Flemish dramedy series about a beauty clinic that provides the rich and famous with botox, fillers and plastic. The Dutch title Onderhuids translates to "Under the skin". The latest Flemish dramedy series is called Onderhuids and starts its career on a porn set. Yes, I can already feel it, everyone is immediately awake now. However, you should not imagine too much because the scene you see is a direct blow for the stallion on duty who is rejected by his co-star because of a problem with his scrotum.
That problem is therefore the reason why this series completely switches tone. Onderhuids is about a renowned beauty clinic run by Pierre Van Den Heuvel (Carry Goossens, Lilly and Marleen). So you already understand that the porn actor with his problem will end up there.
A bit of drama, a big pinch of humor and a pleiad of beautiful and famous people running by.
When dr. Nisrine Iravani (Idalie Samad, Dertigers) joins the team of the clinic, a complete turnaround is coming. Her first intervention at the clinic will remain forever etched in her memory when her hero dies and his son, Olivier (Jan Kooijman (Good Times, Bad Times), has to take over the clinic.
The first episode is a bit cliche. The story of the big boss who dies at the beginning of the series and whose spirit continues to wander throughout the series to assist the characters with advice and action is certainly not new.
There is not much more to say about this first episode. A good twenty minutes are barely enough to introduce the characters, let alone to develop those characters. Especially if you want to put a little humor in the story here and there.
We can't call this bad either, but to say that this is going to be a great series would be too much of a good thing. Judging by this first episode, Onderhuids will be a series that you simply watch as pure relaxation. A bit of drama, a big pinch of humor and a pleiad of beautiful and famous people running by. That should not be more than to sink into a relaxing half hour in a comfy chair whilst munching away on some popcorn or chips.
About the writer, Karzal
Mike (1995) has been a member of MySeries since 2016 and is mainly active on the English version of the site. Since 2018, he has been actively translating news articles, columns, reviews and basically everything that ends up on the Dutch site. The original articles, columns and reviews were actually written by others. During the week Mike can be found at IKEA, where he is a national systems specialist and occasionally also in the classroom to teach an English lesson. In addition, Mike logically enjoys watching series and has actually been spoon-fed this from an early age. The genre doesn't matter, there is a place for everything in the otherwise busy life.
