Bingeworthy TV Shows
SYNOPSIS In a small Finnish village, local officer Nina Kautsalo responds to a call about gunshots and finds a dying woman in a cage infected with a lethal virus.
WHAT Contemporary crime thriller. Strong female lead. Human trafficking, international criminals, a contagious and deadly virus.
WHY Most popular original series from Finland’s top streaming service and drama producer Elisa Viihde
SYNOPSIS A political strategist vows revenge after taking the fall to save a presidential candidate's campaign.
WHAT A dark drama about what it takes to succeed in politics.
WHY Kad Merad was nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2017 International Emmy Awards.
SYNOPSIS A high ranking police officer’s search for his missing sister spans 30 years and reveals a series of horrific murders.
WHAT Police procedural inspired by real life events.
WHY Most watched series on Germany’s ARD streaming platform in 2020.
SYNOPSIS Oleg, a fictional KGB major, sets out to uncover the truth of what happened on the Dyatlov Pass.
WHAT A dramatization of the real-life mystery surrounding the 1959 disappearance of nine experienced Russian hikers.
WHY Acclaimed Russian screenwriter Ilya Kulikov created the series based on declassified documents of the investigation.
SYNOPSIS An undercover officer attempts to coerce a confession out of a suspect, eventually leading to the arrest of an innocent man.
WHAT A police procedural told from a female perspective.
WHY Based on a real entrapment case from 1992. The officer's identity has never been revealed.
SYNOPSIS An apparent industrial accident at a wind farm leads detectives to uncover a web of corruption.
WHAT Economic crime thriller set in the world of sustainable energy.
WHY Another winner from the producers of The Bridge and The Killing.
SYNOPSIS Rookie cop Chloé, a new arrival to French Guiana, investigates the ritualistic double murder of a French couple and their missing son.
WHAT What begins as a police procedural quickly takes a turn as the story moves from tin-shack favelas to the heart of the jungle and voodoo rituals.
WHY Iskander dives into the mysticism and specificities of French Guiana from the point of view of a French girl.
SYNOPSIS Three women living self-sufficiently on a remote island will do whatever it takes to prevent a priest from disrupting their way of life.
WHAT A gothic fairytale that keeps you guessing.
WHY Nominated for 18 awards at the 2019 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
SYNOPSIS When her police officer daughter disappears, retired cop Catherine embarks on a race against time to find her.
WHAT Crime thriller set in the sewers and catacombs of Paris.
WHY Top French actors; Inspired by Heart of Darkness, Seven & True Detective.
SYNOPSIS German and Austrian detectives team up to search for a serial killer who uses a Krampus mask to hide his identity.
WHAT In folklore, Krampus visited children who misbehaved during the Christmas season.
WHY Winner of multiple television awards in Germany and Austria.
SYNOPSIS A bored housewife answers a call from an unknown number only to hear the caller plead for help for his pregnant wife and then suddenly get murdered.
WHAT The series dances around the questions of who is right and what is real.
WHY Writer/director Arian Moayed plays Stewy on HBO’s “Succession.” Stars Tony Award Winner Kelli O’Hara.
SYNOPSIS Swedish and Danish detectives must work together to track down a brutal killer.
WHAT The series that launched Nordic Noir as a genre.
WHY See the original series that spawned 5 local-language remakes.
SYNOPSIS When three skeletons are discovered in a deep pit, detectives make an even more surprising discovery – DNA tests match with three very-much-alive people.
WHAT A police drama that centers on human connections and relationships.
WHY Best Drama Series and Best Art Direction nominations at the 2019 Awards of the Israeli Television Academy.
SYNOPSIS Available for the first time to North American streaming audiences.
WHAT Each season follows a different murder case, with each episode covering 24 gripping hours of investigation.
WHY BAFTA winner for Best International TV Series. Basis for the American remake on AMC/Netflix.
SYNOPSIS An extraordinary true crime story that exposes the Catholic Church’s involvement in the trafficking, neglect and suspicious deaths of babies born to unwed mothers.
WHAT Stories of some of the survivors of the Bon Secours mother and baby home in Tuam, Ireland.
WHY Tuam is just one of 18 such mother and baby homes investigated across Ireland.
When troubled teen Jas starts investigating her dad’s suspicious death, she clashes with new teacher Ruby, who’s hiding a dark secret. What Jas uncovers will change everything for their small Tasmanian town.
SYNOPSIS The theft of 66 safe deposit boxes leads Inspector Paul Gerardi to a secret organization whose members are Belgian’s most powerful and elite.
WHAT Starts as a classic bank heist and evolves into a conspiracy thriller.
WHY An exploration of "vanity and greed, how power and money corrupts, and what people do when their secrets are about to be made public".
SYNOPSIS The stories of eight characters whose lives interconnect in the days leading up to and following a terrorist attack in Copenhagen.
WHAT A look at how people's decisions, even those seemingly inconsequential, affect others' lives.
WHY Nominated for six television awards.