Van der Valk

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Season 1
  • Network: PBS , ITV
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 13, 2020
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 12, 2020
    80
    Van der Valk is a pure, hard-boiled throwback to the days of Mickey Spillane and Jim Thompson.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Sep 10, 2020
    80
    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.
  3. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Aug 7, 2020
    80
    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.
  5. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 11, 2020
    60
    Edgier and grislier than the norm for the franchise. [14 - 27 Sep 2020, p.11]
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  6. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Sean O'Grady
    Aug 7, 2020
    60
    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.

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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. spud
    Aug 12, 2022
    1
    Terribly written, appallingly acted, amateurishly plotted police procedural about an aging pretty boy who is immature and toxic enough for theTerribly 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.… Full Review »
  2. booond
    Sep 18, 2020
    7
    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 interestFirst 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.… Full Review »