'Van der Valk's Season 3 Preview Gives Fans a First Look at the New Cast

Van der Valk skipped a year between Seasons 1 and 2 due to pandemic-induced filming delays, airing in September  2020 and September 2022, respectively. However, Season 3 will have no such difficulties, with new episodes arriving right on time for September 2023. The series is even bumping its usual premiere up a tick, moving from a mid-September premiere to arriving the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Perhaps the new cast members have put a spring in the series step, as Van der Valk's team sheds Cloovers and De Vries for a younger generation to challenge their superiors.

There may be new faces joining the series, but the formula will remain the same. Season 3's adventures, which already aired in June 2023 in the U.K., are titled "Freedom in Amsterdam," "Redemption in Amsterdam," and "Magic in Amsterdam," and each is technically a feature-length mystery story. However, even some of that is changing, as PBS will air the series in six installments, dividing the stories into two-part weekly 45-minute episodes. Also, for the first time, Van der Valk will have an episode penned by someone other than series creator Chris Murray, as Maria Ward (who co-wrote with Murray in Season 2) takes the sole credit for this season's middle adventure.

Check out the PBS first look at Van der Valk Season 3: