Hidden Assets

Hidden Assets

Hidden Assets is an Irish-Belgian-Canadian crime drama developed by Peter McKenna and directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Kadir Ferati Balci and Mia Mullarkey. The series premiered on RTÉ One on November 7, 2021. The second season premiered on RTÉ on September 3, 2023. The third season premiered on RTÉ on November 9, 2025. The series is a spinoff of Acceptable Risk.

Premise

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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

<table><thead><tr><th>Actor</th><th>Character</th><th>Season</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Nora-Jane Noone</td><td>DS Claire Wallace</td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Aaron Monaghan</td><td>Sean Prendergast</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Cathy Belton</td><td>Norah Dillon</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Simone Kirby</td><td>Bibi Melnick</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wouter Hendrickx</td><td>Christian De Jong</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kwaku Fortune</td><td>Josh Ola</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gilles De Schryver</td><td>Vincent Thys</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charlie Carrick</td><td>James Melnick</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jane Brennan</td><td>Eileen Gately</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Angeline Ball</td><td>Emer Berry</td><td>Main</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iñigo Gastesi</td><td>Oficial Jon Beitia</td><td></td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Charlotte Timmers</td><td>Oficial Lore Velasco</td><td></td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Catherine Walker</td><td>Niamh Bennett</td><td></td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Dónall Ó Héalaí</td><td>Detective Liam Boylan</td><td></td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Frank Laverty</td><td>Anthony Pearse</td><td></td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Tony Doyle</td><td>Brian O'Neill</td><td></td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Rebecca O'Mara</td><td>Alice Heaslip</td><td></td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Steve Wall</td><td>Martin Dunlop</td><td></td><td></td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Peter Coonan</td><td>Fionn Brannigan</td><td>Main</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sophie Jo Wasson</td><td>Siobhán Brannigan</td><td>Main</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Karine Vanasse</td><td>Frances Swann</td><td></td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Michael Ironside</td><td>Richard Melnick</td><td>Main</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maya Albert</td><td>Mila Albert</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bert Kettermans</td><td>Aubrey Cline</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Steve Geerts</td><td>Viktor Maes</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eva Kamanda</td><td>Passent Hussein</td><td></td><td>Main</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Thaddeus O'Sullivan</td><td>Peter McKenna</td><td>November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>Thaddeus O'Sullivan</td><td>Peter McKenna</td><td>November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>Thaddeus O'Sullivan</td><td>Morna Regan</td><td>November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Morna Regan</td><td>November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Morna Regan</td><td>December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Peter McKenna</td><td>December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 2

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>Thaddeus O'Sullivan</td><td>Mary Fox & Marty Thornton</td><td>September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>Thaddeus O'Sullivan</td><td>Mary Fox and Marty Thornton</td><td>September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>Thaddeus O'Sullivan</td><td>Sinéad Collopy</td><td>September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Susan E. Connolly</td><td>September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Mary Fox & Marty Thornton</td><td>October 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Peter McKenna</td><td>October 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season 3

<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>13</td><td>1</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Mary Fox & Marty Thornton</td><td>November 9, 2025 (2025-11-09)</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Susan E. Connolly</td><td>November 16, 2025 (2025-11-16)</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Cara Loftus</td><td>November 23, 2025 (2025-11-23)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>4</td><td>Mia Mullarkey</td><td>Mary Fox & Marty Thornton</td><td>November 30, 2025 (2025-11-30)</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>Mia Mullarkey</td><td>Susan E. Connolly</td><td>December 7, 2025 (2025-12-07)</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>Kadir Ferati Balci</td><td>Peter McKenna</td><td>December 14, 2025 (2025-12-14)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Production

Hidden Assets

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's 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. Rachel Sigee of i compared the series' handling of sociopolitical themes and international setting to Nordic noir.

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

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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

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<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominee(s)</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2022</td><td>Irish Film & Television Academy</td><td>Drama Series</td><td>Hidden Assets Season 1</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Actress Lead Role Television</td><td>Angeline Ball</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Actress Supporting Role Television</td><td>Cathy Belton</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Simone Kirby</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Actor Supporting Role Television</td><td>Peter Coonan</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Director Television Series</td><td>Thaddeus O'Sullivan</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Script Writer Television</td><td>Peter McKenna</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Morna Regan</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>RTS Ireland Television Awards</td><td>Drama</td><td>Hidden Assets</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Irish Film & Television Academy</td><td>Best Drama</td><td>Hidden Assets Series 2</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best Script</td><td>Peter McKenna</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Best Supporting Actress</td><td>Cathy Belton</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Best Supporting Actor</td><td>Aaron Monaghan</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Rising Star</td><td>Kwaku Fortune</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Irish Film & Television Academy</td><td>Director Drama</td><td>Mia Mullarkey</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Script Drama</td><td>Cara Loftus</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Lead Actor - Drama</td><td>Aaron Monaghan</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Lead Actress - Drama</td><td>Nora-Jane Noone</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Supporting Actor - Drama</td><td>Dónall Ó Héalaí</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Supporting Actress - Drama</td><td>Cathy Belton</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>