five foster children who live in an imposing Amsterdam canal house that also serves as a museum with their parents.

When Kate and Erik (Tooske en Bastiaan Ragas) mysteriously disappear, their five step-children are dragged into a thrilling adventure where the mysterious family history of the Ludwigs is gradually unravelled.

The children are not only focused on the recovery of their parents and solving the mystery, but in the meantime, they must do everything to keep the household running, fend off the Ludwig's greedy and duplicitous heirs, and prevent others from discovering that their parents are gone.

Nickelodeon Nederland and Nickelodeon België will encore the first season of De Ludwigs from Monday 5th September 2016, with new episodes premiering from Monday 19th September 2016.

Nickelodeon channels around the world, including in the USA, are slated to debut Hunter Street during Spring 2017.

Original article, via metronieuws.nl:

Nickelodeon filmt Amerikaanse serie in Aalsmeer

De Nederlandse Nickelodeon-serie De Ludwigs krijgt een Amerikaanse remake. Hunter Street wordt as we speak opgenomen in Aalsmeer.

Een oude castfoto van GTST, een still uit realityreeks Wielklem & Co, actiefoto’s van Henny Huisman in schreeuwerige showdecors; een wandeling door de gangen van Studio’s Aalsmeer is een ware trip down memory lane. Even verderop wordt echter duidelijk dat de tijd in wat vroeger het walhalla van tv-producent Joop van den Ende was, allesbehalve stilstaat.

In Studio 6 wordt hard gewerkt aan Hunter Street, de internationale versie van de Nederlandse Nickelodeon-jeugdserie De Ludwigs (zie kader onder). In een prachtig nagebouwd Amsterdams grachtenpand lopen setdressers, regisseurs, make-upartiesten en cameramannen druk heen en weer voor de volgende opname. Bijzonder: er wordt onderling gewoon Nederlands gesproken. Alles en iedereen – behalve de internationale cast – is voor deze Amerikaanse remake namelijk hetzelfde gebleven als bij de Nederlandse versie. Tot de scripts aan toe, al zijn die natuurlijk wel naar het Engels vertaald.

ANDER GEVOEL

„Nickelodeon wil in deze serie een ander gevoel leggen dan nu het geval is in hun Amerikaanse series”, zegt uitvoerend producent Rogier Visser van het Amsterdamse Blooming Media. „Ze hebben niet de illusie dat Amerikaanse kinderen weten wat Amsterdam is, maar de rijke Nederlandse geschiedenis leent zich uitermate goed om het verhaal te vertellen. Je kan hier veel verder terug in het verleden dan in bijvoorbeeld New York.”

Het Nederlandse De Ludwigs startte in mei van dit jaar. Toch is het niet verwonderlijk dat er zo snel al een Amerikaanse variant volgt: de serie is namelijk bedacht met een Amerikaanse remake in het achterhoofd. Visser: „De Ludwigs kan je zien als de generale repetitie voor de rest van de wereld.”


Of Bastiaan en Tooske Ragas net als in De Ludwigs ook in de internationale versie de rollen van de ouders op zich nemen, wil Nickelodeon nog even geheimhouden. De Nederlandse acteurs Kees Hulst (o.a Gooische Vrouwen), Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing (Hoe duur was de suiker) en Aliyah Kolf (winnares Holland’s Got Talent 4) maken in ieder geval wél hun opwachting in het internationale Hunter Street. Wie weet hangt hun foto over 20 jaar ook in de gangen van Studio Aalsmeer.

Het eerste seizoen van De Ludwigs is vanaf 5 september opnieuw te zien bij Nickelodeon. Nieuwe afleveringen zijn vanaf 19 september te zien.

Het Verhaal
Jeugdserie De Ludwigs (en nu dus ook Hunter Street) vertelt het verhaal over de familie Ludwig. Ze wonen in een indrukwekkend grachtenpand in Amsterdam dat naast woonhuis ook dienst doet als museum. Het gezin Ludwig bestaat uit vijf pleegkinderen en ouders Erik en Kate (gespeeld door Tooske en Bastiaan Ragas). Als Erik en Kate plotseling verdwijnen na een bezoek aan de opera worden de vijf kinderen meegetrokken in een avontuur waarin de de mysterieuze familiegeschiedenis van de Ludwigs wordt ontrafeld.

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Huge thanks to @PlanetNickNL for the news!; Additional source: Wikipedia.
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Saturday, September 03, 2016

Kids Have Slime-Tastic Time At Nickelodeon UK's First-Ever SLIMEFEST

Hundreds of kids couldn't wait to get slimed today at Nickelodeon UK's first-ever SLIMEFEST in Blackpool!


For Nickelodeon's first-ever SLIMEFEST UK, Nickelodeon held two lively one-hour music and dancing concerts featuring amazing performances from The Tide, Diversity, Conor Maynard, Aston Merrygold, and Alesha Dixon, along with special appearances from The Thundermans stars Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin, vlogger Roxxsaurus, Nick Kicks presenter Roman Kemp, and SLIMEFEST hosts Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, plus plenty of Nickelodeon's world famous green slime at the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens.


Getty Images for Nickelodeon UK

The stars were also out for the one-of-a-kind messy event!

100 Things to Do Before High School star Isabela Moner, Coronation Street star Kym Marsh and Britain's Got Talent and singing sensation Alesha Dixon were amongst the famous faces on the Orange Carpet for the one of a kind concert.

Soap star Kym made it a family day out, and was joined by her son David Cunliffe and daughter Polly, with both kids happy to be at the show.


SLIMEFEST hosts Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely slimed! Getty Images for Nickelodeon UK

Meanwhile, Alesha was one of several performers taking to the stage for the unique concert.

She was joined by Diversity, who were slimed on stage to the delight of the crowd. It was Jordan Banjo's first-ever Nickelodeon sliming, with his Diversity co-members being slimed previously for Kids' Choice Awards and Xmas Slime.

Aston Merrygold, Conor Maynard and The Tide also took to the stage on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the likes of Danielle Lloyd Lucy Fallon and Edel Lynch were all spotted in attendance.

Footage from the live shows will be broadcast in a special SLIMEFEST programme on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland/HD on Friday 9th September 2016.

Check out these aweslime SLIMEFEST photos, videos and social media posts below! (More coming soon!):

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Danger & Thunder | Funniest Bloopers | Nickelodeon

The casts of Henry Danger & The Thundermans have joined forces again... for hilarious bloopers! Watch the best fails from Jace Norman (Kid Danger), Cooper Barnes (Captain Man), Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman) and Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman). And catch even more bloopers during the Danger & Thunder Hardcore Encore this Labor Day -- Monday, September 5th at 8p/7EST -- on Nickelodeon USA!:



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It's queen Bey's birthday, Brooklyn and Chloe call it quits, and Brec Bassinger gets into her Beyoncé formation in a special Bella and the Bulldogs Throwback! Get The Scoop in the super video below!:



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