Van Der Valk season 3 sees the enigmatic Dutch detective, who rarely cracks a smile, back for three fresh cases.
Actor Marc Warren (Beecham House, The Good Wife) has returned to his role as detective, Commissaris Piet Van der Valk along with Maimie McCoy (All Creatures Great and Small, Grantchester), who is back as Piet's crime-solving partner, Inspector Lucienne Hassell.
Talking about the latest series, Marc says: "In the first one we uncover how a group of Freerunners is linked to drug smuggling, and in episode two we’re investigating a historic murder which I really enjoyed because it’s the first time we’ve done a cold case on the show. It’s a murder dating back 20 years when Piet used to work in Rotterdam and it comes back to haunt him because of a conviction he had at the time."
While the final part features the fatal stabbing of a psychiatrist during the summoning of a demon, which seems supernatural in origin, pulling Piet and his team deep into the esoteric world of ritual magic concealing a wealth of hidden rivalries and dark secrets.
As they race to prove what surely must be the earthly origin of this seemingly supernatural killing, skeptical preconceptions are startled by apparently psychic insights into Lucienne's traumatic past...
Van Der Valk Season 3 release date
Van Der Valk season 3 was released on ITV1 on Sunday 18 June at 8 pm. There are three feature-length episodes in the new series. And the final part is on Sunday 2 July on ITV1 at 8 pm.
It will be shown on PBS Masterpiece in the US.
Van Der Valk Season 2 cast members
Marc Warren and Maimie McCoy are joined by regular cast members, Emma Fielding who returns as Van Der Valk's boss, Chief Commissaris Julia Dahlman.
Darrell D'Silva has reprised his role as hard-drinking and charismatic pathologist, Hendrik Davie.
Dutch actress, Loes Haverkort is back as Lena who Piet began a relationship with in season two, although it didn't end well when Lena announced she was getting married!
Meanwhile, some of Piet's team haven't returned. Characters, Job Cloovers (played by Elliot Barnes-Worrell) and Sergeant Brad de Vries (Luke Allen-Gale) aren't back.
Instead, there are two new recruits.
Who are the new recruits?
Actors Django Chan-Reeves (Industry and End Of The F***ing World) and Azan Ahmed (Mood and Hope Street) are starring as series regulars playing keen new sergeants, Citra Li and Eddie Suleman.
Van Der Valk Season 3 plot
There will be three intriguing new murder cases to solve when the team returns. The first case sees the dramatic killing of a champion freerunner with links to the murky world of drug smuggling.
The second episode takes the team back to a cold case dating back 20 years in Rotterdam. While the third case has links to the occult.
Where can I watch Van Der Valk Season 1 and 2 ?
All three episodes of the first series are available on ITVX for viewers watching in the UK. US viewers can watch the first series via Prime Video.
