Van der Valk
PBS | ITV | Release Date: September 13, 2020
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Reason.comGlenn GarvinSep 12, 2020
Season 1 Review: Van der Valk is a pure, hard-boiled throwback to the days of Mickey Spillane and Jim Thompson. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonSep 10, 2020
Season 1 Review: Each of the three parts of “Van der Valk” is a stand-alone story and will make longtime “Masterpiece” and “Mystery!” fans nostalgic. Van der Valk feels about Old Master paintings the way Inspector Morse felt about opera, and Jane Tennison (“Prime Suspect”) felt about alcohol. Sex is ultimately behind everything. Love is elusive. The plotlines are serpentine. Following them is a fine way of spending part of one’s Sunday night. Read full review
80
The TimesCarol MidgleyAug 7, 2020
Season 1 Review: The writing was mostly sound and Warren has enough heft to lure me back. Whether it will succeed in this slot for ITV in the same way that Endeavour did is another question. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneNina MetzAug 31, 2023
Season 3 Review: He’s taciturn but everyone treats him like a god with a badge. His intuitions are always bang on. He’s just that good. Yet another old trope, but a reliable one. Read full review
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