Hidden Assets
Directed byThaddeus O'Sullivan
Kadir Ferati Balci
Starring
ComposerMichel Corriveau
Country of originIreland
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producersJames Mitchell, Stephen Greenberg, Peter De Maegd, Shane Murphy, Tom Hameeuw Peter McKenna, Donna Walsh, Andrew Byrne, David Crean, Catherine Mackin, Bea Tammer, Nicky Davies Williams
ProducersSiobhán Bourke, Anna-Sue Greenberg, Kathryn Lennon, Catherine O'Flaherty
CinematographyDiego Dezuttere, Richard Kendrick, Dries Delputte, Tim Fleming, Simon Walsh
EditorsDavid Di Francesco, Chantal Lussier
Original release
NetworkRTÉ
ReleaseNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)

Hidden Assets is an Irish/Canadian/Belgian crime drama directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan and Kadir Ferati Balci. The first season aired in November 2021. The second season was broadcast on RTÉ on September 3, 2023.[1]

Production

The series is a spinoff of Acceptable Risk.[2] The series was commissioned by RTÉ and Acorn TV in association with Screen Ireland,[3] Screen Flanders and SuperChannel, and is financed through tax incentives from Ireland (Section 481), Belgium (BNPPFFF) and Canada (Quebéc 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 first season was written by Peter McKenna and Morna Regan.[4] The second season was written by Peter McKenna, Mary Fox & Marty Thornton, Sinéad Collopy and Susan E. Connolly.

Setting

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).

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 cast also includes Karine Vanasse, Simone Kirby, Wouter Hendrickx, Cathy Belton.[5]

Reception

Ratings

The first series' finale was watched by 458,000 viewers[6] in Ireland

Critical reception

Irish Examiner's Esther N. McCarthy felt that the first series "aimed high and delivered for audiences".[7] Pat Stacey of the Irish Independent considered it to be an improvement over Acceptable Risk.[2] Rachel Sigee of i compared the series' handling of sociopolitical themes and international setting to Nordic noir.[8]

The Guardian called the second series of Hidden Assets 'superbly dark and twisted' ahead of its transmission on BBC Four on December 2, 2023.[9]

Sales

UK-based distributor DCD Rights confirms[10] 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).

Awards

Awards Year Category Nominee Result
Irish Film & Television Academy 2022 Drama Series Hidden Assets Season 1 Nominated
Actress Lead Role Television Angeline Ball Nominated
Actress Supporting Role Television Cathy Belton Nominated
Actress Supporting Role Television Simone Kirby Nominated
Actor Supporting Role Television Peter Coonan Nominated
Director Television Series Thaddeus O'Sullivan Nominated
Script Writer Television Peter McKenna Nominated
Script Writer Television Morna Regan Nominated
RTS Ireland Television Awards 2022 Drama Hidden Assets Nominated

References

  1. "RTÉ Player". RTÉ Player. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  2. 1 2 "Hidden Assets review: Crisply written RTÉ spin-off has everything its original hadn't". www.independent.ie. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  3. "Discover new original Irish TV drama this Autumn". Screen Ireland. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  4. Cartmill, Claire. "Hidden Assets has had a chance to shine". newsletter.co.uk.
  5. Stacey, Pat (September 4, 2023). "Hidden Assets season two: Angeline Ball's absence felt as hit RTÉ Euro crime thriller returns". Irish Independent. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. "RTE.ie/entertainment". RTE.ie/entertainment. 14 December 2021.
  7. McCarthy, Esther N. (2021-12-12). "Hidden Assets review: Frantic finale pays off with satisfying end to RTÉ crime show". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  8. Sigee, Rachael (2022-01-15). "Line of Duty meets The Bridge in promising Irish drama Hidden Assets". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  9. Richardson, Hollie; Jones, Ellen E.; Catterall, Ali; Harrison, Phil; Wardell, Simon (2023-12-02). "TV tonight: Donna, the Doctor and a dangerously out of control Tardis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  10. "DCD Rights secures sales for international crime drama Hidden Assets – DCD Rights". Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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