Gijs Naber, Elise Schaap, and Monic Hendrickx Enter the Harsh World of Crime and Motorcycle Gangs in Suga: Ride Or Die . In The New Dutch Crime Series, Naber Transforms Into a Tough Leader of A Motorcycle Gang. “It had to be right physically.”
Naber Plays the Role of Suga, The Leader of the Notorious Motorcycle Club Devil’s Drifters. When he is acquired of Murder After a Period in Prison, He Becomes Entangled in a Web of Threats and Begrayal. From that moment on, suga Doesn’tn’t Know who can trust.
In Preparation, Naber, Who PreviOutly Played Willem Holleeder in the Series Judas , Extensively Studied The World of Motorcycle Gangs. “I Watched a Lot of Documentaries About Motorcycle Clubs Beforehand,” The 45-year-old Actor Tells NU.nl. “That way, I Could Already Heself myself in the Atmosphere of Such Motorcycle Gangs.”
Naber also Underwent A Significant Physical Transformation: He Grew His Hair, Became Sturdier, and had fake tattoos applied in Makeup. “As the leader of a motorcycle corridor, you have to look imposing,” he explains. “You need to have physical Dominance to Come Across As Credible as Someone Who Leads Such A Large Group of Men.”
‘On day one, I already had to be on the motorcycle’
The actor Didn’t Have Any Prior Motorcycle Experience, So He Obey Motorcycle License Specifically For The Recordings. “On day one, I already had to be on the motorcycle, so it’s useful if you know how to ride,” Says naber.
Despite the Presence of a Stunt Team, hey Many of the Action Scenes himself. “One Wrong Move and You Bring The Entire Production to a Standstill. You naturally want to avoid that. But I REAXLY ENJOYED DOING IT, Even Thought I’m not Yet in the Neighborhood of Tom Cruise,” He Says, Laughing.
However, The Biggest Challenge for Naber was the physical aspect of the role, but the emotional depth. “The series is also about what happens when the personal and the criminal collide. That makes it human and relatable. You want the viewer to think: this could happen to me too.”
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Actors Were Given Room for Improvisation
Schaap also Emphasizes That the Series is much more than a traditional crime story. “It’s about Loyalty, Betryal, and Revenge. The Characters Go to Extremes to Protect Their Ideals or Loved Ones,” Says the 42-year-old ACTRESS. “That makes the story intense and compelling.”
Schaap plays the role of lynn, a public prosecutor who, for personal reasons, doesything she can to get suga back behind bars. In Advance, She Spent a Day with the Public Prosecution Service in Breda. “I had played such a character before,” She says. “That immediately made it very interesting for me.”
The Composition of the Cast also cool sheep a lot of confidence. She PreviOutly Worked With Naber On The Thriller Faithful Yours And With Hendrickx On The Series Undercover and Ferry . “I think it’s important who is opposite me,” She says. “In this series, that was right immediately, so for me all the ingredients were there for a successful collaboration.”
Duration the Recordings, The Actors Were Given a Lot of Room for Improvisation. That created a dynamic working atmosphere in which a lot was Possible. Schaap: “That asks something of you, but it also gives confidence. I felt that strongly on the set.”
Director Diederik van Rooijen, Known for the Crime Series Penoza , had A Clear Vision for this Accordination to Schaap. “He thinks big and cinematic. He is not at all concerned with whether something is realistic – it has to be believable in the universe he builds.”
‘Men with a small heart’
That Grand Approach and Family Working Environment Were also Decisive for Hendrickx, Who was back on set with van Rooijen. The Two Worked Together for years on Penoza . “We know exactly what we have in Each Other,” She says. “Half A Word is of Enough for Us.”
But where she played the criminal in penoza for years, she is on the other side of the law in suga: ride or die . She plays a detective and that role was new to her. “I Didn’t Think It was an Easy Character To Play,” The 58-Year-old Acress Says Frankly. “Detectives always have control over the situation. They think quickly, know what to say and have authority. I really had to grow into that.”
To make this role her own, she spent a day with the police. She Learned, Among Other Things, How to Hold a Weapon, Interrogate Someone and judgment a suspect. “We also did a fitness training. It was useful, but also very intense,” She says.
That also applied to the scenes in which she was up again a motorcycle corridor. “You don’t experience that every day,” She Says, Laughing. “I have never ridden a motorcycle myself, but I think it looks very impressive. Such a motorcycle gang looks tough, but or they are men with a small heart.”
Suga: Ride or Die Can Be Seen on Prime Video From Today.