Season four of the ITV detective drama Van Der Valk begins this evening, Sunday, August 2, at 8pm, with the first of three feature-length episodes airing weekly.
Piet Van Der Valk is again played by Marc Warren, alongside Maimie McCoy as Lucienne Hassell, Emma Fielding as Julia Dahlman and Darrell D’Silva as Hendrik Davie. UK fans have waited three years for the show’s return, with season four first released in America in 2024.
Where is Van Der Valk season 4 filmed?
As Van Der Valk is a Dutch detective drama, season four was filmed entirely in the Netherlands, primarily in the capital city of Amsterdam. Some standout locations include The Canal Belts, also known as the Grachtengordel, the historic 14km waterways built during the 17th Century Dutch Golden Age.
Other key spots include Cafe Scheltema, frequently featured when the detectives gather for debriefs and breakthroughs, as well as the Amstel River. Along with Amsterdam, some additional shots are filmed in nearby cities like Utrecht and The Hague.
Marc Warren on filming at the Rijksmuseum
Warren previously opened up about shooting a season one scene at the iconic Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which he hailed as “amazing”. Speaking to Radio Times, he said: “Being on my own, looking up at Rembrandt’s The Night Watch at midnight, I was just thinking, ‘How do these things happen?’”
“Just before we shot that, they brought a guy in on a stretcher to give him a private view of the painting. It was his dying wish. An hour or two later, I was standing there alone with this masterpiece.”
Van Der Valk season four premieres tonight, Sunday, August 2, at 8pm, on ITV.
