Sarith en Mini-Mini zijn twee halfzusjes in het Suriname van de achttiende eeuw. Saith is de meesteres van Mini-Mini en vindt het harde leven in de kolonie verschrikkelijk. Mini-Mini krijgt haar eigen kans op geluk, maar twijfelt om die te grijpen. Het kan namelijk ten koste gaan van haar meesteres en halfzus.
Nee, helaas is Hoe Duur Was De Suiker nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Costume & Make-Up | Raine Edwards | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Simon Rice | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Paul Voorthuysen | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Violette Kleyn | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Darryl Hammer | Production Design |
| Art | Guy Potgieter | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Albert van Vuure | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Barry Donnelly | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Graham Hickson | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Vaughan Leach | Location Manager |
| Editing | Job ter Burg | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Fir Suidema | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rae Donnelly | Costume Design |
| Production | Leonie Luttik | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Kleyn | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Cynthia McLeod | Novel |
| Production | Janusz Gosschalk | Casting |
| Art | Kerry von Lillienveld | Property Master |
| Camera | Giulio Biccari | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nardi van Dijk | Dialogue Editor |
| Lighting | Brandon Daniels | Best Boy Lighting Technician |
| Production | Christa Schamberger | Additional Casting |
| Camera | Andrew Luscombe | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Djuma Masudi | Best Boy Grip |
| Editing | Heino Henning | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Directing | Reinier Smit | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Minuche Snyman | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Richard Claus | Producer |
| Art | Surisa Surisa | Set Dresser |
| Editing | David Grant | Colorist |
