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Except for 2021, Van der Valk has reliably returned to PBS every September since the beginning of the 2020s. The series, a remake of the 1970s/1990s Dutch mystery of the same name and based on the characters from the novels by Nicholas Freeling, has modernized what was a gentle
Van der Valk Season 2
Van der Valk's Season 2 finale begins straightforwardly. Cellist Fleur Mas (Hadewych van Gent) goes to work, performs at a concert, and has a "drink" thrown in her face during the reception, which turns out to be acid, falls screaming, and dies. The next morning, VDV
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Diamonds! They're a girl's best friend worth killing for. However, Van der Valk will get back to that voiceover. First, VDV and Haskell are at a bar where the cover band is playing "House of the Rising Sun," VDV shows off his newest acquisition:
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Van der Valk's new season begins with windmills; who doesn't love those, even if a dead woman hangs nearby, scarecrow style, as a bloody cheese slicer is washed. The series cuts to another woman, Juliana Holt (Saskia Neville), on a date with Rita Wyngarden (Liliana de
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The return of Van der Valk to television was one of Masterpiece's big debuts slotted for 2020. Like All Creatures Great and Small, it was a reboot of an older series fondly remembered by older viewers, though not one Masterpiece had technically been part of this first time
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The Masterpiece-produced reboot of classic 1970s mystery Van der Valk is finally set to return to PBS for a second season this fall. Season 2 will kick off on PBS two years after the Season 1 finale premiere, beginning its three-episode run on the final Sunday in September. And if
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The Masterpiece produced reboot of Van Der Valk for a new generation was barely off the ground in 2020 when the global shutdowns and lockdowns prompted by the coronavirus pandemic upended any chance of filming Season 2 in a timely manner. Like Endeavour, the series took over a year off
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The timing of the pandemic shutdowns in 2020 upended a lot of planned TV production schedules. But the ones who felt the hit the most were those who planned to film internationally, especially those who couldn't rethink that plan because they were set in other countries. For instance,
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Van Der Valk continues its popularity streak. The original series aired in the 1970s and was revived in the 1990s to huge audiences. The new reboot arrived to overwhelmingly positive reviews in the U.K. and the States. Fans are also loving the show on Twitter. But with only three