Nowadays, the entertainment industry runs on reboot and high octane action fuels. It has been a decade whereas an audience. All of us have seen reboots and remakes taking place with an enhanced production cost involved. It did not matter whether the content of the show or movies is been repeated or not. Many have surfaced up well and many faced a dud reaction from the audience. In the year 2020, we saw Van Der Valk coming back to our screens yet again with his sleuthing skills and street smart suave to solve some thrilling cases. Van Der Valk in 2020, was one of the finest reboots anyone has ever seen. The audience or rather fans were really happy and fascinated by the way the show was brought back by ITV with modern-day quirks. Also, the production was impeccable and was shot extensively well. People were so emphatic about the show, that many asked the question; Where was Van Der Valk Filmed?
Marc Warren in Van Der Valk
The earlier version of Van Der Valk was released in 1972. The older version had Barry Foster as the lead and in the reboot, Marc Warren plays the lead. Also, the thrilling reboot was announced to be in the English language because of the worldwide distribution of the show. The makers wanted the Dutch origin of the show should be intact through the locations and the set-up but wanted the show to be in a universal language to cater for the world.
The Plot Details
The reboot plot is nothing different from the original. The language is the only change according to the concept of the show. But the show is often mistaken for the everyday primetime shows which showcase crime cases. The reboot is set like a crime thriller show. Every episode is supposed to have different cases. And the show is focused upon a street smart investigator Piet Van Der Valk played by Marc Warren. Van Der Valk is a street smart, fast talker investigator, who solves thrilling cases with his brilliance. The theme and concept of the show are very suitable for people who love mysteries, thrillers and action. But also the genre is purely a sleuthing adventure genre, which is one of the best genres which is to be liked by the majority.
A still from Van Der Valk
Though the show is in the English language, the show has an enigma of the Dutch region. The origin of the previous version of the show revolves around Piet and his fascinating personality. This version too depends on Piet’s brilliance, but unlike the previous one, this version attends to the importance of the other pieces of the show too. Other characters of the show are equally as important and valuable as it requires to be.
Van der Valk is full of those emphatic and enthralling sequences of case solving. The brilliance of the investigating team is brilliant to gaze at. For the three-episode season. The show aired on the 1st of January 2020. The strange and unique cases have their vibe, the cases are very interesting and the way or the process which follows the solving of the cases are the most important aspect of the show.
Where Is Van Der Valk Filmed?
The makers stuck to the original idea of filming the whole series in Amsterdam and by default Van Der Valk got added to the supreme list of movies that were shot there. Amsterdam is an iconic city with iconic spots. So there were no such corners left of this city where the scene have not been shot. The Rijksmuseum, The Amsterdam Canal Belt and the NDSM Wharf are some of the places which are easy to point out while watching it. The beauty of Amsterdam is framed beautifully all through the three episodes. And the production was well done and executed. The aesthetics of the city was complimenting the theme of the show as well as the sequences which involved the background naturality.
Canals of Amsterdam
The location was well appreciated after the show was released and the appreciation is what kept the show afloat. The show is critically acclaimed and the production process was well acknowledged by the industry after the release of the show too. Van Der Valk is interestingly shot with a theme and tone of the previous edition and it helped the original fans to feel nostalgic and enjoy the newer take on their favourite show.
