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A while back I made an Ongezellig 4 Season Series + Movie, and I recently made an Ongezellig 13 EP Series.

As some of you know, the 4 Season + Movie had Coco dying in the third season, and many of you guys said her death was unnecessary. At the time I disagreed with this, thinking that the story had to continue like this for character development for Maya, but a comment made me think otherwise.

Instead of Coco dying, she would be cured in Season 3, and this would make Maya realize that she shouldn't be living with regret each day, and to live life fully in the present. This would result in more character development for Maya, while also letting Coco live to see the finale. Thank you all for the support from the 4 Season Series + Movie and the 13 EP Series

Ongezellig if it was a 13 EP Series

A while ago, I made a story outlining 4 seasons + movie of Ongezellig, and this is the 13 EP version of that story. The original story is modified to make it more concise to fit 13 episodes. Technically there would be more content for each episode but then this post would have been too long.

EP 1: Pilot episode + more dialogue from Maya, Coco, Mymy, and Maya's imaginary friends.

EP 2: Maya's 16th birthday backstory is shown. Class representative elections between Mymy and Kiki. Mymy gets help from Stan to create posters, and Mymy and Kiki post flyers around the school.

After the class representative debate, the voting is done by class order and they each get nine votes. Maya is the tie-breaker vote. She is torn between Mymy and Kiki but she finally picks Mymy, making her the class representative.

EP 3: Mymy and Kiki hang out and play some soccer together, but they ruin Tryn's dress. Mymy does class representative activities and gets in trouble for implementing controversial policies. More character development for the main and side characters.

EP 4: Maya asks for advice from Mymy and Coco to become more confident. They say to gradually talk to more people, cut down on negative habits, and to be more clean. Maya showers which reveals her red tips of hair and we get a backstory from her past. In the present, Maya tries to talk to people in her group for a school project but messes up. Maya and Mymy walk together in the halls and they see an autistic kid with a special ed teacher. Maya and Mymy make faces and try not to laugh but fail horribly. This catches Vera's attention and they run away. "At least my day wasn't horrible", thinks Maya.

EP 5: Maya slowly starts to overcome her corn addiction and starts to eat and sleep better and decides to slowly talk to more people, although Maya’s mother, father, and bullies hinder her progress. Maya realizes she has an interest toward music and after receiving support from Coco and Mymy, decides to pursue it.

Maya attends a party with her sisters and overcomes more of her social anxiety but starts to get bullied by long-time bullies while at the party. Soei also gets angry at Maya for attending the party, even though she's fine with Coco and Mymy attending. Ravi listens to whatever Soei says. Maya goes back to black hair.

EP 6: Maya stands up to bullies with help from her sisters and gets over anxiety with interacting with her sisters. Maya sees Vera practicing her guitar and gets the courage to ask her about it. After talking to each other for a while, Vera decides to teach Maya how to play the guitar. Maya, Coco, and Mymy play the board game "Mens erger je niet!" together at the end of the episode. First half of Ongezellig complete.

EP 7: Maya, Coco, Mymy, Soei, and Ravi visit Amsterdam during the holidays and view the fireworks. Maya, Coco, and Mymy recall viewing the fireworks 10 years ago and promise to view the fireworks again 10 years in the future. After they go back to their hometown, Eiko meets Maya and reveals she is trying to find her sister. Eiko and Mymy meet on a chance encounter and they get to know each other after all these years.

EP 8: Despite Mymy's reluctance, Maya and Coco encourage Mymy to hang out with Eiko. Eiko and Mymy hang out, and after Eiko tells Mymy that she and their parents want Mymy to come back to Japan, a huge argument happens leading Mymy to run away. Mymy's backstory is revealed and she overcomes her trauma. Eiko understands why Mymy tries to be 100% Dutch but tells Mymy to never hate herself and gives Mymy her katana.

EP 9: Mymy and Kiki decide to sail to a small island during school break to claim it as their own. There they have a Katana (Mymy) vs Pirate Sword (Kiki) fight. Kiki barely wins the fight and they view the sunset together, planting a VOC and pirate flag on the island. More character development for Maya, Coco, Soei, and Ravi. There are more arguments happening between Maya and Soei.

EP 10: Entire class meets up to shop for materials for the school cultural festival. Maya sees a dress she loves but doesn't buy it due to her budget exceeding the limit (she's scared Soei will scold her). More plot development for the side characters.

EP 11: Coco rugby final match, Coco's team starts to lose but Coco gets a vision of her biological parents. Coco's backstory is revealed and she overcomes her trauma. Coco's National Rugby team wins the Rugby Europe Women's Championship.

EP 12: School festival commences, and many people have their own stations. At the end, Coco, Zoey, Yfke, and Cleo do a performance with Maya and Vera as special guests. Vera is happy again after a long time, and Maya truly becomes confident in those moments. Soei sees this and gets incredibly upset.

Ep 13: Maya and Soei have the biggest argument yet, where Soei says Maya's birth was a mistake. Maya finally stands up for herself, with Coco and Mymy standing up for her as well. The school year ends, and Kiki gives Maya the dress she had seen in the store as a gift. There is a two year time skip to the end of high school. Maya, Coco, Mymy, and the entire class graduate.

A few months later... Maya meets up with Coco on a ledge overlooking the landscape, wearing the dress Kiki gave her. Maya thanks Coco for helping her become fully confident, and Coco tears up and hugs Maya. Mymy comes and hugs both of them. When Maya is alone, her imaginary friends Anke and Epke appear and say she has done well and wish her all the best before leaving forever. Later, Mymy leaves for college, then Coco. Just as Maya is about to leave, Soei talks to Maya and Maya finally exposes the years of abuse from Soei and the neglect from Ravi. Maya says one last goodbye and closes the door.

Soei goes upstairs and sees Maya's childhood pictures. Soei's backstory is revealed where she was abused by her parents when she was young. She met Ravi in high school, where she subsequently got pregnant with Maya. Soei's parents, being of immigrant origin, got very angry with her. After Soei birthed Maya, her parents kicked Soei and Maya out. Soei and Ravi got a place together and raised Maya. However, due to increasing amounts of verbal abuse from Soei's family, she became bitter and started taking her anger out on Maya and Ravi. She harassed and physically abused Maya until Maya became more and more anxious, and made Ravi into a permissive husband. Soei later decided for the family to adopt Coco, then Mymy. Soei starts to realize she is at fault for ruining Maya's life and making the lives of others around her more difficult. When she's about to completely see the truth, her ego gets the best of her and she thinks she is not at fault whatsoever. She never apologizes to Maya.

10 years later...

Maya is now a musician and officially engaged. She also has her true reddish black hair. She walks through the streets of Amsterdam, now able to talk to strangers without difficulty, and to live life without fear, what she always wanted. She meets a girl and they talk for a while. The girl is afraid to ask someone a question, but Maya encourages the girl to do it and she does, which increases her confidence a little bit. When Maya is about to leave the girl asks Maya if she was ever socially anxious, to which Maya responds "Yes, I was just like you, a lot more anxious actually. But I overcame it, and I know you will too".

Maya meets with Coco, Mymy, Vera, and their friends in a restaurant and they all talk about their lives. Mymy has black hair as she fully accepts she is Japanese but still follows Dutch culture. Mymy and Coco got married, and Mymy pokes fun at Maya for "only" getting engaged. They all go to the place where Maya, Coco, and Mymy viewed the fireworks 10 years ago and the camera rises to show the city from above.

The End.

I submitted an entry on MUBI, which is a global streaming service, publisher, and distributor of independent, international, and arthouse cinema.

Ongezellig is now listed for people to discover, and it can get more recognition as a result. The MUBI links will be posted in the comments.

Got a chance to eat a stroopwafel on my flight and all I gotta say is… I can see why Mymy likes them so much 😋

Dutch culture is peak! 🇳🇱

Netherlands vs Japan ends in a draw.

Netherlands (2) vs Japan (2)

Mymy still isn’t convinced that she is completely Japanese. Dutch Mymy lives to see another day.

Netherlands vs Japan ends in a draw.

Netherlands (2) vs Japan (2)

Mymy still isn’t convinced that she is completely Japanese. Dutch Mymy lives to see another day.

I've been seeing a bunch of comics being made in this community, and I gotta say I'm really glad that they're being made.

When I first discovered Ongezellig and interacted with this community back in December 2025, I thought I had missed the peak of Ongezellig. But now seeing the current state of this community I can confidently say that there's still so many people who are in this wonderful community and l'm incredibly grateful to those who are continuing the spirit of Ongezellig.

It's unbelievable how just 25 minutes of a dutch indie pilot changed so many people's lives, mine included, and still continues to live in our hearts. Whether that’s through comics, fan art, fan fictions, potential plot discussions, fan animations, and so much more.

Although Ongezellig may never get revived, maybe that's what makes Ongezellig so special.
We never got overrun by normies, barely anyone knows us, and most importantly, we built an incredibly niche yet powerful community. This is by far the most supportive community l've ever been in, and it's not hard to see why.

May you have the best of luck with pursuing what your heart desires.

May Zellig live forever 🇳🇱

I’ve been seeing a bunch of comics being made in this community, and I gotta say I’m really glad that they’re being made.

When I first discovered Ongezellig and interacted with this community back in December 2025, I thought I had missed the peak of Ongezellig. But now seeing the current state of this community I can confidently say that there’s still so many people who are in this wonderful community and I’m incredibly grateful to those who are continuing the spirit of Ongezellig.

It’s unbelievable how just 25 minutes of a dutch indie pilot changed so many people’s lives, mine included, and still continues to live in our hearts. Whether that’s through comics, fan art, fan fictions, potential plot discussions, fan animations, and so much more.

Although Ongezellig may never get revived, maybe that’s what makes Ongezellig so special. We never got overrun by normies, barely anyone knows us, and most importantly, we built an incredibly niche yet powerful community. This is by far the most supportive community I’ve ever been in, and it’s not hard to see why.

May you have the best of luck with pursuing what your heart desires.

May Zellig live forever 🇳🇱

Ongezellig if it was a four season series + movie

This is my plot for Ongezellig if it had four seasons + movie

First season: Pilot, Maya tries to become more confident but bullies hold her back, Maya becomes more confident with talking to her sisters and getting advice from them and they grow more close

Second season: Maya, Coco, and Mymy go to Amsterdam and spend time in festival. At the end of the day, they watch the fireworks. Eiko and Mymy meet + Mymy backstory + Mymy overcoming childhood trauma, Coco semifinal rugby match, Coco meets someone she likes and they grow closer, Running in the 60’s band performance with Vera as a special guest

Third season: Coco final rugby match, Coco and her crush kiss and they get together. Coco gets very sick. Soei screams at Maya for being a mistake after a huge argument. Coco gets admitted to hospital + Coco back story + Coco death, Maya overcoming her death and she becomes sociable

Fourth season (next school year): New classmate (Chloe) who is Ongezellig, Maya wants to make her sociable even when Coco appears to her in a dream and says it’s not worth it. Maya learns more about Chloe’s backstory and Chloe becomes more sociable as well. Maya starts to learn why she was Ongezellig in the first place. New classmate is part of a gang family

Movie: Due to the dutch police onto them, Chloe’s family take her and they leave. Maya, Mymy, Vera, Eiko, and the rest of the class team up and go in groups to find her. They learn more about the family and how it’s an incredibly abusive family going for several generations. They later all fight to bring her back, with Chloe learning to completely open up as she sees people caring for her, and Maya becoming fully confident in herself.

Back home, they all get admitted to a hospital where they think about what just happened. Maya’s mom (Soei) gets a little concerned for Maya but she still doesn’t care about her. Maya’s dad (Ravi) listens to whatever Soei says.

1 year later, everyone graduates and they go to college. Maya stays back for a while and Soei and Maya still don’t get along well. They have a huge argument where Maya exposes her years of lies and gaslighting. Maya leaves. Soei contemplates on her life where she was abused as a child and abandoned by her parents after she was pregnant with Maya. She thinks of apologizing to Maya but doesn’t as she thinks Maya doesn’t deserve an apology. Her ego got the best of her.

10 year time skip where Maya, Mymy, Chloe, and everyone else reunites. Coco watches from a distance, smiling at Maya, with Maya noticing her and smiling back. Maya, Mymy, Chloe, Eiko, Vera, and the entire class view the fireworks.

The End.

This is my plot for Ongezellig if it had four seasons + movie

First season (24 ep): Pilot, Maya tries to become more confident but bullies hold her back, Maya becomes more confident with talking to her sisters and getting advice from them and they grow more close. At the end, Coco asks Maya if she wants to play Mens erger je niet! (the board game from the Pilot) and Maya accepts with a smile. Maya, Coco, and Mymy all play with the ending song from the pilot playing on screen.

Second season (24 ep): Maya, Coco, and Mymy go to Amsterdam and spend time in festival. At the end of the day, they watch the fireworks. Eiko and Mymy meet + Mymy backstory + Mymy overcoming childhood trauma, Coco semifinal rugby match, Coco meets someone she likes and they grow closer, Running in the 60’s band performance in school festival with Vera as a special guest

Third season (24 ep): Coco final rugby match, Coco and her crush kiss and they get together. Coco gets very sick. Soei screams at Maya for being a mistake after a huge argument. Coco gets admitted to hospital + Coco back story + Coco overcomes childhood trauma + Coco death, Maya overcoming her death and she becomes sociable

Fourth season (24 ep) (next school year): New classmate (Chloe) who is Ongezellig, Maya wants to make her sociable even when Coco appears to her in a dream and says it’s not worth it. Maya learns more about Chloe’s backstory and Chloe becomes more sociable as well. Maya also starts to learn why she herself was Ongezellig in the first place. New classmate is part of a gang family

Movie: Due to the dutch police onto them, Chloe’s family take her and they leave. Maya, Mymy, Vera, Eiko, and the rest of the class team up and go in groups to find her. They learn more about the family and how it’s an incredibly abusive family going for several generations. They later all fight to bring her back, with Chloe learning to completely open up as she sees people caring for her, and Maya becoming fully confident in herself.

Back home, they all get admitted to a hospital where they think about what just happened. Maya’s mom (Soei) gets a little concerned for Maya but she still doesn’t care about her. Maya’s dad (Ravi) listens to whatever Soei says.

1 year later, everyone graduates and they go to college. Maya stays back for a while and Soei and Maya still don’t get along well. They have a huge argument where Maya exposes her years of lies and gaslighting. Maya leaves. Soei contemplates on her life where she was abused as a child and abandoned by her parents after she was pregnant with Maya. She thinks of apologizing to Maya but doesn’t as she thinks Maya doesn’t deserve an apology. Her ego got the best of her.

10 year time skip where Maya, Mymy, Chloe, and everyone else reunites. Coco watches from a distance, smiling at Maya, with Maya noticing her and smiling back. Maya, Mymy, Chloe, Eiko, Vera, and the entire class view the fireworks in Amsterdam, the same spot where Maya, Coco, and Mymy saw fireworks all those years ago.

The End.

Ongezellig is currently sitting at an 8.8/10 with 505 votes and only 21 written reviews. I believe we can help Ongezellig have a higher rating.

I already made a written review and gave it a 10/10.

If we each leave a review, it would likely increase the rating and would convince others who see this on IMDB to watch Ongezellig as well.

After deciding to sail off to a small island off the Belgian coast and conquering it as their own, Mymy and Kiki draw their swords.

They decide to duel. For possession of the island…and to decide once and for all who is better: Samurai or Pirates.

Mymy, with a newfound interest in Japanese culture from a fateful interaction with Eiko, faces off against the Somalian pirate and her masterful sword skills.

Mymy is weaker in sword fighting combat, but she knows she’s physically stronger. This is anyone’s match.

They start to duel, swords clashing quickly, metal scraping against metal. Mymy, with her speed, tries to get a good hit but can’t break through Kiki’s defenses. Kiki suddenly goes for the offensive, forcing Mymy to go on the defensive as she struggles not to get hit.

Clash Shing Clash Clash

Every hit forces Mymy to go backward, making her go to the edge of the island.

“Give it up Mymy, you’re nothing compared to me.”

“No, I’m not done yet. Never!” Mymy trembles.

Kiki smirks. “Us pirates will rule the seas forever.”

Swish

In one swift motion, Mymy finds an opening and barely escapes. Suddenly, she rushes toward Kiki.

A head on attack? So predictable.

Suddenly, Mymy jumps and faces Kiki upside down in the air. With one swift motion, she slashes as Kiki’s neck.

Clang!

Kiki barely manages to block it, but Mymy’s strength starts to overpower her. Kiki barely manages to parry Mymy’s katana, making Mymy defenseless. And in one swift motion, Kiki slashes Mymy decisively.

Mymy rolls onto the ground before hitting a rock. A piece of her shirt is ripped off. Mymy and Kiki look at each other and smile. The winner was decided, although it was a close one. Kiki stretches out her hand to Mymy.

They watch the sunset, and later, the stars in the night sky. Behind them lie a Japanese and a pirate flag.

With Mymy talking about becoming class representative and Kiki’s Pirate Club being antithetical to the Mymy’s VOC, it would be interesting to see both of them debate to become class representative.

Mymy would quickly get Stan to print Kiki slander, and Kiki would promote pirate propaganda. Vera starts to take down their posters before realizing she gets paid way too less to do this.

On debate day, it would quickly go from talking about school policies to a full on debate on the VOC vs Pirates. At the end, the class picks their candidates according to their position in the class roster and Mymy and Kiki tie. Maya gets anxious as everyone is watching her to make a decision and she switches between Mymy and Kiki.

“Mymy is my sister, but she’s really annoying at times”

“I don’t know Kiki that much, but she was really nice to me this morning and I don’t want to let her down!”

Ultimately she picks Mymy and hates the fact that she ruined Kiki’s chance of becoming class representative and wonders if Kiki hates her. But in reality, Kiki didn’t hate her. And if she did, that wouldn’t be Maya’s fault.

If Ongezellig was made into a four season series, this is exactly how I’d imagine her to turn out after overcoming her social anxiety

She’d find her favorite style and would be an optimistic person. She stops covering her eye and instead sees the world with her own two eyes.

She would truly be confident.