Set in 17th-century Amsterdam during the Dutch Tulip Mania, Tulip Fever follows Sophia, a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage with the wealthy merchant Cornelis Sandvoort. When Cornelis commissions a portrait of them, Sophia falls in love with the handsome artist Jan van Loos. Their passionate affair soon leads to a desperate plan to escape together.
As the tulip market reaches its peak, Jan becomes entangled in high-stakes trading, hoping to secure a fortune that will allow him and Sophia to start anew. Meanwhile, their deception grows riskier, especially as Sophiaโs maid Maria, who is secretly pregnant, becomes involved in their scheme. Lies, betrayals, and unexpected twists drive the lovers into a dangerous web of consequences.
The tension escalates as Sophia fakes a pregnancy and later stages her own disappearance, leaving Jan heartbroken and Cornelis devastated. In the midst of financial ruin, Jan loses everything in the collapsing tulip market, while Sophia is forced into hiding, her dreams shattered. Cornelis, believing both his wife and unborn child are lost, leaves Amsterdam in sorrow.
In the end, fate takes an ironic turnโMaria finds happiness with Cornelis, raising her child as his own, while Jan continues his life as an artist, forever haunted by his lost love. Tulip Fever is a visually stunning drama of passion, greed, and tragedy, capturing the fleeting nature of love and fortune.