{"id":3680,"date":"2021-12-23T15:18:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T20:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/23\/liverpool-star-virgil-van-dijk-shows-acting-credentials-in-netflix-teaser\/"},"modified":"2021-12-23T15:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T20:18:56","slug":"liverpool-star-virgil-van-dijk-shows-acting-credentials-in-netflix-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/23\/liverpool-star-virgil-van-dijk-shows-acting-credentials-in-netflix-teaser\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk shows acting credentials in Netflix teaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Van Dijk looks to dominate a different field<\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool star man and Dutch international Virgil van Dijk have taken up another profession that he hopes to dominate after a video released on social media revealed a potential role in the new season of Netflix show \u201cUndercover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The worldwide streaming company, often known for highly successful shows that they themselves produce, has called upon the Liverpool man to feature in a teaser for the Dutch-language show that has now entered its second season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?\u26bd\ufe0f | NEW: Virgil Van Dijk starring in a new Dutch show on Netflix, \u201cUndercover\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7OGdtNQnP7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/7OGdtNQnP7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Football For All (@FootballlForAll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FootballlForAll\/status\/1474060784229617664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Loosely based on real-life events pertaining to the investigation and eventual arrest of Dutch drug kingpin <a href=\"https:\/\/nltimes.nl\/2015\/06\/11\/dutch-drug-lord-given-early-prison-release-belgium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Janus van Wessenbeeck<\/a> who operated out of the Dutch province of Limburg.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/1807608-liverpools-virgil-van-dijk-stars-in-undercover-netflix-trailer-and-fans-are-seriously-confused\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Give Me Sport<\/a>, Van Dijk \u2013 who plays himself in the Netflix trailer \u2013 may not actually appear in the show itself, but rather, the released trailer could be for promotional purposes only.<\/p>\n<h2>Liverpool keeping pace with Manchester City<\/h2>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/virgil-van-dijk-reveals-who-will-replace-him-at-liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virgil van Dijk<\/a> is showing his metal in the acting arena, the star Liverpool center-back remains ever-present and influential for J\u00fcrgen Klopp\u2019s Reds as they look to run-down table-topping Manchester City.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1622298\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1622298\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1622298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359398897-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"Video: Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk shows off acting talents in new Netflix show \u2018Undercover\u2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359398897-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359398897-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359398897-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359398897-1536x918.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359398897-2048x1224.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1359398897-910x544.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1622298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND \u2013 DECEMBER 16: Fans of Newcastle United react as Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates after scoring their side\u2019s first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Anfield on December 16, 2021 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liverpool sits just three points adrift of Pep Guardiola\u2019s men after a disappointing 2-2 draw against Tottenham on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/liverpool\/match-coverage\/former-premier-league-referee-admits-that-officials-let-pre-match-knowledge-affect-decisions-during-matches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">which was not without controversy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scottish left-back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/andy-robertson-joins-aleksandar-mitrovic-in-exclusive-premier-league-club-after-sending-off-vs-tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Robertson<\/a> was given a straight red and his marching orders in the 77th minute, but Spurs star and England captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/why-harry-kane-was-not-sent-off-for-tottenham-vs-liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry Kane<\/a> was not given the same treatment for a reckless challenge on Robertson before the player was sent off.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the draw, Liverpool remains the top goalscoring club in the Premier League with 50-goals in eighteen matches, and at the moment, seem to be the only side capable of usurping Man City from the top after Chelsea have begun to flounder in their attempts to remain relevant in the title race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Dijk looks to dominate a different field Liverpool star man and Dutch international Virgil van Dijk have taken up another profession that he hopes to dominate after a video released on social media revealed a potential role in the new season of Netflix show \u201cUndercover.\u201d The worldwide streaming company, often known for highly successful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-3680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}