Synopsis

In the four-part documentary series STAAL we follow steel factory Tata Steel and its neighbors in changing times. After a century of steel production in the dunes of Wijk aan Zee, the residents of the IJmond are diametrically opposed to each other. For many IJmond residents, the factory is their life and their bread. They see the smoking colossus in the dunes as a self-evident part of the landscape.

First Air Date: 2024-03-13

Last Air Date: 2024-04-03

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Joey Boink, Pelle Asselbergs, Maaik Krijgsman, Maaike de Gruyter

Networks: NPO 2, HUMAN

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Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Black Snow (2024-03-13)

Black snow is causing concern in Wijk aan Zee. Is this environment healthy for the residents? A group of residents decides that the limit has been reached and files a report against Tata Steel.
Ep. 2: Green Steel (2024-03-20)

Tata Steel wants to switch to green steel and is looking for support in The Hague. But according to the residents, it is all happening much too slowly. Do they still want to live there?
Ep. 3: Time pressure (2024-03-27)

Everyone wants green steel, but no one seems to know how quickly that can be achieved. The call from local residents to close Tata Steel's most polluting cooking plant is growing every day.
Ep. 4: End Roller (2024-04-03)

Director Hans van den Berg has sleepless nights due to the public pressure under which he has to lead his company, but nevertheless he still believes in a green future for Tata Steel. A large group of demonstrators, mobilized by activist Antoinette Verbrugge, hopes with the support of a lawyer for a criminal prosecution of Tata Steel.