Best Foreign TV Series (Outside of the United States)
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This is the definitive list for foreign serialized tv programs with English subtitles. I only added series that are easily found on the internet with hard-coded English subtitles. I update this list frequently. *Foreign means outside of the United States*
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This is the definitive list for foreign serialized tv programs with English subtitles. I only added series that are easily found on the internet with hard-coded English subtitles. I update this list frequently. *Foreign means outside of the United States*
You can also find me on the tvtime app at: https://tvtime.com/r/22JNp
If you don't have this app please get it because it's so easy to track your shows and there's a comment section as well.
If you need help finding episodes with English subtitles just shoot me a message and I'll give you that info, or check out my blog at http://www.sociallyurban.com and search for "foreign tv links".
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- StarsLee Jung-jaePark Hae-sooDylan BesseauHundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
- CreatorHenk HandloegtenTom TykwerAchim von BorriesStarsVolker BruchLiv Lisa FriesLars EidingerColognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.This series is a definite must see. The characters, the story, the cinematography, the music, and the actors are as close to perfection as you can get.
Season 1 with English subtitles can be found on Netflix right now but season 2 is not. Season 2 with English subtitles can be found on the web if you know where to look for it. Or you can wait until Netflix adds the new season. I hear it is in the works and will be available sometime soon. I'll keep you posted. - CreatorFabrice GobertStarsAnne ConsignyClotilde HesmeFrédéric PierrotIn a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead begin to inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Forcing the townsfolk to confront their difficult past as they seek to understand this phenomenon.In a small Alpine village, in the shadow of a vast dam, a small group of men, women and children find themselves in a state of confusion, trying to return to their homes. What they do not yet know is that they have been dead for several years, and no one is expecting them back. Their arrival coincides with a series of gruesome murders which bear a chilling resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the past. This is a homecoming like no other.
**MY THOUGHTS**
One of the best tv series I've ever seen! Unfortunately this show's premise has been copied in a number of American TV series. But when this one came out it was 100% original and unlike anything else on tv. So you may get the urge to write this one off thinking it's been done already. Resist that urge! This was the original and it's so much better than the others that came after it. - StarsPark Shin-hyeHyun BinMin Jin-woongAfter suffering a setback following a friend's betrayal Yoo Jin Woo travels to Spain on a business. There, he stays at an old hostel owned by a former classical guitarist Jung Hee Joo. The two get entangled in a mysterious incident.
- CreatorJosé PadilhaStarsCaroline AbrasSelton MelloEnrique DiazDramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.Can be found on Netflix.
- CreatorBaran bo OdarJantje FrieseStarsLouis HofmannKaroline EichhornLisa VicariA family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
- StarsAdriana OzoresAmaia SalamancaYon GonzálezA family-owned hotel in the fictional coastal Spanish town of Cantaloa in 1905: love, blackmail, jealousies, crime, comedy, and plots and counter-plots all involving the hotel's owners, guests, detectives, and residential employees.Gran Hotel follows the mysterious happenings within the elegant hotel halls and gardens after the disappearance of one of the maids.
- CreatorJun LanaStarsKokoy De SantosElijah CanlasAdrianna SoCairo is raring for a rematch after his sudden defeat in a popular mobile game. But his opponent Gavreel wants something in return.
- DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceEwa FrölingA journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceLena EndreLisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.
- StarsJill ScottAnika Noni RoseLucian MsamatiPrecious Ramotswe launches the first-ever female detective agency in Botswana. She embarks on various adventures while investigating cases and must also overcome several challenges in her quest.If this doesn't look like something you'd usually get into, then take a chance and watch the first episode. I guarantee you'll fall in love with this very original series. I was skeptical at first too but I'm glad I gave it a chance. One of the few tv shows I ranked with a 9 star rating (should be 9.5).
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsNoomi RapaceMichael NyqvistLena EndreAs computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.
- CreatorKarianne LundJo NesbøErik SkjoldbjærgStarsHenrik MestadAne Dahl TorpEldar SkarIn the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union because the newly-elected environmentally-friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea.
- CreatorVeerle BaetensMalin-Sarah GozinStarsVeerle BaetensStijn Van OpstalJeroen PercevalA woman who has lost her memories plays an important role in a disappearance case. To prove her innocence, she must remember everything.
- CreatorEmmanuel DaucéFrédéric KrivinePhilippe TriboitStarsRobin RenucciAudrey FleurotThierry GodardTraces the experiences of various residents of a fictional small village just inside the occupation zone during WWII. Deals with issues including collaboration, the Resistance, the fate of French Jews, and war profiteering.A French village and its inhabitants go through the ups and (mainly) downs of the occupation by the German army from 1940 to 1945. The village doctor is assigned as mayor, and confronted with the challenges, dilemmas, and contradictory demands and situations. At the same time, therre is a lot of peronal interaction with a number of interesting characters
- CreatorEric RochantStarsMathieu KassovitzFlorence Loiret CailleJonathan ZaccaïA very unique and captivating series about the "bureau des légendes", the mythical powerhouse within the French Secret Service and its dare devil ghost agents.
- StarsAdriana UgarteMari Carmen SánchezTristán UlloaThe life of Sira, a dressmaker consumed by the love of a man, left the turmoil of Madrid prior to the Civil War at Tangier, where she inadvertently becomes part of an espionage scheme.
- CreatorAdam PriceStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingA political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.Amazing tv political drama, but only watch the first two seasons because season 3 is horrible. It makes you upset that a show as good as this destroys it all in season 3.
- StarsNoomi RapaceMichael NyqvistLena EndreThe adventures of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander.
- CreatorMegan GallagherStarsTobias SantelmannEllen Dorrit PetersenBenjamin HelstadTo protect his family, police detective Nikolai covers up a murder case. But when his co-investigator Anniken suspects foul play, he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty, blurring the line between right and wrong.This is one of my favorites. The detective character is gay, which they left that part out of the description for some reason. I love seeing lgbt characters playing roles that have nothing to do with their sexuality. I wish more series would do that. We're regular people too.
- StarsSattabut LaedekeThanatsaran SamthonglaiTrai NimtawatMork, a boy who sells DVDs at his father's barber shop. When he leaves Tee, in the middle of a haircut, Mork attempts his first haircut, which ended in Tee having a terrible hair and leaving angry making a rivalry between them.
- StarsMaggie GyllenhaalStephen ReaLubna AzabalCenters on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her father's arms business and finds herself in an international maelstrom as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.Extremely well done series. Watch this if you want to see a master class on acting, character building, or creating edge of your seat suspense.
- CreatorHaro AsoStarsKento YamazakiTao TsuchiyaNijirô MurakamiObsessed gamer Arisu suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive.
- StarsDolores HerediaJuan Manuel BernalAida LópezThe stories of several women imprisoned for different reasons in an experimental penal complex in Mexico City.This series aired on HBO Latin. It's set in Argentina with the storyline built around a women's prison. They incorporate shady politics and the exploitation of women without being too preachy. It's a smart show with an amazing cast. The show description doesn't sound all that interesting, but you'd be wrong to assume that. It's a really interesting and well written series. It's in Spanish but there are easily findable videos on the internet with hard-coded English subtitles. If you're still not convinced just watch the first episode and watch how quick the story pulls you in. The only bad part about the show is the last 2 seasons. It starts to lose the creative spark that was so apparent in the first two seasons. They were still good, just not as good as the first 2.
- StarsPrachaya RuangrojPerawat SangpotiratChanagun ArpornsutinanA confident gay freshman at an engineering school relentlessly seduces the closeted mentoring junior who bullies him.
- CreatorMuye ZhangStarsXian LiMing'en ZhangCici WangSet in the Republic years in China, four young people investigate several mystery cases and stop heresy.Very interesting series from China. It took me a few episodes to get into it, but the story starts to take off after the 3rd or 4th episode. If you like fantasy mixed with cool martial arts, you'll probably enjoy this one. The lead actor is really cute too so there's that.
- CreatorLars LundströmStarsLisette T. PaglerPia HalvorsenJohan PaulsenIn an alternative present, companion robots are commonplace. When humans make copies of themselves so lifelike that they form emotional bonds, questions and ethical dilemmas arise.Also known as "Real Humans"
- CreatorCarlo BernardChris BrancatoDoug MiroStarsPedro PascalWagner MouraBoyd HolbrookA chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.
- StarsMarianne SheehanRikki Beadle BlairNoel ClarkeKwame is seventeen; sexy and unswervingly straight with his hormones raging like a forest fire.A really edgy smart and youthful UK tv series. The storylines are still unlike anything else you've seen on television even though it's about 15 years old now.
- CreatorJeppe Gjervig GramJannik Tai MosholtAnders Frithiof AugustStarsEsben SmedThomas HwanNatalie MadueñoA big Danish sustainable energy company has had an enormous, suspect growth. Problems start, when an employee's body is found and cop detective Justesen starts investigating Energreen.
- CreatorPedro AguileraStarsBianca ComparatoVaneza OliveiraRodolfo ValenteA post-apocalyptic thriller set in near-future Brazil, where a select few are allowed to join a privileged society after undergoing an intense and competitive process.
- CreatorAmit CohenRon LeshemDaniel SyrkinStarsRan Khalil DankerMoni MoshonovMark IvanirBased on a similar concept to "The Americans", "The Gordin Cell" follows the lives of a married pair of former Soviet spies who are forced to face their past when asked to surrender their son to Russian Intelligence. Will he choose to betray his parents or his native country?This is a really well written series and will keep you guessing as to what each character's next move will be. And two of the male lead characters are extremely attractive which doesn't hurt at all either (lol).
Diana and Mickey Gordin immigrated to Israel from the Soviet Union in the 90s and adjusted in Israel while starting a family together and had 2 children and worked their way up to the upper middle class. In fact, both were recruited by the KGB Intelligence Directorate to collect data for the organization, but that was a decade ago.
It has been many years, but their past haunts them again. Their liaison agent, the legendary spy, Yaacov Lundin, is coming back. He demands they transfer their young son Eyal to work for him. Eyal, an outstanding military officer working for the office of the Israeli Air Force Commander, has no idea his parents are spies. While trying to avoid their past, the Shabak’s Russian Department closes in on them, while Eyal himself must try to understand if he is to become a state traitor or to be a traitor to his parents. - CreatorMåns MårlindHans RosenfeldtBjörn SteinStarsSofia HelinRafael PetterssonSarah BobergWhen a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
- StarsAdam LundgrenAdam PålssonBjörn KjellmanA story of love and death. Rasmus, 19, escapes to Stockholm and finds love in the religious Benjamin just as the AIDS epidemic hits the city's gay community.
- StarsAlessandro BorghiGiacomo FerraraFilippo NigroIn 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican.
- StarsMaciej ZakoscielnyJakub WesolowskiJan WieczorkowskiFollows a group of young officers who are dropped by parachute back into Poland to help the resistance movement during World War 2.Also known as "Czas honoru". Period drama that takes place in Poland during WWII. Lots of action, mystery, and misery. lol
- CreatorRamón CamposGema R. NeiraTeresa Fernández-ValdésStarsBlanca SuárezYon GonzálezAna FernándezSet in the 1920s, this is the story of four women from different backgrounds newly hired as operators for a phone company.
- StarsVenkiAnant NagSudheendraBased on the works of R.K. Narayan, Malgudi Days chronicles the lives of people living in the fictitious town of Malgudi.This was such an unexpected delight. I found the series while searching for something else. If I had read the description prior to viewing the first episode I would have skipped over it. The storylines are pretty simple and there's not much action to speak of. But it's incredibly engaging and I could relate to the characters even though they live thousands of miles away from me and speak another language. It's hard trying to describe this series in a way that would make someone want to watch it. All I can say is give it a try and you'll see exactly what I mean.
It's kind of like the Indian version of The "Andy Griffith Show" mixed with "The Little Rascals". That may sound boring but I promise it's not. - CreatorOlivier MarchalStarsJean-Hugues AngladeJoseph MalerbaKarole RocherA dark realistic cop series follows a squad of Paris cops who exist in the blurred boundaries at the very edge of the law, often using violence and intimidation to get the job done.
- CreatorSøren SveistrupStarsSofie GråbølMorten SuurballeLars MikkelsenPolice detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
- CreatorDavid Miranda-HardyStarsAlejandro GoicTrinidad GonzálezIngrid IsenseeA veteran journalist starting a news site about corruption in Chile stumbles on a big story when a fellow investigative reporter dies suspiciously.
- CreatorÁlex PinaStarsÚrsula CorberóÁlvaro MorteItziar ItuñoAn unusual group of robbers attempt to carry out the most perfect robbery in Spanish history - stealing 2.4 billion euros from the Royal Mint of Spain.Both seasons are now available on Netflix
- CreatorDan FranckStarsGérard DepardieuBenoît MagimelGéraldine PailhasA tale of power, corruption and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the French port city of Marseille.
- CreatorEmmanuel DaucéCharline de LépineDan FranckStarsBruno WolkowitchGrégory FitoussiPhilippe MagnanAfter the assassination of the president, the electoral campaign begins again. The president's former advisor, is trying to promote his foals. The Secretary of State, is also in the running. The dirty tricks multiply.Also known by the title "Spin".
- CreatorIsrael Adrián CaetanoSebastián OrtegaStarsNicolás FurtadoMartina GusmánClaudio RissiPastor, an undercover cop sets on a mission to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a judge by infiltrating the prison where she's suspected to be at. Once inside he will have to learn to live by the prison's and the inmates' rules.
- CreatorMaya IlsøeStarsTrine DyrholmMarie Bach HansenCarsten BjørnlundThe death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for the family inheritance.Starts out slow but don't give up on it. You'll appreciate the time the director devoted to early character development about halfway through the first season. I gave this a 9 rating on IMDb, so that should tell you something.
- CreatorGideon RaffStarsIshai GolanYoram ToledanoYaël AbecassisAfter 17 years in captivity, Israeli soldiers Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach and Amiel Ben Horin return to the country that made them national icons. They work to overcome the trauma of torture and captivity.
- CreatorAnna WingerJörg WingerStarsJonas NayMaria SchraderUlrich NoethenMartin Rauch is recruited by the HVA to infiltrate the West Germany army. As a rookie spy, his decisions constantly put his cover at risk and force his agency to take extreme measures.
- StarsSophie LorainGilbert SicottePierre LebeauAnne Fortier détient un doctorat en psychologie, doublé d'une spécialité en clinique criminelle. Elle exerce son métier comme contractuelle au SAS - la Section anti-sociopathes -, escouade d'enquête très spécialisée, chargée des dossiers criminels dont personne ne veut dans les escouades conventionnelles: tueurs en série, tueurs de masse, cas de violence familiale particulièrement délicats, kidnappeurs et terroristes. Distraite et parfois loufoque, Anne n'en demeure pas moins passionnée et dédiée à son travail. Mais elle est d'abord une personne solitaire, qui a volontairement choisi de vivre en marge des autres, pratiquement recluse, pour des raisons strictement personnelles, ce qui n'empêche pas son entourage de chercher à en savoir plus.French TV crime drama. The first episode is a little slow but episode 2 is where it really takes off.
- CreatorLars LundströmStarsOla RapaceAnja LundqvistBisse UngerHoffa, Nicke and Hamid want more luxury but the money is just not enough. So they get faster money, but not legalBrotherhood (also titled as "Tusenbröder") is a drama TV-series on Swedish Television in three seasons. The main character Hoffa is living a middle class life with his wife and children in a suburb of Stockholm. He owns a small business with his two best friends but business is slow and they are in debt. They end up finding a way to make more money but it sends them down a path that they can not control.
- CreatorIván EscobarÁlex PinaStarsJuanjo ArteroMario CasasBlanca SuárezA global cataclysm, caused by a fatal accident in Geneva (Switzerland) during the implementation of the particle accelerator will lead to crew of vessel-school Estrella Polar to live the adventure of their lives.
- CreatorStuart CarolanStarsTom Vaughan-LawlorKillian ScottAoibhinn McGinnityThe story of the organized crime scene of Dublin is revealed, centered on Darren, who wants to stay out of trouble but ends up returning to his old habits and his old gang.This show is from Ireland so there's no need for subtitles, but some of the slang is a little hard to understand. Other than that it's an incredible series even though the quality starts to decline after season 3.
- CreatorLeonardo FasoliStefano BisesRoberto SavianoStarsSalvatore EspositoMarco D'AmoreIvana LotitoCiro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family's life at risk.
- StarsCho Seung-wooBae DoonaLee Jun-hyukWith the help of a gutsy female detective, a prosecutor who has almost lost the ability to feel emotions tackles a strange murder case amid political corruption.
- StarsMads WilleSonja RichterSara Hjort DitlevsenSix different people's experiences and perceptions of the same six weeks. Intense intrigue and intense love in the Copenhagen theater environment is unleashed during the creation of a new performance.This series is a very slow moving but gripping drama about the relationships centered around one female actor who's boyfriend is directing a play that stars her. Her boyfriend/director also casts her ex-boyfriend to play her love interest in the play. They show the same events from 4 or 5 (can't recall) different perspectives. You never really know who's using who, or who's right or wrong. You'll make up your mind after watching the girlfriend's perspective, then watch the same events through another character's perspective and totally change your mind. If you love good drama, great dialogue, and stripped down performances, you'll love Forestillinger. But let me warn you right now; get ready to hate each of the characters at some point throughout the season because no one is innocent in this story.
- CreatorJavier OlivaresPablo OlivaresStarsCayetana Guillén CuervoJuan GeaFrancesca PiñónA warrior from the 16th Century, the first female university student from the 19th Century, and a paramedic from the 21st Century join a secret agency to prevent people from changing Spanish history using time-traveling doors.
- CreatorYoung-Hyun KimSang-yeon ParkStarsJung In-sunKim Kang-wooHan Sang-jinA Sci-Fi-Mystery drama - episodes contain two shorter stories, the first half is set in 2017 called "Beta Project," and the second half in 2037 called "Grand New World.
- CreatorGuy GoossensMarc PuntStarsAxel DaeseleireManou KerstingIndre JaraiteEach year hundreds of women are taken from their homes and forced into a life of prostitution and sexual slavery. This is the story of ten of them. A Belgian criminal gang head east to Lithuania to recruit young women desperate to leave their impoverished lives. Promising a glamorous life as members of a stage dance troupe, the girls are eager to sign up. From the training in Cyprus, to the strip clubs and illegal brothers in Belgium, the girls from the start are forced into a life of rape, abuse, murder and misery. The police are slow and corrupt, and the gangsters are always one step ahead of the law.Gritty drama about prostitution, human trafficking, and Eastern European organized crime. This series really focuses on the women who get caught up in this and their lives with the men who pimp them. I the official description says it's "a history of prostitution" which makes it sound very clinical and documentary like, but it's not like that at all so don't let the bad description discourage you from checking it out. Another thing to note is of course there's a lot of nudity and sexual content but it never seems exploitative (imo).
- StarsMax RiemeltRonald ZehrfeldMarie BäumerThe worlds of a young Russo-German cop who investigates within the Berlin Russian mafia milieu and a young Russian woman who is forced into prostitution, intertwine when they meet and fall in love.Acclaimed multi-layered series about the Russian mafia in Berlin.
- StarsWing FanKing ChinChiang TingTaipei in the 1970's was a very intolerant place for homosexuals. This story is about a young man named A Qing whose family cut him off because of his sexual orientation.
- StarsVinicio MarchioniAlessandro RojaMarco BocciThis crime drama, set in Rome in the 1970s, tells the story of the Banda della Magia, a prolific Italian crime family responsible for some of the country's most violent crimes.
- CreatorJarl Emsell LarsenStarsAxel BøyumAnneke von der LippeOdin WaageTwo 15 year old boys secretly meet up in the forest, only to witness a blood bath. They are seen, but escape trying to keep this as a secret, both in fear of the perpetrator and that their secret is revealed.
- CreatorDennis KellyStarsAdeel AkhtarPaul HigginsNeil MaskellAfter a group of people, who meet online, discover a bizarre graphic novel which seems to hold mysterious answers, they find themselves being tracked down by a merciless organization known merely as 'The Network'.UK series in English.
Season 1 was amazing. Season 2 was disappointing... extremely disappointing. - CreatorBill GallagherSarah BartonSarah BrownStarsJoanna VanderhamEmun ElliottStephen WightThe story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world.
- CreatorJane CampionGerard LeeStarsElisabeth MossDavid WenhamPeter MullanObsessed with the disappearance of a 12-year-old pregnant girl near a freezing lake in New Zealand, a brave detective will find herself up against small-town secrets and a side of herself that was meticulously kept at bay.UK series in English.
- StarsAtli Rafn SigurðssonBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonHeida ReedThe Cliff is a dramatic mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths, set against the backdrop of a controversial hydroelectric project. From Walter Presents, in Icelandic with English subtitles.
- StarsMohau CeleJemima OsundeAnge Eric N'GuessanDaring drama, set across multiple countries, that follows the lives of young people as they encounter love, lust, and the challenges of growing up.This is a great drama series with some comedic moments set in Nairobi, Kenya. In the first season it focuses on a modern girl Ayira who knows what she wants and how to get it. She develops a relationship with an older man at the expense of a long time lover Ty. It also looks at the life of two lovers Virginia and Leo who face various obstacles in their relationships but are determined to make it work.
I avoided watching this series at first because it didn't look like something I'd get into. The young mtv style characters with a lot of lighthearted humor mixed into the drama isn't really my thing, but after giving the first episode a chance I quickly changed my mind. It's great, engaging, fresh, and unlike any other series on this list. Give it a try. I promise you'll love it. - CreatorBobby MorescoStarsMichael NyqvistDominic MonaghanCecilia HällNew York, USA. Stockholm, Sweden. Over the past twelve months young, blonde, blue-eyed women have been found dead in a meadow where Asphodel flowers grow.
- StarsKrystof HádekVica KerekesRostislav Novák Jr.The 25-year-old son of a respected police officer reluctantly joins the force as a traffic photographer after repeatedly failing to get into film school in this intriguing Czech crime drama series.Also known as "The Lens" - This is a crime thriller from the Czech Republic where a traffic photographer is recruited into an elite crime squad after his photos help solve the murder of his own father. Slow paced at first but picks up by the 2nd episode.
- StarsPaula EchevarríaMiguel Ángel SilvestreAitana Sánchez-GijónA feel-good, compelling Spanish story of a fashion house in Madrid in the late 50's, which is scene to money, fashion, drama, entanglements, love, jealousies, plots, counter-plots involving its owners, customers and residential employees.
- StarsGabriel ByrneBrian GleesonNick DunningA chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue investigates sudden death victims in the 1950s.Irish series in English.
- CreatorÓskar JónassonSigurjón KjartanssonStarsSara Dögg ÁsgeirsdóttirAnnalísa HermannsdóttirKjartan GuðjónssonIcelandic thriller about a tabloid journalist, whose investigations often put her in the path of danger.A fast paced Icelandic crime series that takes place at a tabloid newspaper where people's reputations are built and ruined in the space of a carefully placed headline. In a 6 episode season each storyline unfolds over 2 episodes and wraps the mystery up at the end of the 2nd episode, which gives us 3 different stories per season. This is a tv find you don't want to miss.
- CreatorJeffrey LieberStarsMaddie HassonSarah DesjardinsEnuka OkumaA young woman discovers she has the extraordinary power of teleportation.I know this isn't a foreign series but I loved it so much I had to add it. There's been a lot of super hero, super powers types of series lately and it has gotten to be a bit monotonous, but this isn't like those at all. The superpower isn't even the central idea for most of the series. So give it a try I know you're going to love it as much as I do.
- StarsJalil LespertSimon AbkarianArmelle DeutschMini-series about the characters and lives of the inhabitants of the red light district in Paris.
- CreatorRonan BennettStarsAshley WaltersKanoJasmine JobsonTwo London drug dealers ply their lucrative trade at a public housing estate in East London.UK series in English.
- StarsSylvia HoeksKees PrinsGuido PollemansAfter a photographer and a lawyer start a steamy affair, their lives and those around them get entangled in dirty business and family secrets.
- StarsJudith DavisNicolas CazaléNina MeurisseAfter the death of a 17-year-old soccer fan during a game, Alexandra Perrucci, a young police detective, leads an investigation in her hometown.Also known by the title "Match Day".
- StarsPaula BeerBarry AtsmaDésirée NosbuschAmbitious Jana is confronted with the unscrupulous machinations of the world of finance. Her working life is determined by egotism, the pressure to succeed and machismo. She soon has to decide how far she is prepared to go for her career.
- StarsJuana VialeGabriel GoityAna CelentanoUpon his release from jail, Hugo Lopez, the psychopathic leader of The Sons of Saturn cult, begins to torment the ex-cop whose daughter he killed three years ago.
- CreatorAlexandra ClertGuy-Patrick SainderichinStarsCaroline ProustAudrey FleurotThierry GodardFollows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
- StarsMew SuppasitKanawut TraipipattanapongSuttinut UengtrakulType is a freshman that seems like a warm person but is homophobic because of what happened in his childhood. His freshman life turns upside down when he gets a roommate, Tharn. What can possibly be the outcome of their story?
- CreatorJens DahlLolita BellstarStarsLene Maria ChristensenLars BrygmannNicole JohansenWhen her husband is imprisoned, inexperienced Lulu must take over the family business while raising two children and working to clear his name.
- CreatorJannik Tai MosholtChristian PotalivoEsben Toft JacobsenStarsAlba AugustLucas Lynggaard TønnesenMikkel Boe FølsgaardAfter a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety.
- StarsJi SungHwang Jeong-eumPark Seo-joonA love story between the son from a wealthy family who has 7 personalities Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) and Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) who becomes his secret psychiatrist.
- StarsNéstor CantillanaBenjamín VicuñaLuis GneccoFour men become fugitives after a failed drug deal, running from north to south of Chile.
- CreatorJuan Carlos CuetoRocío Martínez LlanoDaniel ÉcijaStarsMarta TornéMartiño RivasRaúl Fernández de PabloAfter losing their parents at sea, two siblings enter an exclusive boarding school. The students soon realize that the school is full of mysteries and secrets.
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