Van der Valk Season 2 in Production in Amsterdam
MASTERPIECE PBS alongside leading independent distributor All3Media International – together with partners ARD Degeto (Germany), ITV (UK) and NPO (Holland) – has confirmed that the second season of Amsterdam-based detective series Van der Valk has begun production.
Marc Warren (Beecham House, The Good Wife) reprises his role as Commissaris Piet Van der Valk, and Maimie McCoy (All Creatures Great and Small, Grantchester), Luke Allen-Gale (The Borgias), Elliot Barnes-Worrell (Ready Player One), Darrell D’Silva (Domina) and Emma Fielding (Years and Years, Les Misérables) all return to their respective roles, with guest stars soon to be announced. Michele Buck is the Executive Producer for Company Pictures and Chris Murray is returning as the lead writer and showrunner.
Michele Buck, CEO at Company Pictures, commented: “We are so excited to have begun production on the second series of Van der Valk and look forward to building on the warmth, humor and camaraderie of the team with another series of suspenseful stories.”
Lead writer Chris Murray says: “Against the bustling backdrop of the stunning city of Amsterdam, Van der Valk and his team will continue to investigate and solve compelling murder mysteries in this latest season. Storylines explored will include an explosive battle between an alternative community and the city’s establishment, the dysfunction of a family at the heart of the city’s historic diamond industry, and sexual exploitation within the world of classical music that goes right to the top.”
“We’re especially excited to return to Amsterdam for this new season,” says Susanne Simpson, Executive Producer of MASTERPIECE. “We know that Marc Warren and the entire ensemble will bring us an incredible series with even more intrigue and action.”
Louise Pedersen, CEO at All3Media International, stated: “We’re delighted to partner with ARD Degeto, MASTERPIECE, ITV and NPO on Company Pictures’ second season of this wonderful international co-production. Audiences around the world have taken Piet Van der Valk and his team to their hearts and we all can’t wait to see them back in action in the beautiful setting of Amsterdam.”
Sebastian Lückel, Head of Acquisitions and Co-productions at ARD Degeto, added: “Van der Valk is a fantastic, modern crime series with wonderful characters – a drama that creator Chris Murray has infused with heart and humour. We are pleased that production has started in Amsterdam and that Marc Warren and the rest of the congenial cast will solve even more exciting cases in the second season.”
The directors are Jean Van De Velde (episode 1), André Van Duren (episode 2) and Joram Lürsen (episode 3).
