head of drama series
Tom van Blommestein
After graduating from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2014, Tom van Blommestein (1991) worked as a creative producer at NL Film and Endemol Shine, where he was involved in developing THE MENTEN CASE (Golden Calf winner for Best Dutch TV Drama, 2016), FLOOR RULES (Emmy Award, 2018), and YouTube hit series MEET THE STOCKERS (NPO3, 2018).
At Lemming, he produced ZENITH season 2 (VPRO/NPO ZAPP, 2022 Best Series at Cinekid) and Clutter in the Courtyard (KRO-NCRV/NPO ZAPP; 2022 National Audience Award at Cinekid). Currently, he is producing an eight-part drama series BENNIE (created by Barry Atsma; Videoland Original), a science fiction comedy feature STREETCOACHES VERSUS ALIENS (dir. Michael Middelkoop; distributor Independent Films), a high school comedy feature AFTER SCHOOL (dir. Merijn Scholte Albers and Tobias Smeets; distributor Independent Films), and an eight-part series RUST EN VREUGD (screenwriter Tamara Bos; Omroep MAX/NPO), based on the bestseller by Hendrik Groen.
His development slate includes a historical four-part series about the life of Dutch faith healer Jomanda and a six-part series about the Amsterdam Red Light District during the 1970s and 1980s.