The romantic crime series Hart tegen Hard revolves around Detective Thomas and crime journalist Ava. In their work, the two are confronted with kidnapping, assault and theft, but above all with each other. Deep in their hearts they want nothing more than to be together, but their work makes that almost impossible. They have to do everything they can to keep the desire a secret, especially from each other. The cast includes Elise Schaap, Dragan Bakema, Huub Stapel, Renee Fokker and Barry Atsma.