| Developer: | Peter McKenna |
| Director: | Thaddeus O'Sullivan Kadir Ferati Balci |
| Composer: | Michel Corriveau |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Executive Producer: | James 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 |
| Producer: | Siobhán Bourke, Anna-Sue Greenberg, Kathryn Lennon, Catherine O'Flaherty |
| Cinematography: | Diego Dezuttere, Richard Kendrick, Dries Delputte, Tim Fleming, Simon Walsh |
| Editor: | David Di Francesco, Chantal Lussier |
| Network: | RTÉ |
| Related: | Acceptable Risk |
Hidden Assets is an Irish/Canadian/Belgian crime drama developed by Peter McKenna and directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan and Kadir Ferati Balci. The series premiered on RTÉ on May 10, 2022. The second season premiered on RTÉ on September 3, 2023.[1] The series is a spinoff of Acceptable Risk.[2]
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.[3]
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,[4] 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.[5] The second season was written by Peter McKenna, Mary Fox & Marty Thornton, Sinéad Collopy, and Susan E. Connolly.
The first series' finale was watched by 458,000 viewers[6] in Ireland.
Irish Examiner 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. 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 2 December 2023.[9]
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).
| Irish Film & Television Academy | 2022 | Drama Series | Hidden Assets Season 1 | Nominated | |
| Actress Lead Role Television | 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 | |
| Irish Film & Television Academy | 2024 | Best Drama | Hidden Assets Series 2 | Nominated | |
| Best Script | Hidden Assets Series 2 | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Cathy Belton | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Aaron Monaghan | Nominated |