Broadcast
The show premiered in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 April 2020, with series 1 consisting of three 90-minute episodes.
In the Netherlands, Van der Valk debuted on NPO 1 on 1 January 2020. In Germany, the series premiered on Das Erste on 1 June 2020. In the United States, it debuted on PBS on 13 September 2020. In Australia, it premiered on ABC TV on 4 April 2020, and in New Zealand on Vibe on 25 May 2020. In Belgium, it debuted on VRT 1 on 4 September 2020.
In the UK, Van der Valk series 1 averaged 7.1 million viewers.
The second series premiered in the UK on 7 August 2022, and in the U.S. on 25 September 2022.
In 2022, distribution of Van der Valk became available in Italy on Discovery, France on France Télévisions, Norway on NRK, Sweden on TV4, Croatia on HRT, and Spain on Cosmopolitan. The series was also acquired by NHK in Japan, ViuTVsix in Hong Kong, DirecTV in Latin America and BBC Global Channels in Africa.
In June 2023, ITV announced that the third series would premiere on 18 June 2023. The series premiered first in Denmark on TV 2 Charlie on 3 January 2023, then debuted on ABC in Australia on 24 March 2023, and on PBS in the US on 3 September 2023.
Series 4 premiered in Denmark first on TV 2 Charlie on 22 July 2024. It aired in Australia on ABC on 30 August 2024, and on PBS in the US on 15 September 2024. In October 2025, ITV announced that the fourth series was scheduled for broadcast in 2026. In July 2026, ITV confirmed the UK premiere of Series 4 on 2 August 2026.
