Het Huis Anubis

Het Huis Anubis is a Dutch-Belgian children's television mystery drama based on elements of Egyptian mythology devised/created by Anjali Taneja, produced by Studio 100 and aired on Nickelodeon in the Netherlands and Flanders. It first aired in September 2006 and the last episode was broadcast on December 4, 2009.
The show was a large commercial and critical success in the Benelux and obtained a cult status in the Dutch-language television world. The series was dubbed and released throughout Scandinavia as well. In the Netherlands, the series quickly attracted around half a million viewers per episode. In Flanders, the series was watched by over 300.000 viewers at its peak. The series was nominated for a Rose d'Or and won numerous local television award, including the Gouden Stuiver, the most prestigious Dutch children's television prize of its time. The series finale attracted 477.000 viewers in the Netherlands, easily becoming Nickelodeon's most-watched programme in 2009.
The European success of the series made the American branch of Nickelodeon interested in producing their own remake, which eventually became House of Anubis, which was broadcast between 2011 and 2013. The American Nickelodeon producers stated to Studio 100 that they had no interest in broadcasting the original version.

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Premise

In Huis Anubis, a building dating from 1900 serving as an internaat, eight young people live together under the supervision of the strict manager Victor and sweet housekeeper Trudie. When newcomer Nienke Martens moves into the house, another resident, Joyce, suddenly disappears. Joyce's best friend Patricia does not trust Nienke and links her to the strange disappearance. Hoping to get Nienke expulsed out of the house, Patricia challenges Nienke to spend a night in the attic, which is forbidden terrain for the residents.
There, Nienke later makes a bizarre discovery: the recorded diary of Sarah Winsbrugge-Hennengouwen, a young girl who previously lived in the house. She discovers that Sarah's parents were archaeologists in Egypt and the original owners of Huis Anubis, who later mysteriously died in a tragic car crash after an expedition into the tomb of a pharaoh. It is revealed that the house has a secret history in relation to the expedition of the Winsbrugge-Hennengouwen pair to Egypt. Nienke decides to investigate, together with fellow resident Fabian, a nerd interested in the history of Ancient Egypt, and her roommate, Amber. Meanwhile, Patricia searches for answers about Joyce's disappearance.
While each resident has their own way of dealing with school, friends, love and growing up, some of the residents bond together to solve the mystery hidden within Huis Anubis.

Cast

Main

¹ Character was seen during the entire series.
² Character left the show before it ended.
³ Character appeared later.

Supporting

¹ The characters of Rufus Malpied and Zeno Terpstra would later be merged into one character for the English remake.

Spin-offs

After its finale, the show was followed by a spin-off, called Het Huis Anubis en de Vijf van het Magische Zwaard. This series followed another group of friends, who moved into the house from the original series after the original residents moved out and went to college. None of the actors from the original returned. The spin-off was based on Celtic mythology as opposed to Egyptian mythology.
The series started re-airing all episodes in fall 2011, after the spin-off had its finale. Even though the majority of the episodes stayed the same, the episodes were aired in widescreen and some of the old music was replaced with newer songs. Also, other small changes and cuts were made to make the seasons look a little bit more like the later seasons.
On 6 January 2018, Spike and MTV Netherlands aired a reunion special called: #TB Het Huis Anubis in which certain cast members looked back on their time on the show. The day after, Nickelodeon started re-airing all the episodes again, starting with season 1. Just like in 2011 the first season is being aired in widescreen and some of the music has been replaced. The old opening credits were also replaced with newer visuals. The logo for the show was also slightly modified.

International

Remakes

The series was remade for Germany. The German remake, called Das Haus Anubis, debuted in September 2009 on Nick. It is filmed on exactly the same sets they used for the Dutch version and even used some of the same costumes. This version was almost identical to the original, except for the character names. However, they did make some changes to the storyline for season 2. The series was finished after the third season.
In January 2011, an English language remake, called House of Anubis debuted on Nickelodeon in the US. It used an all new set but kept almost all original character names. The script was a rewritten version of the original script. This version also had a Spanish dub for Nickelodeon Latin America called El Misterio de Anubis. The second season premiered on January 9, 2012, and the second season's last episode was on March 9, 2012. The third season started airing on January 3, 2013, and ended on April 11, 2013.

Dubs

in Swedish as Huset Anubis on Nickelodeon (Sweden)
in Danish as Huset Anubis on Nickelodeon (Denmark)
in Spanish as La Casa de Anubis on Canal Once (Mexico)

Other countries have dubbed the English adaptation of the series House of Anubis instead of Het Huis Anubis.

Movies

There have been three movies, each with a stand-alone story, but with the same actors: Het Pad der 7 Zonden, is the first Anubis movie, released in theaters in December 2008.De Wraak van Arghus, is the second Anubis movie, released in theaters in December 2009.De Terugkeer van Sibuna, is the third and last Anubis movie and debuted on Nickelodeon in October 2010. The movie aired almost one year after the series ended. It showed where the characters went after they moved out of the house and what they are doing. Despite airing only one year after the last episode, the third movie takes place three years after the series finale, roughly around the same time the spin-off takes place. Some characters from that series also make cameo appearances.

Books

The story of the series:

Released date	Title	Translation	Pages
30 November 2006	De geheime club van de oude Wilg	The secret club of the old Willow	250
23 May 2007	Het geheim van de Tombe	The Secret of the Tomb	244
10 December 2007	De geheimzinnige vloek	The mysterious curse	256
26 May 2008	De Uitverkorene	The Chosen one	255
12 December 2008	Het geheim van Winsbrugge-Hennegouwen	The secret of Winsbrugge-Hennegouwen	287
27 May 2009	De traan van Isis	The tear of Isis	243
27 December 2009	De vloek van Anchesenamon	The curse of Anchesenamon	265

The story of the movies:

Released date	Title	Translation	Pages
15 October 2008	Het pad der 7 Zonden	The Path of the 7 Sins	174
16 December 2009	De wraak van Arghus	The revenge of Arghus	176
16 December 2009	De wraak van Arghus	The revenge of Arghus	207

Additional books:

Released date	Title	Translation	Pages
1 October 2007	Het boek vol mysteries	The Book full of Mysteries	49
18 August 2008	Fanboek	Fanbook	16
19 October 2009	Hersenbreker	Brainteaser	25
3 February 2010	Spelletjesboek	Gamebook	48