Nuclear Boy

Nuclear Boy

Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 31, 2026

The lonely 17-year-old outcast Aike craves attention and finds it online where he conducts dangerous chemistry experiments. Hoping to pull Aike out of his internet bubble, his mother, a hardworking nurse, sends him to the scouts to make real friends. When that fails, Aike feels rejected and hurt. To prove himself to the world, he begins his biggest experiment yet: he secretly builds a nuclear breeder reactor in his mother's shed, encouraged by a growing group of internet followers.

Nuclear Boy

Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 31, 2026

Nuclear Boy
The lonely 17-year-old outcast Aike craves attention and finds it online where he conducts dangerous chemistry experiments. Hoping to pull Aike out of his internet bubble, his mother, a hardworking nurse, sends him to the scouts to make real friends. When that fails, Aike feels rejected and hurt. To prove himself to the world, he begins his biggest experiment yet: he secretly builds a nuclear breeder reactor in his mother's shed, encouraged by a growing group of internet followers.
Producers
Original title Nuclear Boy
Directors Merijn Stojansek, Joren Molter
Writers Britt Snel

Cast

Guus Blanken

as Aike

Jelka van Houten

as Mirna

Horace Cohen

as Hayo

Rutger Remkes

as Enzo

Teun Stokkel

as Meerten

Delano Watchman

as Jarko

Steef Van WIjk

as Gerwin

Colin Staelens

as Danny

Dima Gabriƫl

as Broer Danny