wtFOCK
WtFOCK (stylised as wtFOCK) is a Belgian teen drama web series broadcast by VIER and VIJF that follows the lives of teenagers in Antwerp. It is an adaptation of the popular Norwegian series SKAM.[2] By the end of the first series, around 100,000 people were watching wtFOCK every week.[3]
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Genre | Teen drama |
Created by | Julie Andem |
Developed by | Julie Andem |
Country of origin | Belgium |
Original language | Flemish |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 62 |
Production | |
Production location | Antwerp |
Running time | 20–40 minutes |
Production company | Sputnik Media[1] |
Release | |
Original network | VIER VIJF |
Original release | 1 October 2018 – present |
Characters
The following is a list of the wtFOCK cast, including only the cast and characters who appear in at least three episodes. Recurring characters are highlighted in red and the main character of each series in green.
Actor | Character | Based on | Number of episodes | Number of clips | Number of episodes | |||||||
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Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | wtFOCKDOWN | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | ||||||
Central characters | ||||||||||||
Femke Van der Steen | Jana Ackermans | Eva | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Veerle Dejaeger | Zoë Loockx | Noora | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | ||||
Willem Herbots | Robbe IJzermans | Isak | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | ||||
Romi Van Renterghem | Kato Fransen | - | 10 | 8 | ||||||||
Nora Dari | Yasmina Ait Omar | Sana | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Ella van Remortel | Ada Konings | - | 10 | |||||||||
Main and recurring characters | ||||||||||||
Nona Janssens | Amber Snoeckx | Vilde | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||||
Yara Veyt | Luca Lomans | Chris Berg | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ||||
Nathan Bouts | Jens Stoffels | Jonas Noah Vasquez | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||||
Lilith Pas | Britt Ingelbrecht | Ingrid/Sonja | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||
Nathan Naenen | Senne De Smet | William | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ||||
Noa Izai Tambwe Kabati | Moyo Makadi | Elias/Mahdi | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | ||||
Maarten Cop | Luka Lemmens | Penetrator Chris | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
Britt Hellinx | Gill De Schepper | Mari | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
Isabel Leybaert | Mama Jana | Mama Eva | 5 | [note 1] | ||||||||
Cassandra Krols | Marie Eggermont | Iben | 4 | |||||||||
Lars Brinkman | Milan Hendrickx | Eskild | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
Jonathan Michiels | Viktor Deruwe | Niko | 4 | 1[note 2] | ||||||||
Louise Bergez | Lisa De Geyter | Linn | 3 | [note 3] | ||||||||
Stijn Coppens | Max Van Damme | - | 3 | |||||||||
Aaron Roggeman | Aaron Jacobs | Magnus | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
Willem De Schryver | Sander Driesen | Even Bech Næsheim | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
Hanna Mensink | Noor Bauwens | Emma | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
Akram Saibari | Elias Ait Omar | Elias | 8 | |||||||||
Ismaïl L'Hamiti | Younes | Yousef | 8 | |||||||||
Shayma Moustafa | Aïcha | - | 6 | |||||||||
Jamila Channouf | Salouah | - | 6 | |||||||||
Abdellah Dari | Hassan | - | 4 | |||||||||
Amber van Asch | Helena | - | 3 | |||||||||
Mo Bakker | Finn Verschaeren | - | 4 | |||||||||
Dara Oguntubi | Mila Minten | - | 4 | |||||||||
Mathis Mavuela | Otis Rojas | - | 4 | |||||||||
Nona 't Jolle | Hanne Dewit | - | 4 | |||||||||
Laura Bekaert | Anaïs Davis | - | 4 | |||||||||
Junes Calaert | Noah Wolfs | - | 4 | |||||||||
Jul Goossens | Bas | - | 4 | |||||||||
Willem Loobuyck | Miro | - | 4 |
- Leybaert can be heard in the first episode of the second series, but she is not credited
- Michiels appears as Viktor in the sixth episode of Season 3, but is not credited
- Bergez appears as Lisa in the first episode of Season 3, but is not credited
Seasons
Season 1
Season 1 aired from 1 October to 21 December 2018 and comprised 12 episodes. Jana Ackermans is the central character and the season focuses on her relationship with her boyfriend Jens as well as themes of loneliness, identity and friendship.
Episode # | Title | Duration | Airdate |
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#101 | "Ger ziet eruit als een hoer"
You look like a slut |
25 min | October 7, 2018 |
#102 | "Stap er op af, stel u voor, zeg hallo"
Go to them, introduce yourself, say hello |
21 min | October 13, 2018 |
#103 | "Wij zijn de grootste losers van't school"
We're the biggest losers in the school |
18 min | October 20, 2018 |
#104 | "Zuig hem helemaal leeg"
Suck him completely dry |
19 min | October 27, 2018 |
#105 | "Gij wordt geil van kleren en make-up?"
Clothes and make-up make you horny? |
23 min | November 3, 2019 |
#106 | "Iedereen weet toch dat jongens over alles liegen"
Everyone knows guys lie about everything |
21 min | November 10, 2018 |
#107 | "Ge had nog geen haar op uw ballen toen ge in het derde middelbaar zat"
You didn't have hair on your balls in your first year of high school |
21 min | November 17, 2018 |
#108 | "Moet ik het spellen? Het begint met een N en eindigt op EE."
Should I spell it? Starts with N ends with EE |
21 min | November 24, 2018 |
#109 | "Ik snap gewoon niet meer wie ge zijt"
I just don't understand who you are anymore |
23 min | December 1, 2018 |
#110 | "Please. Zeg dit niet tegen Jens..."
Please. Don't tell Jens... |
22 min | December 8, 2018 |
#111 | "Fuck, gij zijt sexy"Fuck, you are sexy | 18 min | December 14, 2018 |
#112 | "Dat was gewoon kutadvies"
It was just really stupid advice |
27 min | December 21, 2018 |
Season 2
Season 2 aired from 22 April to 28 June 2019 and comprised 10 episodes. Zoë Loockx is the central character and the season focuses on her relationship with Senne, a popular boy at school, and themes of friendship, self-image and sexual abuse.
Episode # | Title | Duration | Airdate |
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#201 | "Ze is helemaal obsessed met een foute gast"She is completely obsessed with a bad guy | 25 min | April 26, 2019 |
#202 | "Ik heb precies een aflevering gemist"It seems as if I missed an episode | 34 min | May 4, 2019 |
#203 | "Gij hebt geen recht om pissed te zijn op mij!"You have no right to be pissed at me! | May 11, 2019 | |
#204 | "Zoë Loockx, nu moet ge voorzichtig zijn"Zoë Loockx, now you have to be careful | 28 min | May 17, 2019 |
#205 | "Stop met zo lekker to zijn"Stop being so hot | 25 min | May 24, 2019 |
#206 | "Is hij wel goed genoeg voor u?"Is he good enough for you? | 33 min | May 31, 2019 |
#207 | "Ik wil gewoon twee seconden alleen zijn"I just want to be alone for two seconds | 29 min | June 14, 2019 |
#208 | "Iemand heeft last van examenstress"Someone's suffering from exam stress | 31 min | June 14, 2019 |
#209 | "Het is alleen maar ingewikkeld als je het ingewikkeld maakt"It is only complicated if you make it complicated | 24 min | June 21, 2019 |
#210 | "Hij mag hier niet mee wegkomen"He can't get away with this | 30 min | June 28, 2019 |
Season 3
Season 3 aired from 12 October to 20 December 2019 and comprised 10 episodes. Robbe IJzermans is the central character and the season focuses on his coming out as gay and his relationship with Sander, who struggles with bipolar disorder.[4] It also deals with themes of sexual identity, homosexuality and mental health.[5] Clips from Season 3 were viewed ten million times within seven weeks of the series starting.[6]
Episode # | Title | Duration | Airdate |
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#301 | "Gij zou u niet laten pijpen door haar?" You wouldn't let her give you a blowjob? | 30 min | October 18, 2019 |
#302 | "Playing hard to get?" | 22 min | October 25, 2019 |
#303 | "Wat heb ik te verliezen?" What have I got to lose? | 31 min | November 1, 2019 |
#304 | "Ik twijfel een beetje" I doubt a bit | 33 min | November 8, 2019 |
#305 | "Het ligt toch niet aan mij?" It's not me, is it? | 38 min | November 15, 2019 |
#306 | "Het ging allemaal focking snel" It all went focking fast | 26 min | November 22, 2019 |
#307 | "Ik heb het verpest. Ik weet het." I ruined it. I know. | 27 min | November 29, 2019 |
#308 | "Zo rap ben je nog niet van me af" You haven't got rid of me that fast | 27 min | December 6, 2019 |
#309 | "Je bent gewoon zijn volgende obsessie" You're just his next obsession | 25 min | December 13, 2019 |
#310 | "Ander onderwerp. Oké?" Another topic. Okay? | 34 min | December 20, 2019 |
wtFOCKDOWN
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming for the fourth season was halted. wtFOCKDOWN was a way to continue filming while social distancing.[7][8] Starting on 1 April 2020, it follows the lives of the characters while in lockdown through video calls and messages.[9] wtFOCKDOWN clips have been viewed over 2 million times as of May 2020.[10]
Episode # | Title | Characters | Airdate |
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#1 | Woensdag 18:45Wednesday 6:45pm | Zoë Loockx
Senne De Smet |
April 1, 2020 |
#2 | Donderdag 18:06Saturday 6:06pm | Robbe IJzermans
Sander Driesen |
April 2, 2020 |
#3 | Vrijdag 17:54Friday 5:54pm | Amber Snoeckx
Aaron Jacobs |
April 3, 2020 |
#4 | Zaterdag 15:13Saturday 3:13pm | Zoë Loockx
Senne De Smet Milan Hendrickx |
April 4, 2020 |
#5 | Maandag 22:12Monday 10:12pm | Robbe IJzermans
Jens Stoffels Moyo Makadi Aaron Jacobs |
April 6, 2020 |
#6 | Dinsdag 17:54Tuesday 5:54pm | Amber Snoeckx
Zoë Loockx Luca Lomans Yasmina Ait Omar Jana Ackermans |
April 7, 2020 |
#7 | Woensdag 18:32Wednesday 6:32pm | Robbe IJzermans
Sander Driesen |
April 8, 2020 |
#8 | Donderdag 21:27Thursday 9:27pm | Jana Ackermans
Zoë Loockx |
April 9, 2020 |
#9 | Vrijdag 18:37Friday 6:37pm | Robbe IJzermans
Sander Driesen |
April 10, 2020 |
#10 | Zaterdag 21:43Saturday 9:43pm | Zoë Loockx
Senne De Smet |
April 11, 2020 |
#11 | Zondag 16:27Sunday 4:27pm | Jana Ackermans
Jens Stoffels |
April 12, 2020 |
#12 | Zondag 17:59Sunday 5:59pm | Zoë Loockx
Senne De Smet |
April 12, 2020 |
#13 | Dinsdag 23:12Tuesday 11:12pm | Robbe IJzermans
Sander Driesen |
April 14, 2020 |
#14 | Woensdag 18:44Wednesday 6:44pm | Robbe IJzermans
Milan Hendrickx Zoë Loockx |
April 15, 2020 |
#15 | Donderdag 10:22Thursday 10:22am | Senne De Smet
Nina Muloto |
April 16, 2020 |
#16 | Vrijdag 16:12Friday 4:12pm | Robbe IJzermans
Sander Driesen |
April 17, 2020 |
#17 | Zaterdag 18:47Saturday 6:47pm | Robbe IJzermans
Yasmina Ait Omar |
April 18, 2020 |
#18 | Zondag 13:56Sunday 1:56pm | Jana Ackermans
Zoë Loockx Amber Snoeckx Yasmina Ait Omar Luca Lomans |
April 19, 2020 |
#19 | Maandag 21:43Monday 9:43pm | Zoë Loockx
Senne De Smet |
April 20, 2020 |
#20 | Dinsdag 14:17Tuesday 2:17pm | Robbe IJzermans
Sander Driesen |
April 21, 2020 |
#21 | Woensdag 12:14Wednesday 12:14pm | Amber Snoeckx
Aaron Jacobs |
April 22, 2020 |
#22 | Dinsdag 19:12Tuesday 7:12pm | Senne De Smet
Nina Muloto |
April 23, 2020 |
#23 | Dinsdag 19:12Tuesday 7:12pm | Robbe IJzermans
Sander Driesen |
April 25, 2020 |
#24 | Dinsdag 19:12Tuesday 7:12pm | Robbe IJzermans
Jens Stoffels Moyo Makadi Aaron Jacobs |
April 25, 2020 |
#25 | Dinsdag 19:12Tuesday 7:12pm | Jana Ackermans
Zoë Loockx Yasmina Ait Omar Amber Snoeckx Luca Lomans |
April 26, 2020 |
#26 | Dinsdag 19:12Tuesday 7:12pm | Robbe IJzermans
Jens Stoffels Moyo Makadi Aaron Jacobs Milan Hendrickx Sander Driesen |
April 27, 2020 |
#27 | Dinsdag 19:12Tuesday 7:12pm | Senne De Smet
Nina Muloto |
April 28, 2020 |
#28 | Woensdag 19:04Wednesday 7:04pm | Jana Ackermans
Yasmina Ait Omar Amber Snoeckx Luca Lomans |
April 29, 2020 |
#29 | Donderdag 21:27Thursday 9:27pm | Senne De Smet
Milan Hendrickx |
April 30, 2020 |
#30 | Vrijdag 14:38Friday 2:38pm | Robbe IJzermans
Sander Driesen |
May 1, 2020 |
#31 | Zaterdag 16:07Saturday 4:07pm | Zoë Loockx
Senne De Smet |
May 2, 2020 |
#32 | Zondag 19:00Sunday 7:00pm | Jana Ackermans
Jens Stoffels Robbe IJzermans Sander Driesen Moyo Makadi Aaron Jacobs Amber Snoeckx Yasmina Ait Omar Luca Lomans Milan Hendrickx |
May 3, 2020 |
Season 4
Season 4 aired from 29 August to 7 November 2020.[11][12][13] The series diverged from the original SKAM storyline with a new character, Kato Fransen.[14] The storyline deals with social media, racism, self-harm, drugs, and COVID-19.
Episode # | Title | Duration | Airdate |
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#401 | "Focking kutvirus."Fucking shitvirus. | 23 min | September 4, 2020 |
#402 | "Die Moyo heeft wel iets."There's something about Moyo. | 20 min | September 11, 2020 |
#403 | "Nobody puts baby Kato in the corner." | 21 min | September 18, 2020 |
#404 | "Wat een schmett."What a schmett. | 16 min | September 25, 2020 |
#405 | "Get the fock out." | 22 min | October 2, 2020 |
#406 | "Ze zijn er echt over gegaan."They really went too far. | 26 min | October 9, 2020 |
#407 | "Alles vor de liefde."Everything for love. | 19 min | October 16, 2020 |
#408 | "Niemand luistert echt naar mij."Nobody really listens to me. | 20 min | October 23, 2020 |
#409 | "Ik denk niet dat dat zo slim is."I don't think that that's smart. | 20 min | October 30, 2020 |
#410 | "Sommige shit veroorzaakt ge zelf."Some shit you caused yourself. | 23 min | November 6, 2020 |
Season 5
Season 5 started airing on 19 April 2021 and finished airing on 25 June 2020. Yasmina Ait Omar is the central character, with the series focusing on ideas of faith and religion, being Muslim in Belgium, and the holy month of Ramadan.
Episode # | Title | Duration | Airdate |
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#501 | "Aflevering 1"Episode 1 | 24 min | April 23, 2021 |
#502 | "Aflevering 2"Episode 2 | 27 min | April 30, 2021 |
#503 | "Aflevering 3"Episode 3 | 23 min | May 7, 2021 |
#504 | "Aflevering 4"Episode 4 | 32 min | May 14, 2021 |
#505 | "Aflevering 5"Episode 5 | 28 min | May 21, 2021 |
#506 | "Aflevering 6"Episode 6 | 20 min | May 28, 2021 |
#507 | "Aflevering 7"Episode 7 | 20 min | June 4, 2021 |
#508 | "Aflevering 8"Episode 8 | 32 min | June 11, 2021 |
#509 | "Aflevering 9"Episode 9 | 23 min | June 18, 2021 |
#510 | "Aflevering 10"Episode 10 | 34 min | June 25, 2021 |
Season 6
Season 6 began airing on 22 April 2023. This season shifts to the perspective of a new class of students at Koninklijk Atheneum School, where characters from the first five seasons also attended. The central character is Ada Konings, who deals with the pressures of having sex for the first time with her boyfriend, Finn, as well as her friendships with Hanne, Otis, Anaïs, Noah, and her older half-sister, Mila, who was held back a year in school.
Episode # | Title | Duration | Airdate |
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#601 | "Aflevering Week 1" Episode Week 1 | 22 min | April 28, 2023 |
#602 | "Aflevering Week 2" Episode Week 2 | 25 min | May 5, 2023 |
#603 | "Aflevering Week 3" Episode Week 3 | 22 min | May 12, 2023 |
#604 | TBA | TBA | May 19, 2023 |
#605 | TBA | TBA | May 26, 2023 |
#606 | TBA | TBA | June 2, 2023 |
#607 | TBA | TBA | June 9, 2023 |
#608 | TBA | TBA | June 16, 2023 |
#609 | TBA | TBA | June 23, 2023 |
#610 | TBA | TBA | June 30, 2023 |
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