Victor (11) is from Brazil and is living in the Netherlands illegally with his mother Maria. Victor is having trouble settling in. He doesn’t want to go to school and one day, when he is bunking off again, he discovers “Circus Noel”, a colourful family circus that works towards a big Christmas show every year. When Victor is caught snooping around the circus site, he accidentally destroys an expensive costume while running away and he has to work as a stable boy for Iwan’s vindictive horse Devil. But Victor is not afraid of anything and he makes friends with Devil.
Then Victor finds out that Tonie Canelli (11), director Pedro’s arrogant son who stars in the finale of the Christmas show with his blindfolded tightrope act, is actually afraid of heights. Tonie in turn discovers Victor’s secret: that he is an illegal immigrant. Their ‘armed truce’ slowly grows into a friendship.
Victor and Tonie think their secrets are safe, until Karo, who lives in the village where the circus is pitched, decides to make vlogs about circus life and falls in love with Tonie.
Because Karo interviews everyone about life in the circus and becomes increasingly curious about Tonie, she finds out more and more about both the boys. As the day of the Christmas show approaches, all the secrets come out and it seems as if everything is about to fall apart. Will Victor, Tonie and Karo succeed in saving the big Christmas show and “Circus Noel”?
In twenty episodes packed with friendship, humour and adventure, Circus Noel, the new AVROTROS Christmas series, tells a story of feeling like you don’t belong anywhere and finally finding a new family at Christmas time.