Basta: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Marco van Basten evolves from a quintessentially Dutch boy with a big soccer dream into a global phenomenon. We follow his journey from the youth fields to Ajax under the guidance of Johan Cruijff, and then on to his glory days at AC Milan. One of the absolute highlights is his wonder goal at the European Championship. But success comes at a price. How far will Van Basten go to fulfill his childhood dream?

Series details

• Title: Basta
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Dutch
• Genres: Drama, Sports
• Premiere date: 2026-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-09-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Videoland
• Network country: Netherlands
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 93954
• IMDb ID: tt43699191
• TVDB ID: 482038

Cast and credited roles

• Chris Peters — Marco van Basten
• Eefje Paddenburg — Liesbeth van Basten
• Hans Kesting — Joop van Basten
• Tibor Lukács — Johan Cruijff
• Steef de Bot — John van 't Schip

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-09-04; final listed air date 2026-09-04; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Basta on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.