Van der Valk: Season 1

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PBS | ITV | Season Premiere Date: April 26, 2020

Summary: Piet van der Valk (Marc Warren) with his team that includes Lucienne Hassell (Maimie McCoy) and Job Cloovers (Elliot Barnes-Worrell) investigate crimes in Amsterdam in this reboot of the long-running (it ran on ITV between 1972-92) British crime drama based on the novels by Nicolas Freeling.

[Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 26Piet van der Valk (Marc Warren) with his team that includes Lucienne Hassell (Maimie McCoy) and Job Cloovers (Elliot Barnes-Worrell) investigate crimes in Amsterdam in this reboot of the long-running (it ran on ITV between 1972-92) British crime drama based on the novels by Nicolas Freeling.

[Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 26 Apr 2020 and in the US as a part of PBS' Masterpiece on 13 Sep 2020]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E5. Plague in Amsterdam
Air Date: August 7, 2022
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S1:E4. Death in Amsterdam
Air Date: August 23, 2022
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S1:E3. Van Der Valk
Air Date: May 10, 2020

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Glenn Garvin

Sep 12, 2020

Van der Valk is a pure, hard-boiled throwback to the days of Mickey Spillane and Jim Thompson. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Aug 7, 2020

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

John Anderson

Sep 10, 2020

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

The Independent Sean O'Grady

Aug 7, 2020

Marc Warren is a fine actor, and there’s nothing wrong with his VdV except that he just doesn’t fit. ... More unpromising still is the scripting. ... Amsterdam retains its photogenic character and its tawdry charms, and the direction is stylish. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Sep 11, 2020

Edgier and grislier than the norm for the franchise. [14 - 27 Sep 2020, p.11]

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booond

Sep 18, 2020

First episode was fine but they need to bring something more to the main character. VDV is too much in the middle to be of any true interest and the lead detective is who drives the show. Sherlock, Vera, Endeavour, Wallander, Morse, Luther, Tennyson, and many others all have qualities thatFirst episode was fine but they need to bring something more to the main character. VDV is too much in the middle to be of any true interest and the lead detective is who drives the show. Sherlock, Vera, Endeavour, Wallander, Morse, Luther, Tennyson, and many others all have qualities that are definable and unique. VDV has to be pushed in a direction or he's dull, which means the show's dull, too.… Expand

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spud

Aug 12, 2022

Terribly written, appallingly acted, amateurishly plotted police procedural about an aging pretty boy who is immature and toxic enough for the housewives who must surely make the bulk of this show's viewership to squeeze out a drop or two of genital moisture. Avoid.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 2024
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 3, 2023
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2022
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 26, 2020
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  S1:E5. Plague in Amsterdam
  Air Date: August 7, 2022
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  S1:E4. Death in Amsterdam
  Air Date: August 23, 2022
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  S1:E3. Van Der Valk
  Air Date: May 10, 2020
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  S1:E3. Only in Amsterdam - Part One
  Air Date: May 10, 2020
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  S1:E2. Van Der Valk
  Air Date: May 3, 2020
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  S1:E2. Only in Amsterdam
  Air Date: May 3, 2020
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  S1:E1. Love in Amsterdam
  Air Date: April 26, 2020
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  S1:E1. Love in Amsterdam
  Air Date: April 26, 2020