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TOOS: THE VAN DER VALK KIDNAPPING
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Toos and her husband, Gerrit van der Valk, run the largest hotel empire in the Netherlands. But on November 26, 1982, disaster struck: Toos was kidnapped in what would become one of the most sensational cases in Dutch history. While Gerrit and the children desperately searched, police officer Cor Mulder moved into Hotel Nuland to work undercover as "cousin Cor" to track down the kidnappers and keep the family afloat. The kidnapping gripped the entire country while Toos fought for her life in an undisclosed location. The media followed every detail, the government worried about the consequences of a possible ransom payment, and the perpetrators' demands became increasingly extreme. For twenty nerve-wracking days, Toos and her family fought for survival—and for each other. Learn more
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Toos: The Van der Valk Kidnapping Recreates the 20 Days That Gripped the Netherlands
She was part of one of the wealthiest and most recognizable families in the Netherlands.
Then one day, she disappeared.
Toos: The Van der Valk Kidnapping is a Netflix drama inspired by the true story of Toos van der Valk, whose abduction in 1982 became one of the most notorious kidnapping cases in Dutch history.
Together with her husband Gerrit, Toos helped build and manage the Van der Valk family's enormously successful hotel business.
Their empire was a family affair, with generations working together to establish one of the country's most prominent hospitality companies.
Toos had wealth, prestige and a close-knit family.
But on November 26, 1982, everything changed.
She was kidnapped and held for ransom.
What followed was a terrifying 20-day ordeal that placed the Van der Valk family at the center of a national crisis.
As Gerrit and their children desperately searched for answers, the kidnappers made increasingly difficult demands, leaving the family struggling to determine how far they should go to bring Toos home safely.
And the pressure was coming from every direction.
The entire Netherlands was watching.
News coverage followed the investigation closely, while government officials worried that paying a ransom could encourage similar crimes in the future.
Meanwhile, police were working behind the scenes to identify the kidnappers and locate Toos before time ran out.
Among them was Cor Mulder, an officer who moved into Hotel Nuland, where the family was staying during the crisis.
Operating undercover as a supposed family member known as “nephew Cor,” Mulder attempted to gather information while helping the increasingly distressed family navigate the investigation.
But while the country focused on the search, Toos was facing a very different battle.
She was fighting to stay alive.
Separated from everyone she loved and uncertain whether she would ever return home, Toos had to endure the fear and isolation of captivity as the days passed.
The series explores both sides of the ordeal — the family's desperate attempts to secure her release and Toos' struggle to survive.
Inspired by real events, Toos: The Van der Valk Kidnapping revisits a case that exposed the vulnerability of even the most powerful families and captivated an entire nation.
For 20 days, the Netherlands waited for answers.
For Toos and her family, every one of those days could have changed everything.
Toos: The Van der Valk Kidnapping begins streaming worldwide on Netflix November 26, 2026, exactly 44 years after the day Toos was abducted.
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