Bookkeeper or top criminal: Why “unguessable” detective drama Incognito will be your next TV obsession

The best detective dramas are the ones that are totally unguessable - which is why we're putting Incognito on your radar. The dark and twisty drama - which has been snagged by Channel 4’s Walter Presents - follows a police officer who goes undercover to find out whether a suspicious-seeming woman is a bookkeeper or in fact a top criminal - and we think it’ll be your next TV obsession!

This Dutch drama follows Felix Hartman, an undercover agent who's convinced that Lize Berg, a seemingly ordinary bookkeeper, is hiding something. Specifically, he suspects that she’s using the identity to disguise the fact that she’s a criminal at large. To find out the truth, he embeds himself in Lize’s daily life, getting familiar with her routine - until his investigation spirals into something much deeper, darker and more dangerous.

While we wait patiently for Incognito to arrive on our screens, here’s everything you need to know about the series, including the plot, cast and release date.

What is Incognito about?

The six-part series - which was originally released in 2023 in the Netherlands - follows Felix Hartman (Dragan Bakema), the “mysterious, magnetic and dangerously divided” police officer who is assigned to investigate Lize Berg (Melody Klaver). She’s a seemingly normal, run-of-the-mill bookkeeper with a quiet life - but Felix goes undercover to find out if she’s who she really says she is - or, in fact, a wanted criminal.

Channel 4’s synopsis continues: “Tasked with uncovering whether she is, in fact, a dangerous crime lord cloaked in normality, he embeds himself in her everyday routines, watching, listening, waiting until the investigation spirals into a deadly dance between truth and betrayal, where one wrong step could cost them both everything.”

Who’s in the cast of Incognito?

The cast of Incognito includes:

• Dragan Bakema as Felix Hartman
• Melody Klaver as Lize Berg
• Eelco Smits as Meindert
• Juliette van Ardenne as Simone van Delft
• Jaap Spijkers as David Coldewey
• Altynai van Gompel as Noa Hartman
• Koen Ruitenbeek as Max Riebeck
• Oli Bigalke as Florian Riebeck
• Terence Scheruers as Helen
• Giam Kwee as Annechien
• Kenzo Kooren as Dries
• Edon Rizvanolli as Paunovic
• Jason de Ridder as Wesley Goudsmit
• Ivan Markovic as Krasic
• Ivan Jovic as Babic
• Mike Libanon as Alexander
• Eva Damen as Carla
• Poal Cairo as Yessin

Is Incognito any good?

Yes - it’s a thrilling and addictive series with heaps of Dutch acting talent and a very exciting premise! One great sign is that it’s been snapped up by Walter Presents - a series of dramas that are hand-picked by film buff Walter Iuzzolino.

How can I watch Incognito?

There’s not long to wait! Incognito will be available to watch on Channel 4 streaming from Friday 17th October.

What other Walter Presents dramas can I watch now?

Another fantastic series that’s just been snapped up by Walter Presents is The Wall: The Orchard, in which the discovery of a skeleton dredges up some dark family secrets for a Canadian detective. Another drama that we’d highly recommend is Freezing Embrace, which follows a small Finnish town plagued by a string of ritualistic murders, and criminal inspector Antti Hautalehto is on the case. You can watch both of them now via Channel 4.