Hidden Assets

The first series is set in present day Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, its Free Zone and airport, and the port of Antwerp, Belgium. It focuses on the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and the Belgian Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU). The second series of Hidden Assets is also set between Antwerp and County Clare (Limerick, specifically). Following Angeline Ball's departure from the cast, Nora-Jane Noone joined as DS Clare Wallace. The third series is set in Dublin and Bilbao where CAB joins forces with Ertzaintza detectives. ==Cast==

Main Recurring • Caroline Stas as DSU Leader • Rover de Hauwere (season 1) and Davin McElherron (season 2) as Arthur Melnick • Birgit Herteleer as Belgian News Anchor • Dr. Marianne Baert as Ariane Van Vliet • Sari-Lynn Kerkhofs as Chessa • Burak Balci as Zev (season 1) • Matthieu Sys as David (season 1) • Natali Broods as Isobel Delvey (season 2) • Teli Jalloh as CTU Julien (season 2) • Natalya Strutsenko as Tedora Babic (season 2) ==Episodes==

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 == Production ==

The series is a spinoff of the crime drama Acceptable Risk. The series was commissioned by RTÉ and Acorn TV in association with Screen Ireland, Screen Flanders and SuperChannel, and is financed through tax incentives from Ireland (Section 481), Belgium (BNPPFFF) and Canada (Québec production tax services). Hidden Assets is produced by Irish production company Saffron Moon and Canada’s Facet4 Media and co-produced with Belgian producer Potemkino. The series was developed by Peter McKenna. The first season was written by Peter McKenna and Morna Regan. The second season was written by Peter McKenna, Mary Fox & Marty Thornton, Sinéad Collopy, and Susan E. Connolly. The third season was written by Peter McKenna, Mary Fox & Marty Thornton, Susan E. Connolly, and Cara Loftus. == Reception ==

Ratings The first series' finale was watched by 458,000 viewers in Ireland. Critical reception Irish Examiner Esther N. McCarthy felt that the first series "aimed high and delivered for audiences". Pat Stacey of the Irish Independent considered it to be an improvement over Acceptable Risk. The Guardian called the second series of Hidden Assets "superbly dark and twisted" ahead of its transmission on BBC Four on 2 December 2023. Reviewing the third series, the Irish Mail on Sunday said "Hidden Assets reveals itself as Sunday's best!". == Sales ==

UK-based distributor DCD Rights confirms new deals for the second season of international crime drama Hidden Assets. Sales include the BBC (UK), SBS (Australia), Stan (Australia), Acorn TV (New Zealand), TV4 (Sweden) and TV2 (Norway). Season 3 sales include Streamz (Belgium) and EITB (Spain). == Awards ==