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.
| Production | Janusz Gosschalk | Casting |
| Writing | Cynthia McLeod | Novel |
| Production | Christa Schamberger | Additional Casting |
| Art | Darryl Hammer | Production Design |
| Directing | Reinier Smit | Continuity |
| Camera | Giulio Biccari | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Graham Hickson | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Albert van Vuure | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Job ter Burg | Editor |
| Production | Richard Claus | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raine Edwards | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Paul Voorthuysen | Producer |
| Production | Leonie Luttik | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Kleyn | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Simon Rice | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Barry Donnelly | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rae Donnelly | Costume Design |
| Art | Kerry von Lillienveld | Property Master |
| Lighting | Brandon Daniels | Best Boy Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Fir Suidema | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Surisa Surisa | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Minuche Snyman | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Violette Kleyn | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Editing | David Grant | Colorist |
| Camera | Andrew Luscombe | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Djuma Masudi | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Vaughan Leach | Location Manager |
| Sound | Nardi van Dijk | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Guy Potgieter | Art Direction |
| Editing | Heino Henning | Digital Intermediate Producer |
