How do you tell your classmates that you're staying home this summer while they talk about faraway destinations and exciting adventures? What do you do when you are ashamed because there is no money at home for a hot meal, let alone a holiday? How do you make a summer in your own neighborhood a constant time? The new BNNVARA drama series 'De Achterblijvers' follows Sven, Wiggert, Alicia and Hamza; four children die forced to stay at home while their classmates leave. What first feels like a summer full of missed opportunities quickly turns into an adventure they will never forget.

Death haunts nightlife in Amsterdam. A serial killer makes boys disappear without a trace, but in his own way, he is a victim himself. He is not your average serial killer. When Vos unexpectedly develops feelings for the lonely Bram, he is confronted with his own lust for blood, while Bram risks his freedom and his life to preserve the precarious relationship. After all, the sensitive Vos is a vampire, a willy-nilly monster, who sustains himself on the boys he picks up in nightclubs. As the two boys grow closer together, Bram notices that sexually Vos puts up a wall, while Bram wants to push the limits.