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Van der Valk (2020)

Van der Valk poster
Original title
Detective Van der Valk
Genre
crime fiction
Country
United Kingdom
Length
3 seasons, 9 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 52 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective in Amsterdam solves murders. The series follows his investigations and personal life.

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What happens

Van der Valk is a British television crime drama series that premiered on ITV in 2020. It is a loose remake of the original Van der Valk series that ran from 1972 to 1992 on ITV. Adapted from the eponymous series of crime thriller novels by Nicolas Freeling, the reboot was created and written by Chris Murray, with Marc Warren starring as police detective Van der Valk. Continuity with the original series is not preserved in the remake, which introduces revised and new characters as well as new storylines. Van der Valk premiered in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2020, the second series on 7 August 2022, and the third series on 18 June 2023. The fourth series is scheduled to premiere in the UK in 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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