Dirty Lines

Dirty Lines is a Dutch series created by Pieter Bart Korthuis. The series follows Frank Stigter and his attempt to build an empire in the Netherlands following the introduction of premium-rate numbers.

The series is based on the novella, 06-Cowboys by Fred Saueressig.

Summary
"After several unsuccessful attempts to start his own business, Frank sees his chance when the national telephone company PTT introduces premium-rate numbers. With the help of his brother and sister and some dubious investors, he starts the first telecom sex company in Europe. What starts as a clumsy improvised experiment in their parents' garage, rapidly develops into a multi-million dollar industry. Set at the end of the Cold War, the series inspires a young generation to shake off the doomsday thinking of the ‘80s and focus on how to celebrate life to its fullest. Amsterdam becomes the center of that cultural revolution with a radical new form of music (house) and a new love-drug (XTC)."

- Netflix Press Release