The Man With 1000 Kids

The Man With 1000 Kids uncovers the gripping tale of a charming Dutch scammer, Jonathan Meijer, who is accused of travelling the world deceiving mothers into having his babies on a mass scale. The three-part series investigates the murky world of the fertility industry and uncovers how due to a lack of global regulations, some international fertility clinics continue to allow anonymous donations. With exclusive access to a group of passionate and aggrieved parents, this series unravels the twisting and turning story of this Dutch YouTuber who defrauded parents from all around the world, and how those mothers are now on a mission to push for a change in the law to prevent him deceiving more.

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July 3rd 2024

Series Director JOSH ALLOTT

Series Producer KATHRYN TAYLOR

Line Producer KAT BEE

Directors Of Photography HAMISH ANDERSON, STEFANO FERRARI & PATRICK SMITH

Music By JOEL CADBURY

SERIES EDITOR SIMON MCMAHON

Producers CHARLENE CHIKA OSUAGWU, THOMAS WILLEM RENCKENS

Production Manager KATHRYN WELLINGTON

Senior Production Coordinator YASMIN HEIDARY-MILLIC

Production Secretary ABI MAKIN

Editor AGATA KRASICKA

Additional Editors ANDREA CUADRADO, JAKE THOMSON

Edit Director RUTH NICKLIN

Assistant Editors ACELYA KANCELIK, ELLIOT GEE

Graphic Design CHAPTER 3 & ED EMMERSON

Assistant Producers MARIKA HOOGENBOOM, ALICE STRAFFORD

Researcher PHINEAS SAJOUS

Archive Producers AIDA ALDOUS, KATHARINE WALDRUM

Production Assistants IZZY TOWNSEND, ROSALIE VAN VELSEN, KAYA FREEDMAN

Documentary Camera Assistants  JOSH SPEAR, JENNA AGUIRRE

Documentary Sound Recordists MARTIJN SCHOLTE, ADAM THOMAS, WILLEN DE WIJS, KAMILA WOKCIK

Development Producer DANIEL OMNES

Make Up And Hair  KIRA KROEGMAN, KAILEY WALKER, SHERRIE WARWICK, SAYRONA WEBB

Drama Producer TIBO TRAVERS

UK Visuals Unit

Focus Pullers STEPHANIE KENNEDY, KILORAN MCLAREN

2nd Camera Assistants JAMES MALAMATINAS, PHINEAS SAJOUS

Grip DARREN QUINN

Gaffers BREAD & SHUTTER, IDRIS RHYS

Spark VIOLETTA D'AGATA

Grip Assistant JAMES QUINN

Gaffer Assistant PERRY READ

Production Coordinator PHOEBE THOMAS

Production Designer PHOEBE ANNE HARRIS

Art Assistant / Stand by Art Director ROSIE KIDD

Costume Designer LORRAINE COUGHLAN

Set Dresser / Buyers MILLIE HARMAN, JAMES WILLIAMS

Art Assistant Driver ARCHIE KIDD

Dressser - Swing team JOE YOUENS

Graphics DARIA VASKO

Data Wrangler MARTIN LASKEY

Netherlands Visuals Unit

Fixers JOHN TRAPMAN, ARJEN OOSTERBAAN

2nd Camera Assistant AHMAD ALAMOUDI

Grips MELLE VARZON MOREL, RICHARD VAN DER OORD

Gaffer ARJEN BERKENBOSCH, GERARD STAM

Gaffer Assistant HANS PETERSEN

Spark AYKE GOVAART

Runner MARK THOMASSEN

Best Boys ABEL BERGHUIZEN, DAAN DILLO

Data Wrangler IVO GROENENDIJK

Location Assistant SJOERD DRONKERS

Drone Operator DUTCH DRONE GODS

Australia Visuals Unit

Field Producer MELISSA MCDONALD

Director of Photography KEVIN SCOTT

1st Camera Assistant JOEL EAMES

Drone Operator BILL BLAIR

Grip CRAIG BARTLETT

Gaffer RUSSELL FEWTRELL

Grip/Gaffer Assistant LUKE HILDERBRAAT

Safety officer PAUL CHIVERS

Runner KRISTIAN REEVES

Court Visuals Unit

1st AD TOBY HOSKING

Focus Puller JOSH SPEAR

Camera Trainee COLE SCOREY

Grip GARTH SEWELL

Gaffer ROBBIE SMITH

Sparks SAM CHEAL

Grip Assistant ALFIE WELLAND

Gaffer Assistant  JAMIE ELEAZER EXPOSITO

Runners GABRIEL ALBOROUGH, BEN FREEDMAN

Kenya Journalist LILIAN MUENDO

Lead Cast PETER JONES, ZOLTAN RENCSAR, CECILE SINCLAIR

UK Visuals cast

RONNIE ACTIL

GRAEME BAKER

JAMES CARTY

JAMES COOPER

JAMES DAVIES

MAURICE HUNT

ADEBAYO IBITOYE

DAVID INGLETT

OVIDIU JUDEA

ENRICA PANGRAZI

BINALBEN PATEL

KAI JUSTINE ROBERTS

LARISA ROMANOVA

CHELSEY SINNOTT

GARETH SNOW

NICOLA ALEXANDER

SARA ASTON

AGNESA BANYTE

ZANDE BERZINA

VALERIE BONHONNE

SARAH CARTER

ALICIA CLARKE

MARCUS HAMLYN

KATHERINE KLEINMAN

MAXIM KRESTINSKIY

MARIA MADAROVA

ILENIA PUZZO

VIVIANE SALVADOR

RAQUEL SILVEIRA

ELENA ZILIO

Child Cast

AMELIA ASPINALL

ALEXANDER DAHLMANN

JUDE GARAWAY

CLEMENTINE GRABHAM-BROWN

JENSON HORSEMAN

PIERS HORSEMAN

EADIE LIA

LUNA LIA

EVERLY MACIEJOWSKI

MAX RICHARDSON

LEO SCOTT

ZARA SCOTT

AUBURN VICKERS

ISLA WHITCOMBE

Chaperones BONNIE LIA, MICHELLE TURNER, BEVERLY THURBIN

Post Production Executive LYDIA THATCHER

Post Production Coordinator STEFANA APOPEI

Workflow Operator VLAD STOILKOV

Post Production Services by SPLICE

Director of Post Production RICHARD FOLLEY

Online Editor SOL COKER

Colorist CONNOR O'NEILL

Sound Editor MICHAL MALETZ

Re-recording Mixer LUKE HODSON

Visual Effects by CHAPTER 3 GRAPHICS

Design and Animation by JACOB RUDMAN

Production Legal Services - UK ABBAS MEDIA LAW

Production Legal Services - Netherlands KENNEDY VAN DER LAAN

H&S Support REMOTE TRAUMA

Consultant Clinical Psychologist DR. JOACHIM RYAN

Insurance Provided by MEDIA INSURANCE BROKERS

Music Supervision CONNIE EDWARDS

Special Thanks TIES VAN DER MEER

Executive Producer for Curious Films CHARLIE RUSSELL

Executive Producer for Rogo Productions ALEX HOLDER

Executive Producers DOV FREEMAN, NATALIE HILL & JESSIE VERSLUYS