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Netflix has done it again and made a carbon copy of Alpha Males.

First they tried a French remake, which didn't hit the mark and now they're trying a Dutch version.

If you haven't heard of Alpha Males, its a Spanish comedy about 4 men in their 40s, struggling with modern masculinity. They explore a seminar that aims to teach them how to better themselves. Roosters is a remake, set in the Netherlands rather than Madrid and would potentially be good on its own merit, but having seen Alpha Males, Roosters is not worth watching.

Search for Alpha Males - its funnier, lighter, more engaging and the characters are likeable.

Really enjoyed my time with the serie. It's really entertaining and funny. I"m Dutch too and I can relate to certain things. Highs and lows in a relationship, trust issues, dating, communication, raising kids as divorcees, the man versus women debate and gender roles. The episodes are long enough and never overstayed their welcome. Only 6 episodes which seems a bit short, but still a nice balance. I especially enjoyed the cast. They felt like real people and not actors acting like people. The locations were nice too. Set in Rotterdam I saw alot of familiair places. Season 2 can I be in it lol.

When I found out that Machos Alfa (alpha males) was the original show from Spain. I compared several scenes, the settings, the actors, and shockingly noticed that the Spanish version has a 7.6 rating on IMDB, and the Dutch version only got 6.8! That's really wrong!! Come on, the entire cast of the Dutch version clearly has more pleasable presence to look at, the scenes are better set up with more color and detail, certain nuances in jokes are refined in the Dutch version too. I guess either the Spanish macho culture rates this type of show higher as there is more a need of cultural awareness, and isn't relatable/sophisticated enough for the Dutch. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense.

I promise you, alpha males (Spain) the original is sooooo much better!

It's a shame I think Netflix is seeing what hits and then just exactly copying it to another country. This is really a cheap way of creating content and massive creativity killer hence 1 star.

They already copied it to French and now to Dutch. This is NOT the way Netflix...

If you like the concept I really advice the original, it has a lot of depth, character development and it has 3 seasons so much more screen fun.

I normally don't give reviews but it really grinds my gears what Netflix is doing with this really good Spanish serie.

This Dutch adaption of a Spanish series was so much fun to watch! It has exactly the right amount of clichés. The situations, jokes and oneliners are perfectly matched to what's happening nowadays in the Netherlands. In between the scenes we see stunning shots of Rotterdam.

We follow four male friends who all struggle with their relationships and get questioned on what it means to be a man. Everything gets a laugh: the sensitive metrosexual, cheating, open relationships, parenting and the macho man. None of it subtle, but well executed.

Lots of laughs in each episode. The credits at the end of each episode clearly state that this is a remake of the Spanish original, so ignore the haters that say this is stolen.