It could be that Teun Kuilboer’s dismissal video is secretly intended as a tactic to negotiate his position in the Sleepers series, says Victor Vlam. “Power play.“
Teun Kuilboer has resigned from the successful Videoland series Sleepers, because, according to him, there is a toxic working atmosphere on the set. Rumor has it that he is seriously at odds with leading actor Robert de Hoog. According to De Telegraaf there was even a fight, but no one wants that on the record say.
Praise for Teun
What does TV critic Victor Vlam think? “I was just looking at the messages on social media to see how that series was being talked about when the third season came out in December. What is actually striking is that there is a lot of praise for Teun and his role, while it is of course Robert de Hoog’s series,” he says in the podcast. Victor Indicates TV.
Robert plays the leading role. “But he also created the series and is also the showrunner of the series. Yes, it is of course not so nice if someone steals your spotlight, and that can of course lead to an unpleasant atmosphere. Then someone can try to take revenge on you by taking the spotlight away from you again, by claiming your ideas as your own.”
Power play
Teun announced his resignation in a long video on Instagram. “It could also be that Teun uses this as a kind power play“, says Victor. “He is clearly very important to the series. If he does not participate in the fourth and final season, it may not be a good season and the ratings will collapse.”
“That is of course a risk they run. This could also be a way for him to negotiate publicly and ensure that he gets certain things and certain commitments that he would not otherwise have received. That could also be behind this and that would indicate that the break may not yet be final, but hey, we still have to see.”
