Name: Project Orpheus
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2016-03-13
Rating: 6
Cast: Lisa Smit, Stefanie van Leersum, Jouman Fattal, Tobias Nierop, Willem Voogd

Medical students + mad science = your new obsession.

Mini Series

Dutch prestige dramaFrankenstein energyTightly wound

Latest Episode

45 min

Season 1 • Episode 12

Latest

Episode 12

May 29, 2016

Overview

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

A group of five top medicine students is admitted to a prestigious program. They'll be working for a renowned professor who turns out to have a secret agenda. The students soon discover a extremely dangerous experiment called Project Orpheus

NL Dutch

Content warning

Ethical boundaries in scienceInstitutional power and manipulationYouthful idealism vs. corruptionMortality and resurrection

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lisa Smit anchors the ensemble with simmering intensity.

Production

Crisp Dutch aesthetic makes medical horror feel disturbingly sterile.

Best for:Binge·Solo

First AiredMar 13, 2016

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes12

Top Cast

Lisa Smit

Daniëlle "Daan" Veldhoven

Stefanie van Leersum

Nienke de Wit

Jouman Fattal

Amira el Kadi

Tobias Nierop

IJsbrand van Dedem

Willem Voogd

Ivan Zabolotski

Tarikh Janssen

Zeger

Carine Crutzen

Mira Veldhoven

Mike Weerts

Jasper Overbeeke

Sanne Langelaar

Jasmijn Adema

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

One of the Netherlands' rare attempts at high-concept medical thriller television, riding the wave of Nordic noir influence into Dutch drama.

Trivia

The title references Orpheus's underworld journey—fitting, given where certain characters end up. The production reportedly consulted real medical ethicists for the experiment details.

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