Van der Valk (2020 TV series)

This article is about the 2020 television series remake. For the original series, see Van der Valk.

Van der Valk
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Genre
Created byChris Murray
Inspired byVan der Valk novels
by Nicolas Freeling
Written by
  • Chris Murray
  • Maria Ward
Starring
ComposerMatthijs Kieboom
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michele Buck
  • Chris Murray
  • Marc Warren
  • Louise Pedersen
  • Rebecca Eaton
  • David Swetman
Producers
  • Keith Thompson
  • Sabine Brian
  • Ronald Versteeg
Production locationNetherlands
Cinematography
  • Tibor Dingelstad
  • Willem Helwig
  • Coen Stroeve
Editor
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITV
Release26 April 2020 (2020-04-26) –
present
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Van der Valk is a British television crime drama series that premiered in 2020, adapted from the eponymous series of crime thriller novels by Nicolas Freeling. Produced for the ITV network, it is a loose remake of the original Van der Valk series that ran from 1972 to 1992 on ITV. 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.[1][2]

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.

  1. ^ Rampton, James (24 April 2020). "Walk the Valk". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ Hughes, Mike (13 September 2020). "'Van der Valk,' the 2020 Version, Arrives on PBS". TV Worth Watching. Retrieved 11 November 2022.