WATERTOWN, NY (September 10, 2024) – Set in picturesque Amsterdam, Van der Valk and his team return to investigate new crimes in the fourth season of the gritty crime drama VAN DER VALK. In addition to solving murder cases, Van der Valk has to deal with an unwelcome past romance resurfacing as well as find a way to make one of his beloved team members confront their own mortality.
The new season premieres on WPBS-TV Sundays, September 15 – October 20, 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 pm.
SEASON 4 EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
Safe in Amsterdam – Part 1 (September 15, 2024 at 10:00 pm) After a whistleblower is murdered under police protection, the team are called in to make sure the second whistleblower makes it to court to testify and take down a criminal empire. Van der Valk is conflicted when he finds out the protection officer in charge of the murdered whistleblower is a former flame of his.
Safe in Amsterdam – Part 2 (September 22, 2024 at 10:00 pm) The investigation continues after a whistleblower is murdered. The team are offered the chance to work with the head of the criminal empire to find the killer. Will Van der Valk take the opportunity, or go it alone?
Hope in Amsterdam – Part 1 (September 29, 2024 at 10:00 pm) The team are called in when an environmental campaigner is murdered on the eve of a global conference. One of several potential suspects would appear to be Cobie Stegenga, a famous singer who went missing, presumed dead. Van Der Valk connects with Cobie’s father to find out the truth.
Hope in Amsterdam – Part 2 (October 6, 2024 at 10:00 pm) Piet and the team continue to investigate after an environmental campaigner is murdered. After another shocking murder, could Cobie Stegenga now be the prime suspect?
Secrets in Amsterdam – Part 1 (October 13, 2024 at 10:00 pm) Van der Valk and the team are called in when a scientist researching a potential breakthrough in the treatment of cancer is found dead. Van der Valk’s ex-flame Kalie Tenkers returns to help the team investigate why he was killed and if there is a link is to pharmaceuticals billionaire Freddie Klink.
Secrets in Amsterdam – Part 2 (October 20, 2024 at 10:00 pm) The investigation continues after a scientist is killed. After more shocking murders, seemingly by a professional killer, the team move in on billionaire Freddie Klink. Is he the mastermind? Could he be trying to stop a medical breakthrough from becoming public?
VAN DER VALK, Season 4 is a Company Pictures production co-produced by NL Film and TV, ARD Degeto, MASTERPIECE, and all3media international. The series created and written by Chris Murray and based on the novels by Nicolas Freeling. The season is co- written by Maria Ward. The executive producer for Company Pictures is Michele Buck. The series producer is Peter Bullock. The executive producers for NL Film and TVA are Sabine Brian and Dennis Cornelisse. The executive producers for ARD Degeto are Sebastien Lückel and Christoph Pellander. The executive producer for MASTERPIECE is Susanne Simpson. The executive producers for all3media international are Louise Pedersen and David Swetman. The directors are Michiel Van Jaarsveld, Eché Janga and Paula Van Der Oest. The series is distributed by all3media international.
About MASTERPIECE
Winner of 83 Primetime Emmys® and 18 Peabody Awards, MASTERPIECE has been essential Sunday night viewing for millions of fans for over 50 years. Susanne Simpson is the executive producer. Series funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking Cruises, Raymond James, The MASTERPIECE Trust, and public television viewers. Produced for PBS by GBH Boston, MASTERPIECE is known for hits such as All Creatures Great and Small, Sherlock, Downton Abbey and Wolf Hall, and beloved classics such as Upstairs Downstairs, Prime Suspect and Poldark. For more information, please visit pbs.org/masterpiece and follow us on social media @masterpiecepbs.
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