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The First Years: Season 1

46 episodes Premiered May 26, 2014 Updated Jul 21, 2026

The First Years is a Dutch television series produced for a young audience. The program focuses on the recreation of real-life situations to explore various experiences relevant to its viewers. Categorized as a soap and drama, the series aims to shed light on the challenges and circumstances encountered by its target demographic. The first season of the show was officially released on May 26, 2014. As a production, i

Season overview

The First Years is a Dutch television series produced for a young audience. The program focuses on the recreation of real-life situations to explore various experiences relevant to its viewers. Categorized as a soap and drama, the series aims to shed light on the challenges and circumstances encountered by its target demographic. The first season of the show was officially released on May 26, 2014. As a production, it utilizes a format that emphasizes authenticity by mirroring actual events and scenarios that occur in daily life. The series is documented as a 2014 production within the database of The Movie Database. By presenting these dramatized portrayals, the show provides a narrative perspective on the developmental experiences of its subjects. The program remains a notable entry in the genre of youth-oriented drama television from the Netherlands. All information regarding the series is derived from its official listing on The Movie Database, which classifies the work as a drama and soap production. The show continues to be recognized for its approach to depicting realistic scenarios for a younger viewership.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Taunting the Teacher

May 26, 2014 · 10 min

Teacher Span is having a hard time at school. Almost every drawing lesson ends in chaos. And Nikky is usually responsible for that. Together with her friend, Jara, she really does

S1·E2

Kissing

May 26, 2014 · 10 min

Eva has seen Fien's mother (vice principal De Wilde) in town, with another woman. She has even seen them kiss each other. Now Eva thinks that Fien's mother is a lesbian. Eva doesn'

S1·E3

Performance Anxiety

May 27, 2014 · 10 min

Sascha has to give a presentation, but she is really dreading it. Not only because she is shy and stutters a bit, but also because she is afraid of making a fool of herself. Becaus

S1·E4

Late!

May 28, 2014 · 10 min

Sam and Timo have to report to school at half past seven. They are being punished and have to mop the floor by caretaker Gerrit Veldt. Timo is very upset and gets into a fight with

S1·E5

Teacher crush

May 29, 2014 · 10 min

Milou is in love with gym teacher Marcel Eerkens. She hates gym, but still goes to class with great pleasure. Until she catches Eerkens with a French teacher. She is in shock and c

S1·E6

Fraud

May 30, 2014 · 10 min

Brechtje is a real bookworm and always gets high grades. She excels in mathematics. Brechtje is therefore not very popular with her classmates. But with the last few tests she is n

S1·E7

Fire Alarm

Jun 2, 2014 · 10 min

Max loves football and that is at the expense of his school performance. He pays more attention to the ball than to his homework. Much to the frustration of his parents. When he do

S1·E8

Prior Knowledge

Jun 3, 2014 · 10 min

Jesse has it in for Maaike. He takes advantage of her every day. The bullying never stops and Maaike wants to go to another school. But then Fien confides in her. She has listened

S1·E9

In love with the wrong person

Jun 4, 2014 · 10 min

Marlies and Gaya are best friends. They do absolutely everything together. But there is a problem. Marlies is head over heels in love with Gaya's boyfriend. She doesn't want to kee

S1·E10

Teachers Target

Jun 5, 2014 · 10 min

Rob Grimbergen is a math teacher. A strict man with little humor. He is not popular with the students. Especially Levi and Grimbergen do not get along. From day one, things have no

S1·E11

Bullying

Jun 6, 2014 · 10 min

Tirza is overweight and is bullied at school. Rosalie in particular has it in for her. She leaves no stone unturned to tease Tirza. Until she takes Tirza's phone and discovers a sh

S1·E12

Breaking and Entering

Jun 9, 2014 · 10 min

Kai has few friends at school. He likes to play along with the tough guys, but doesn't really fit in. When Jesse and his friends challenge him to steal a test, he decides to prove

S1·E13

Menstruation

Jun 10, 2014 · 10 min

It's exam week and Nienke is very nervous as usual. She has a hard time dealing with the stress. She is so nervous that she gets physical complaints, such as stomachaches and heada

S1·E14

Rapper

Jun 11, 2014 · 10 min

Hakim and Remy are bored during music class. They are crazy about rap and that is never discussed. They propose to arrange a rapper for a guest lecture and the teacher agrees, joki

S1·E15

Shoplifting

Jun 12, 2014 · 10 min

Yvette is an outsider, and that is mainly because of her clothes. Her parents are not very well off and refuse to spend a lot of money on new clothes. Yvette is more than fed up wi

S1·E16

Special Backpack

Jun 13, 2014 · 10 min

Lisa is a 'pupil with a backpack'. She receives extra guidance because she has a serious form of ADHD. But she doesn't have it easy at school. She has no friends and is always alon

S1·E17

Foster Family

Jun 16, 2014 · 10 min

Esra has to give a speech about her home situation in Dutch class, and that means she will have to reveal her big secret. A secret she is ashamed of. She has to choose: lie or tell

S1·E18

Coming Out

Jun 17, 2014 · 10 min

Rick struggles with his sexual orientation. He doesn't know whether he likes boys or girls. He's also never been kissed and that makes him insecure. His friend Lucas wants to help

S1·E19

Dead Father

Jun 18, 2014 · 10 min

The students at school are shocked when teacher Wiggers tells them that Tirza's father has died after a long illness. Anouk suggests recording a video message for Tirza, to encoura

S1·E20

Tense String

Jun 19, 2014 · 10 min

Janitor Gerrit Veldt is not liked by the students. Eric especially hates him. He wants to teach Veldt a lesson. But his violent plan goes completely wrong. Not the janitor, but the

S1·E21

Music Lesson

Jun 20, 2014 · 10 min

Charlie is head over heels in love with Kevin, and she has come up with a very special way to make it clear to him. She wants to surprise Kevin and declare her love for him by sing

S1·E22

Abused

Jun 23, 2014 · 10 min

Marieke never gets dressed after gym. She takes the annoying remarks of her classmates for granted. But after yet another commotion in the locker room, Emma stands up for Marieke.

S1·E23

Musical

Jun 24, 2014 · 10 min

Niek loves singing and dancing, but is a bit ashamed of it. He is afraid of being called gay. But when they are still looking for roles for the school musical, he decides to auditi

S1·E24

Playing Football

Jun 25, 2014 · 10 min

Mirte is in love with Max, but she doesn't really know how to make this clear to him. When Max is looking for someone to play football with, she sees her chance. She is very good a

S1·E25

Schoolband formation

Jun 26, 2014 · 10 min

Leon lives for music. He wants nothing more than to make music in a band. But his school performance suffers because of his great hobby. And when he wants to start a school band wi

S1·E26

Guilt

Jun 27, 2014 · 10 min

Elvi is struggling with a great sense of guilt. Her boyfriend Joshua had a serious scooter accident and she blames herself for it. Elvi is completely out of it and can no longer fu

S1·E27

Sexual Education

Jun 30, 2014 · 10 min

Ariane lives a double life. She has strict Christian parents who impose many restrictions on her. For example, she is not allowed to attend sex education classes and she is not all

S1·E28

First schoolday

Jul 1, 2014 · 10 min

Jochem and Milo are two annoying and childish first-year students. They are also called the toddlers of school. And during a break they pull another prank. They run away with a whe

S1·E29

Nerd

Jul 2, 2014 · 10 min

Robyn is new at school. She has moved and doesn't know anyone yet. Almost no one, because she knows Fleur, who she met by chance on vacation. The two have become friends. But it so

S1·E30

The Twins

Jul 3, 2014 · 10 min

Merel and Roos are identical twins. They look exactly alike. But there is one big difference. Merel is seriously ill and Roos is not. Merel is getting chemotherapy and her hair is

S1·E31

Dating

Jul 4, 2014 · 10 min

Hinde has recently started dating Ludo from the second year. A handsome boy with rich parents. Many girls are jealous of Hinde. Since she started dating, she only needs time for Lu

S1·E32

Kissing Lesson

Jul 7, 2014 · 10 min

Niek kissed Lisa for the first time. But a day later, the story goes around that he can't do it at all. He is ashamed. His friend Elson has the solution. A girl from the second gra

S1·E33

Schoolband

Jul 8, 2014 · 10 min

Leon and a few friends have formed the school band 'The Peepers'. But the band is in danger of falling apart due to a fight. Job, who is new at school, has a father with a recordin

S1·E34

Study schedule

Jul 9, 2014 · 10 min

Eva is dating Luka. But Eva pays more attention to Luka than to school. She is in danger of repeating a year if she doesn't try harder. Luka comes to the rescue by drawing up study

S1·E35

Psychic

Jul 10, 2014 · 10 min

Sira is a strange girl. She says she can read auras. A gift that most students are very skeptical about, and because of this many jokes are made about her. When Charlotte challenge

S1·E36

Stolen Money

Jul 11, 2014 · 10 min

Teacher Wiggers has money stolen from her wallet during the break. A few students immediately blame Amira. She lives with her parents in an asylum seekers' center and that makes he

S1·E37

Detention

Jul 14, 2014 · 10 min

Joost is looking forward to his first school trip to London. But when he hears that Anouk is not allowed to go because of being late several times, he doesn't want to go either. Es

S1·E38

Fake Emails

Jul 15, 2014 · 10 min

Nikky and Fay have failed maths. To make up for it, they create an email address in the name of teacher Grimbergen. From this address, they email the new adjusted grades of their t

S1·E39

The Breakup

Jul 16, 2014 · 10 min

Stijn breaks up with Nienke. He says he doesn't have time for a relationship. He has other priorities. Nienke's world collapses and she seeks support from her friends. They are con

S1·E40

Anorexia

Jul 17, 2015 · 10 min

Brechtje is ashamed of her weight and wants to lose weight. On the internet she quickly comes across an extreme pro-ana site and there she encounters a classmate in the forum. At l

S1·E41

Blackmail

Jul 18, 2014 · 10 min

Dana wants to break up with her older boyfriend Jordy. But he doesn't want that at all and blackmails her with a nude photo, which he puts on the internet if she actually breaks up

S1·E42

School Sleepover

Jul 21, 2014 · 10 min

Daan secretly wants to spend a night at school with a few friends. When he asks Kim if she wants to stay too, she doesn't say no, because Kim is in love with Daan. But the janitor

S1·E43

Sneaky pictures

Jul 22, 2014 · 10 min

Nadia finds teacher Steur's phone at school. She can't control her curiosity and starts looking for text messages and photos. She comes across a photo and a text about Anouk that r

S1·E44

Prejudices

Jul 23, 2014 · 10 min

Nathalie invites almost everyone from her class to her birthday party. Only a boy who is new and the Moroccan Dahbia are not welcome. And that goes too far for Anouk. She accuses N

S1·E45

Poker

Jul 24, 2014 · 10 min

There has been a lot of poker playing at school lately. Secretly and in empty classrooms, because the school board doesn't allow it. And the amounts involved are getting bigger and

S1·E46

End of year party

Jul 25, 2014 · 10 min

The year is over and it is concluded with a big end party. Boris tries to make a good impression with the popular boys by smuggling a few bottles of booze into the party. But his p