Het Huis Anubis (English: The House of 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.
Premise In Huis Anubis, a building dating from 1900 serving as an internaat,A Dutch-Belgian type of residence for children and teens whose parents cannot provide full-time care of them due to wide-ranging circumstances. Unlike a boarding school, educational activities generally take place outside of 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 Character (Dutch names) Actor/Actress Episodes Run Nienke Martens Loek Beernink 11 1–404, Anubis en de Terugkeer van Sibuna 2006–2009, 2010¹ Amber Rosenberg Iris Hesseling 11 1–404, Anubis en de Terugkeer van Sibuna 2006–2009, 2010¹ Fabian Ruitenburg Lucien van Geffen 11 2–404, Anubis en de Terugkeer van Sibuna 2006–2009, 2010¹Patricia Soeters Vreneli van Helbergen 11 1-370 2006–2009² Mick Zeelenberg Vincent Banic 11 1-404 2006–2009¹ Mara Sabri Liliana de Vries 0 1-147 2006-2007 Appie Tayibi Achmed Akkabi 0 1-290 2006-2008² Kevin Wekker 0 290–404, Anubis en de Terugkeer van Sibuna 2021-2022-220 D Jeroen Cornelissen Sven de Wijn 11 2–404, Anubis en de Terugkeer van Sibuna 2006–2009, 2010 Victor Emanuel Rodenmaar Walter Crommelin 9 1–231, 233–350, 355–400, 404 2006–2009¹ Joyce van Bodegraven Marieke Westenenk 2 59–63, 75, 118, 124-370 2006(guest star), 2007-2009² Noa van Rijn Gamze Tazim 3 147-404 2007-2009³ Danny Rodenmaar Patrick Wessels 0 370-404 2009³ Sofie Rodenmaar Claartje Janse 0 376-404 2009³ ¹ Character was seen during the entire series.
² Character left the show before it ended.
³ Character appeared later.
Supporting Character (Dutch names) Actor/Actress Run Seasons (S) Jason Winker Curt Fortin 2006–2007 S1-S2 Yasmine Sabri Inge de Vries 2007 S2 Esther Verlinden Karen Damen 2006–2007 S1-S2 Jimmy Robert van Laar 2007–2008 S2 Vera de Kell Elle van Rijn 2008 S2 Raven van Prijze Hugo Metsers 2007–2008 S2 Gran Irene Martens Roelie Westerbeek 2006–2008 S1-S2 Uncle Pierre Marant René Retèl 2006, 2007–2009 S1-S3 Sarah Winsbrugge-Hennegouwen Pim Lambeau 2006–2007, 2008–2009 S1, S3 Rufus Malpied¹ Just Meijer 2006–2007, 2008–2009 S1, S3-S4 Zeno Terpstra¹ Hero Muller 2006, 2007–2009 S1-S4 Ibrahim Tayibi Sabri Saad El Hamus 2009 S3-S4 Trudie Tayibi Magda Cnudde 2006–2009 S1-S4 Ellie van Engelen Ingeborg Ansing 2006–2009 S1-S4 Victor Rodenmaar senior Walter Crommelin 2008–2009 S3-S4 Marijke Rodenmaar Trudi Klever 2009 S4 Ari van Swieten Ton Feil 2006–2009 S1-S4 Robbie Lodewijks Sander van Amsterdam 2006–2009 S1-S4 Anchesenamon Meghna Kumar 2009 S4 Amneris Ayesha Künzle 2007–2008, 2009 S2, S4 Jacob van den Berg Evert van der Meulen 2009 S3-S4 Matthijs van den Berg David-Jan Bronsgeest 2009 S3-S4
¹ The characters of Rufus Malpied and Zeno Terpstra would later be merged into one character (Rufus Zeno) for the English remake.
Episodes Season Episodes Original date USA dateSeason 11142006-2007TBASeason 21202007-2008TBASeason 31202008-2009TBASeason 4502009TBA
Spin-offs After its finale, the show was followed by a spin-off, called Het Huis Anubis en de Vijf van het Magische Zwaard (The House of Anubis and the Five of the Magical Sword). 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 (the first two seasons were originally broadcast in fullscreen) 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 (which had higher budgets).
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 (recorded in Liverpool) debuted on Nickelodeon in the US. It used an all new set (and house) but kept almost all original character names (except Nienke, which became Nina; Appie, which became Alfie; Jeroen, which was changed to Jerome; and Joyce, which became Joy). The script was a rewritten version of the original script. This version also had a Spanish and a Brazilian Portuguese dub for Nickelodeon Latin America called El Misterio de Anubis and Mistério de Anubis respectively. 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) in Brazilian Portuguese as Mistério de Anubis on Nickelodeon (Brazil)
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 (The Path of the 7 Sins), is the first Anubis movie, released in theaters in December 2008. De Wraak van Arghus (The Revenge of Arghus), is the second Anubis movie, released in theaters in December 2009. De Terugkeer van Sibuna (The Return of 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 (non-speaking) 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 (Limited Edition) The revenge of Arghus (Limited Edition) 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
References
External links Official website (Dutch) The original page is updated in November 2011, it is now a sub site after the finale of the series