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Van der Valk
Episode 1: Love in Amsterdam
Season 1
Episode 1
Is cynical Amsterdam detective Piet Van der Valk’s favorite Vermeer painting the key to two senseless murders and a suspected kidnapping? In Episode 1, art, politics, and passion mix in a case that breaks in Piet’s new assistant and prompts discord with the police chief. Piet’s sidekick, Lucienne, courts death. Meanwhile, a bitter political campaign counts down to a fateful election.
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49:01
Lucienne is forced to confront painful memories buried in her past.
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47:12
The team's newest case involves the participant of in a magical ritual invoking a demon.
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48:38
Has the suspect from Van der Valk’s past started killing again? Or is it someone else?
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46:32
The present-day murder of a museum employee links back to a case from Van der Valk's past.
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51:05
Van der Valk and the team are drawn into the murky world of drug smuggling.
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44:50
The team investigates the dramatic shooting of a Freerunning champion.
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1:32:49
When a prestigious cellist dies, the team delves into the city’s classical music scene.
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1:33:15
Van der Valk deals with possible tale of revenge against the family in his latest case.
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1:33:01
Van der Valk is called in to investigate the grisly and theatrical murder of a lawyer.
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1:32:06
When a fashion vlogger turns up dead, Cloovers takes a special interest in the case.
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1:32:21
Evidence
connects a death to a library where the victim researched religious erotica.