2021 · 3 seasons · Drama

6.7 Modest

New season on the way

Drama Crime

A routine raid led by Emer Berry, a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source – not in cash, but in rough diamonds. When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong.

Country of origin: 🇮🇪 Ireland
Year: 2021

Created by: Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Kadir Bolki
Channel: RTÉ One
Studio: Saffron Moon · Facet4 Media · Potemkino

Trivia & behind the scenes

Origins

Hidden Assets is a spinoff of the crime drama Acceptable Risk, developed by Peter McKenna.

Trivia

The series is an international co-production between Ireland, Belgium and Canada, produced by Irish company Saffron Moon, Canada's Facet4 Media, and co-produced with Belgian producer Potemkino.

Trivia

The show was financed through a combination of tax incentives from Ireland (Section 481), Belgium (BNPPFFF) and Canada (Québec production tax services).

Casting

Following Angeline Ball's departure from the cast after the first season, Nora-Jane Noone joined the second season as DS Clare Wallace.

Casting

The recurring role of Arthur Melnick was played by Rover de Hauwere in season 1 and recast with Davin McElherron for season 2.

Trivia

The first season is set in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, and its Free Zone and airport, as well as the port of Antwerp, Belgium, following the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and the Belgian Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU).

Trivia

The third series shifts its setting to Dublin and Bilbao, with CAB detectives joining forces with the Basque Ertzaintza police force.

Reception

The first series' finale was watched by 458,000 viewers in Ireland, and The Guardian described the second series as 'superbly dark and twisted' ahead of its BBC Four broadcast.

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