Het Jachtseizoen ("The Hunting Season") is a Dutch series by , where a celebrity (or a duo of celebrities) is on the run from Team-Stuk (consisting of StukTV presenters Giel de Winter, Thomas van der Vlugt and Stefan Jurriens). Their goal is to not be captured for the duration of the game (originally four hours).
The programme started out as a series on StukTV's YouTube channel in 2016. For this channel, they released nine seasons as of October 2026. From 2021 until 2024, four seasons were made to air on SBS6. Since 2024, a spin-off, titled Het Jachtseizoen: Most Wanted, is produced to stream exclusively on Videoland.
YouTube series From 2016 until 2023, every year a season was filmed for release on YouTube. Episodes were uploaded in the fall or winter, weekly on Saturdays at 17:00. The first three seasons were co-produced by StukTV and RTL. The first season was also made available to stream on RTL XL. The third and fourth season also aired on Veronica.
Rules A typical game has a duration of 4 hours. For the last season, each contestant was given the choice to play the classic version, or the hardcore version, where the total time is 2 hours (with also cutting in half all times in the rules below).
The contestant...
wears an orange overall and a gps-tracker. gets a 20-minute head start from Team-Stuk. is not allowed to take their own phone or money with them. is allowed to arrange one or two escape vehicles beforehand (amount varies per season). is not allowed to use the same vehicle for more than 20 minutes (10 minutes for the last hour). cannot enter buildings (except for public spaces such as train stations or shopping malls). gets to see their distance from Team-Stuk after each full hour has passed (season 2–present). has the option to push an "offline button". With this button, all of Team-Stuk's equipment gets shut down for 10 minutes (season 3–present).
Team-Stuk...
gets to see the contestants's location every 10 minutes, also during their 20-minute head start. From season 2 onwards, in the final hour, their location is visible every 5 minutes. has access to a van, phones, tablets and a drone. With their equipment, they navigate their way to capture someone, or they often call a location where they suspect the contestant to be at the time.
Season 1 (2016–2017) EpisodeRelease dateContestantStarting locationResult117 December 2016Ronnie FlexGravensteen, ZierikzeeCaught after 1:30:20224 December 2016De Baaies, MakkumEscaped (5 km away)331 December 2016BoefOostereiland, HoornCaught after 2:08:0947 January 2017Schutterswei, AlkmaarCaught after 2:05:35514 January 2017Rapper SjorsKasteel Hoensbroek, HoensbroekCaught after 1:09:03621 January 2017Humberto TanDeFabrique, UtrechtEscaped (6 km away)728 January 2017Tim HofmanKoepelgevangenis, BredaCaught after 2:27:0884 February 2017ParentsFor the season finale, hosts Giel, Thomas and Stefan challenged their parents to escape.Slot Loevestein, PoederoijenCaught after 1:49:12
Season 2 (2017) Earlier in 2017, a Jachtseizoen app was released, where people could play the game themselves, choosing who is chasing and running. Players can also choose the duration of the game.
From this season onwards, the contestant's location is sent to Team-Stuk every five minutes in the final hour. EpisodeRelease date (2017)ContestantStarting locationResult116 SeptemberWolvenburg, UtrechtCaught after 1:20:57223 SeptemberNikkie de JagerSchutterswei, AlkmaarCaught after 3:32:15330 SeptemberKoepelgevangenis, ArnhemCaught after 3:22:3647 OctoberWolter KroesFort 1881, Hoek van HollandEscaped (4 km away)514 OctoberKwebbelkopBlokhuispoort, LeeuwardenCaught after 1:33:08621 OctoberTony JuniorFort bij Abcoude, AbcoudeEscaped (2 km away)728 OctoberBijlmerbajes, AmsterdamCaught after 2:50:1884 NovemberFred van LeerFort Honswijk, SchalkwijkEscaped (5 m away)911 NovemberJohn van den HeuvelDeFabrique, UtrechtCaught after 3h26m1018 NovemberAli BDelft City Hall, DelftCaught after 3h32m1125 NovemberTiminTimin was that year's best player on the Jachtseizoen app, so he was challenged by Team-Stuk for the season finale.Fort bij Vechten, BunnikCaught after 3:03:40
Season 3 (2018) From this season onwards, the "offline button" was added as an extra feature for the contestant. They can (but do not have to) press this button once, at any point during the game. When pushed, all of Team-Stuk's equipment is shut down for 10 minutes. EpisodeRelease date (2018)ContestantStarting locationResult121 OctoberSchutterswei, AlkmaarCaught after 1:23:32227 OctoberRico VerhoevenFort de Hel, WillemstadEscaped (1 km away)33 NovemberFamke LouiseBlokhuispoort, LeeuwardenCaught after 3:43:21410 NovemberBizzeyFort Everdingen, EverdingenCaught after 3:48:19517 NovemberMaanFort benoorden Spaarndam, SpaarndamEscaped (4 km away)624 NovemberDe Rode Pannen, VeenhuizenCaught after 3:33:0271 DecemberPI Wolvenplein, UtrechtCaught after 2:02:4788 DecemberFrennaFort Oranje, HeijningenEscaped (0.9 km away)915 DecemberMonica GeuzeBijlmerbajes, AmsterdamCaught after 3:30:591016 DecemberBoefTeam-Stuk sent out a poll in their app, asking which contestant from season 1 or 2 deserves a rematch. Boef won the vote.Fort Pannerden, DoornenburgEscaped (0.6 km away)
Season 4 (2019) EpisodeRelease date (2019)ContestantStarting locationResult120 OctoberKoepelgevangenis, ArnhemEscaped (0.2 km away)226 OctoberHardwellPI Wolvenplein, UtrechtEscaped (9 km away)32 NovemberPI Veenhuizen, VeenhuizenCaught after 1:30:2749 NovemberMarco BorsatoPI Wolvenplein, UtrechtEscaped (5 m away)516 NovemberFort Pannerden, DoornenburgCaught after 1:51:21623 NovemberSoufiane TouzaniTwente Airport, EnschedeEscaped (7.5 km away)730 NovemberSylvana IJsselmuidenFort Sabina Henrica, HeijningenCaught after 1:27:4287 DecemberSnelleFort Maarsseveen, MaarsseveenEscpaped (0.3 km away)914 DecemberGeneraal De Bonskazerne, GraveEscaped (5 km away)1015 DecemberKlaas-Jan HuntelaarFort aan den Ham, UitgeestEscaped (11 km away)25 DecemberChurandy MartinaChurandy Martina was a fugitive in a special episode, filmed on Curaçao. In this episode, certain times and rules were cut in half, thereby the total time was two hours. Additionally, the offline button was not featured.Kontiki Beach Resort, WillemstadEscaped (9 km away)
Season 5 (2020–2021) EpisodeRelease dateContestantStarting locationResult131 October 2020Enzo KnolFort Maarsseveen, MaarssenEscaped (20 m away)27 November 2020Jandino AsporaatBunkercomplex Overvoorde, RijswijkCaught after 3:57:47314 November 2020Lil' KleineKoepelgevangenis, BredaDisqualifiedAfter lots of comments on YouTube calling out Lil' Kleine for cheating, StukTV announced on social media that he would be disqualified, just a few hours after the video was uploaded. Lil' Kleine instructed more than two people beforehand, he and his friends committed multiple traffic violations, he used the same vehicle for more than 20 minutes, and drugs were used. His disqualification was first shown on the scoreboard in the following episode.421 November 2020Emma HeestersDe Rode Pannen, VeenhuizenCaught after 2:20:23528 November 2020Bilal WahibPieter Baan Centre, UtrechtCaught after 2:04:2265 December 2020Koepelgevangenis, ArnhemCaught after 3:29:07712 December 2020PI Wolvenplein, UtrechtCaught after 3:17:44819 December 2020DopebwoyPI Limburg Zuid, MaastrichtCaught after 3:31:42926 December 2020Ruben NicolaiKasteel van Woerden, WoerdenCaught after 2:59:33102 January 2021Jamal Ben SaddikFort Altena, WerkendamEscaped (by knockout)With little time left, Jamal Ben Saddik managed to sneak away from Team-Stuk searching for him in a bush. Team-Stuk left their van behind unattended, so Ben Saddik took it and drove away. His distance at the end was listed as a technical knockout.
Season 6 (2021–2022) EpisodeRelease dateContestant(s)Starting locationResult113 November 2021Martin GarrixFort bij Nigtevecht, NigtevechtCaught after 3:54:50220 November 2021Eloise van OranjeFort bij Spijkerboor, WestbeemsterCaught after 2:39:38327 November 2021Kraantje PappieDe Rode Pannen, VeenhuizenEscaped (2 m away)44 December 2021Frank LammersPI Almere, AlmereEscaped (5 km away)511 December 2021Fort Wierickerschans, BodegravenEscaped (6 km away)618 December 2021Romee StrijdFort 1881, Hoek van HollandCaught after 3:20:04725 December 2021De Kruisberg, DoetinchemCaught after 3:11:1081 January 2022Kasteel van Woerden, WoerdenCaught after 1:36:5598 January 2022Fort Vuren, VurenEscaped (10 m away)1015 January 2022BankzittersThis team consisted of Bankzitters members Koen van Heest, Raoul de Graaf and Matthyas het Lam.PI Wolvenplein, UtrechtCaught after 1:51:49
Season 7 (2022) EpisodeRelease date (2022)ContestantStarting locationResult15 NovemberAntoonPI Almere, AlmereEscaped (11 km away)212 NovemberFort bij Spijkerboor, WestbeemsterEscaped (1.8 km away)319 NovemberFort 1881, Hoek van HollandCaught after 2:57:31426 November (La Fuente)Fort Sabina Henrica, HeijningenCaught after 3:19:2853 DecemberFrans DuijtsKoepelgevangenis, ArnhemCaught after 3:12:07610 DecemberFroukje VeenstraFort Wierickerschans, BodegravenCaught after 2:24:56717 December (Sjaak)De Rode Pannen, VeenhuizenCaught after 2:41:42824 DecemberHaegens participated in the first season, but was challenged by StukTV again, only this time the gameplay was adjusted. They tried out a "hardcore" version of the game. The total time was 2 hours instead of 4, his location was visible every 5 minutes instead of 10, he was able to see his distance from Team-Stuk every half our instead of every hour.Kasteel Keverberg, KesselEscaped (8.5 km away)
Season 8 (2023–2024) New this season was that every contestant was given the choice to either play the classic version or the "hardcore" version (tried out by Dylan Haegens in the finale of the previous season, where all times of the gameplay and the rules are halved).
A week after the season finale, StukTV released a documentary, showing behind the scenes footage of how a season is produced. They also answered questions that were asked by viewers. This documentary also featured footage of fans using the Jachtseizoen app all throughout the Netherlands. EpisodeRelease dateContestant(s)ModeStarting locationResult118 November 2023BankzittersThis team consisted of Bankzitters members Robbie van de Graaf and Milo ter Reegen.ClassicHeijsehaven, RotterdamCaught after 3:31:20225 November 2023Mocro MaffiaThis team consisted of Mocro Maffia actors Iliass Ojja and Bilal Wahib.HardcoreHeliport, HarskampEscaped (4 km away)32 December 2023Armin van BuurenClassicDe BiltEscaped (7 km away)49 December 2023Yvon JaspersNieuwe Haven, Den HelderCaught after 03:41:54516 December 2023Pieter ValleyHardcoreContainer terminal, MoerdijkEscaped (10 m away)623 December 2023Lorentzhaven, HarderwijkCaught after 01:06:43730 December 2023ClassicParking lot, DeventerCaught after 03:22:5086 January 2024HardcoreHeliport, HarskampEscaped (3 km away)
Season 9 (2026) In September 2026, StukTV announced that Team-Stuk member Giel would be on the run from Thomas and Stefan, in a new episode to be released on YouTube. A week later, they announced an episode where Thomas would be on the run from Giel and Stefan. EpisodeRelease dateContestantStarting locationResult130 September 2026Giel de WinterFort Wierickerschans, BodegravenEscaped (2 km away)27 October 2026Thomas van der VlugtFort Altena, WerkendamCaught after 03:48:29
Television series In November 2020, StukTV announced they would produce Het Jachtseizoen for SBS6. In the week following the broadcast, episodes were available to stream on KIJK.nl and Amazon Prime Video. The rules of the television episodes are the same as the series on YouTube, except for the contestant always being a duo, and them not having the option to play the "hardcore" version. Additionally, the losing team had to complete a challenge (for example sitting in an ice bath, or washing the winner's cars).