De Augurkenkoning

De Augurkenkoning
GenreReality
Narrated byKees Prins
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes20
Production
Production locationAmsterdam
Production companyConcept Street
Original release
NetworkRTL 5
ReleaseOctober 12, 2023 (2023-10-12) –
present
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De Augurkenkoning (English: The Pickle King) is a Dutch television series about the family business Kesbeke based in Amsterdam which specializes in the production of pickled vegetables. The series follows CEO Oos Kesbeke as he trains his sons Camiel and Silvian to inherit the family business. The show highlights the daily occurences and humorous moments which occur in the factory, as well as showing the real challenges of employees such as Daan and Frans.[1][2][3]

The series is aired on RTL 5 before being made available on the streaming service Videoland. The first season started airing in oktober of 2023 and received an average viewership of 700,000 per episode. In 2024 two more seasons were aired.[4][5]

  1. ^ "De Augurkenkoning" (in Dutch). RTL. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  2. ^ "De Augurkenkoning" (in Dutch). Telezien.nl. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  3. ^ "De Augurkenkoning" (in Dutch). TVblik. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. ^ "De Augurkenkoning op Videoland" (in Dutch). Videoland. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  5. ^ "Nieuw seizoen van De Augurkenkoning - VPRO Documentairegids" (in Dutch). VPRO Gids. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-01.