Top 10 Foreign TV Shows
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- This is a list of the Top 10 Foreign TV series and TV shows, completely spoiler free. Foreign TV Series guru Lamont from The Reykjavik Review breaks down why he has chosen these 10 series as the best foreign TV series that exist. The number 1 foreign TV show may not be what you imagine, given that it is only half foreign.
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The best foreign language TV shows are worth knowing because everyone talks about American series all the time but The Reykjavik Review is the only RUclips channel dedicated entirely to reviews and discussion of foreign language series and films.
Dark from Germany is among the best foreign language shows, but not the best one of all. Denmark kicked off the whole Nordic Noir fever which continued later with The Bridge from Sweden, Trapped from Iceland, Bordertown from Finland and Nobel from Norway which is no. 8 on this list. The 7th entry on this list is Undercover from Belgium, which is a surprise given what other series Belgium has given us; stinkers like The Break (La Trêve). The 6th on this list is Fauda from Israel which is outstandingly paced and shot. In 5th place is A Very Secret Service which is a beautiful parody of France in the 1960s, but also a very solid espionage series. Number 4 on the list is the impeccable Tabula Rasa and number 3 is this channel's namesake, Trapped from Iceland. Second on the list is the critically acclaimed and world celebrated The Bridge from Sweden and Denmark, and finally the list finishes with The Missing, which may be technically British but was set and filmed first in France and the second series in Germany and Afghanistan.
The Reykjavik Review is run by Lamont who is Australian. He speaks (to various levels) French and Swedish (but funnily enough, not Icelandic). 
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What are some of your favourite non-English language series?
Hahaha. I am assuming this is a joke...
@menckencynic Yeah but I can't always tell, because I don't always know what you're talking about.
For example, this one here.
I am assuming this has some link with poontang, which is something to do with Vietnamese prostitutes and their 'parts', I believe made popular by Full Metal Jacket. Maybe... I dunno. My introduction to this concept was as a kid when my favourite cricketer was named Ricky Ponting. He later went on to become one of the most celebrated Australian cricketers ever, but not when I was young, he was just a good player back then.
But this guy I hung around called him Poon-tang, which one day he semi-explained to me, just saying that it was a euphamism.
So I come to your joke with only some of the context that you might be referring to. The same thing happened with the apocalypse and Australian asking for a doughnut joke. Like, is it meant to be that Australians are stupid or just that we eat a lot? Both may be true but I don't "get" the joke.
There's a French crime series "La forêt" which we liked a lot. I enjoyed the first season of Brazilian "3%" but that may be due to Lusophilia. Many people in my circle of friends enjoyed "Les revenants" but I don't dig zombies :)
Stay away from 1983, the Polish series, where the writers seem to have tried a new recipe: let's keep ALL the ideas from the brainstorm. The dozens of story lines quickly grow apart and it takes an army of deux ex machina to bring them back together, or in most cases, not.
Stumbled upon your channel today. Absolutely delighted.
Personally, I haven't done a top 10 list yet and am not sure if I can frame it the way you did. Off-hand, I'm more inclined to ranking individual seasons rather than shows. If so, Trapped Season 1 has to be at the top for me, way above anything else. Again off-hand, I might give the second spot to Braquo Season 1.
But if I look at shows in totality, I'd rate Millennium the highest (assuming we can call it a show). If not, I'd probably rank The Bridge the highest followed by Trapped and Wallander. There would also be some names that are not on your list: Hinterland and Four Seasons in Havana. I'm not sure where exactly I'd place them.
I haven't seen Undercover as yet but you've given me a reason to. I haven't seen A Very Secret Service or Fauda either but for watching those, I guess I'll need a lot more encouragement.
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"You can't just show us and expect us to care, you have to make us care!" Well said, wish Netflix and alike would heed that.
I knew some titles, but most of your recommendations seem like solid gems, by yours and IMDB's descriptions.
Thanks a lot! This is just what I was looking for!
Glad I found this video, I was always like what's next to watch and wasn't able to find a good series. Thanks for making this video some of the mentioned series are really awesome. Keep it up! 😊
Toronto here and so glad I found you! I’ve seen Undercover and Trapped and enjoyed both, I like your critiques immensely. I’m starting on the rest as of tonight. You’re my kind of reviewer. Hey and get a fan to cool you down in the studio.
Haha - well it doesn't matter anymore because we're heading into winter, but the problem with a fan would be the noise. My sound isn't even that great as it is, but yeah I was using a fan between takes.
Thanks for your support! I have some reviews still over on my other channel (this channel is my second when I decided to split two kinds of content that I make) but yeah my reviews from this late 2019 onwards are generally better than the older ones.
Dude you don't know how grateful I am that I found my your channel. I knew I could trust your critiques when you did one on money heist and my god you were right. Most of the tv reviewers on this platform are either having terrible taste/critiques or are straight up sell outs. You just introduced me to hours of quality entertainment and are even (mostly) available on netflix. For months I was looking for reviewers that do international tv I could trust. And behold I found your channel. You have good taste. For that, thanks.
This comment came just at the right time for me, THANK YOU. I was really stewing on some crap that went down on my other channel, and to receive something encouragement like this was really nice.
Yeah I have to do my part 4 review of Money Heist haha, reviewing it is going to be a lot more fun than watching it was.
Spot on.
Brilliant video...seen some of these but going to check out the others
Thank you, I shall start watching, I am looking for new series and your review helped
Thank you for giving 'The missing ' the deserved credit. One of the best crime dramas I have ever seen.
bron/broen is my fav!!!! Also that ending was outstanding. Thank you for telling me about the others
Mine too👍👍👍👍
Ditto. 👍👍
I cant find one review on youtube, Im on season 3. Have you seen the other versions and would you recommend watching them?
Loved this review! Agree with most! Haven't seen The Bridge yet and can't wait to watch it now
Great list and great to see an Aussie reviewing in this space - what i require is the streaming channels that screen each of these great series!
i will look for all of the above. i just finished watching 5 seasons of SHETLAND in english made by the scots. i know its in english, but to someone born & bred in manhattan ny, sometimes, i needed subtitles for the accent! lol. I loved it. & i'm putting shetland on my 'have to visit' list.
Shetland is awesome. Try Hinterland(welsh), the fall (northern Ireland, Dublin murders(Irish)
Couldn't agree more. Especially the emotional connect part. Just discovered your channel. ❤️ Watched all of the series mentioned except Undercover and A very secret service. On my watchlist now.
These days I would also add Caliphate but that was made well after this list.
The Killing was my first love and the first series I watched online, (thinking it was Netflix?), and was totally mesmerized. She is an amazing actor. Thanks, will subscribe and check in for your videos!
Thanks for the video. Took some titles to my list
Good list!
The Killing has one of the best and most unexpected ends ever.
Thanks so very much again, and btw wanted to add that I found your channel after finishing The Valhalla Murders and simply had to find another foreign series tonight.
In no particular order some non English language recommendations
Dark
Money heist
The Returned
Delhi Crime
Gomorrah
Fauda
The bridge
Kingdom
Riget
Ares
Ghoul
Narcos
Giri/haji
Deutschland 83
Green Frontier
Babylon Berlin
Thanks for the list, I have just started Undercover and loved the first episode!
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@@inderjeetsingh989 Elite is an unrealistic bullshit.
Ares is really garbage
@@sagnik3556 I am an Indian and I found the show to be over-hyped. I recommend Mirzapur (crime) and Panchayat (comedy)
-Top Boy
-ZeroZeroZero
-Vis A Vis
-Kingdom
-Money Heist
-Narcos
-El Robo Del Siglo
-El Candidato
-Hernan
-Reality Z/Black Summer
-Into the Night
-The Rain - even tho it Fell off this last season
Well i agree with you! amazing list you´ve made! :)
Thanks! 😄
Thank you for including Undercover. It’s based on real events, which makes it all the more interesting. And the Dutch actor Raymond Thiry is a standout.
Thank you for this great analysis! 🙂
My wife and I got about 2 episodes into “Trapped’ and decided the pace was too slow. We did enjoy “The Valhalla Murders” though. We throughly enjoyed all 4 seasons of “The Bridge” after first seeing “The Tunnel” Fr/En version. “Bordertown” was too dark for her and missing the police partner dynamic that she prefers but I just finished Season 3 and very much enjoyed it. “Deadwind” was fun too.
We live in Los Angeles so we’re largely limited to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video for our foreign tv offerings. We’ve decided that we much prefer to watch in the original languages with English subtitles to get all the emotional nuances from the original actors. Neither of us has lived in Europe (some vacations though) so part of the appeal is learning more about the countries. For example in “Deadwind” we thought she was doing a lot of unlawful entry until I checked Google and found Finnish police don’t need search warrants.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
The Bridge. 👍👍. Live in Sacramento. You may want to take a look at some other streamers, Britbox, Acorn TV, and MHZ Choice for foreign TV shows.
I love this channel! Thank you 😊
Borgen, Giri/Haji, Deadwind and Bordertown are all brilliant! Quicksand, Babylon Berlin and Occupied are also real good. And yes,Trapped and The Valhalla Murders are worth watching.
PS. Add The Bridge to the brilliant list!
Hello and thanks for making these videos with all the great language learning tips, I'm glad I subscribed since I'm having difficulties comprehending French but mainly because I think I'm too lazy so flicks might be the way to go. I'm living in France but don't find much opportunity to practice, get that.. ! I'll have to scan your videos to see if you've listed favourite french language tv and films, I like your style and taste, no nonsense and a bit off the wall..
Haha, thanks.
For some reason this got marked as spam, which is why I didn't reply sooner.
I haven't done my favourite French films and series... in fact I feel they only have 1 or 2 that I really liked.
I loved your video. Some of the shows on you list I have watched already and they totally immersed me in the story, the characters, the mood, the winter, cold and dark of northern Europe (which, living in Brazil at the moment, was a blessing). Based you your good taste, I will watch the others I haven't seen. You asked to not do it, but Finnland's "Bordertown" should make the list include 11 shows... :) In case you haven't seen it yet, you may like the danish "The Chesnut Man" (I am saying it based on your taste). Anyway, thank you for your excellent video!!!
No Gomorrah in the Top 10? Amazing show from start to finish. Highly recommended. We just finished The Missing. Not bad, thanks for the recommendation.
👍 nice genine review. Hv watched them all.
I think Twin is fantastic (although probably not released until after your video) also like Deadwind but not a patch on Trapped and The Bridge. I haven’t seen The Missing so looks like that’s going next on the list! Thanks.
Great video! The only one of that top 10 I’ve seen is Dark, which I thought was brilliant. I’ve watched Spiral (Engranages) and Gomorrah and they’re both awesome. Highly recommend if you haven’t seen them 👍🏻
Finished watching De Dag yesterday and was looking to see what others had to say about the show, and surprisingly, your video was the only one i ran into. And it was spot on. One link led to another and I ended up here. Will be watching stuff on this list, and will get back to you.
A foreign language series I'd recommend: Breathe, Prime Video original (Indian Tv show, available in multiple Indian languages) Two seasons, both different stories. 01 was epic. You can skip 02.
Yeah De Dag would be in my list if I were to do it again now, which I should!
Can we get an updated list on this for 2020?
I have been watching some series from the list and I believe all are good.
Also I would like very much if you make top 20 foreign language movies on Netflix too? I am open to watch movies/series on any language as long it is unique and intriguing.
Great pick! I'm no expert and just watch whatever I like, so great to know what I like are highly recommended by guru!
Fortitude make your almost foreign show?
I haven't seen it but it gets pretty average reviews generally. I think it's like 7.0 on IMDB or something. Every show here would be 7.8+ (which is not how I pick them, but it's just a general indication of quality).
I am watching Season 1 of Trapped and love it and want to go to Iceland!
1 The Bureau (Le bureau des légendes) (my best tv show ever was breaking bad, The bureau took the first place).
2 Spiral (engrenages) (Police / justice tv show, quality on par with the wire, the shield)
2 Gomorra (best mafia show, even better than Sopranos and mafiosa)
Does Spiral get better after season 1? I watched season 1 and didn't find it particularly compelling. I loved The Wire and The Shield.
Nearly seen them all, just Nobel and Tabula Rasa to watch. Thanks so much these are great shows.
"Spiral"; Special Division"; "All The Sins"; "Blood Pact"; "Sr. Avila"; OMG unbelievable. But I loved "Undercover" and "The Bridge" etc. All of your choices are great. "Fauda" is out of sight. One of the tops.
Spiral and The Bridge. 👍👍
I know these were released several years ago. That said, I’d like to know what you think about the Swedish version of Wallander (2005-2013) 🇸🇪 and Spiral (2005-2020), also known as Engrenages (original title), from France 🇫🇷. Also, what are your thoughts about Line of Duty (2012- ) and Luther (2010-2019) from the UK 🇬🇧. As an American, these are a few of my favorite European crime, drama, mystery TV Shows. Thank you, sir.
Ey nice analisys! I just finish see "the killing" america`s version, i will love know before of the original version. You can do a video of Noir Nordic series o movies?. Nice work !!! Sry for my poor english, i am from a spanic lenguaje.
The American version really annoyed me. It completely changed the character of the male detective. The fact I cared about him but for a long time was not sure if I trusted him was a major reason I loved the original, so I only watched two episodes of the US version. I'd love to know if they even included the event which really depended for its impact on the viewer liking him. No spoilers, though, in case you get to see the original.
The bridge was perfect 💯
Agree. 👍👍
I am 6/10 on your review. Trapped would have been my #1. I felt like I was in Iceland.
Trapped season 1 is easily my number 1 but unfortunately season 2 just wasn't nearly at the same level.
Watching season 1 of Trapped and love it!!!
@@lamontmcleod2 I found season 2 even more interesting. More twists.
@@huzaifanazir363 More twists doesn't make a better series. The reason season 1 didn't have as many twists was that the whole thing was so inherently logical. Anybody can write a script that just changes what it's doing every 3 minutes... and for a REAL example of that very thing, see La Trêve.
I miss Le Bureau (France) on this list. Maybe because I am catching up with it - with the distinct feeling of a series growing a LOT on my by every season (something I am not sure I can say about series outside the realm the Wire and the very echelon of TV-history).
Yeah. I'm wondering how one can not have The Bureau on their list!
Hatufim - my first Israeli series. Maybe I was moved by it because it’s the first tv show I have seen that’s about the conflicts of two countries. And about terrorism. Our series are mainly about love stories & poverty so Hatufim is entirely new to me.
Lehiyot Ita - another Israeli but it’s a love story. I’m not good in explaining but it’s different from all other love stories I have seen.
Hashoter Hatov - comedy. I’m pestering Netflix when other seasons will come out.
Srugim & Shtisel.
My absolute favorite is the Belgian version of "Professor T" with Koen de Beow. Pure genius. (There are 4 other remakes - don't come close to the Belgian.)
Just found this video - great list! Really enjoyed Nobel.
Question: Could you please tell me the name of that book (author of The Killing) in English? Thanks!
The Chestnut Man. My copy was in Swedish but yeah, that's what it is in English. It's just been made into a Netflix series actually.
When i saw dark on # 10 I realize this list is going to be extraordinary
Omg, you have my exact taste in series; so glad I happened upon you! Most of my faves were on this list, but I hadn't heard of The Missing - this has now been rectified! I hope you review Parasite, but as I understand, it won't be out in the UK for a bit. Your channel is going to grow by leaps and bounds!!
Thank you very much for this comment! Comments like this really help.
I actually saw Parasite at the cinema (I'm Australian though, not British)... but the reason I didn't review it was that I felt like I didn't quite... GET it? Like, I understood it. I understood some of the ideas being expressed, but I felt that I lacked the knowledge of Asian and Korean cinema to actually make a good review. Like, I watched Chris Stuckmann's review a while after I saw it and was like "It probably IS as good as he says... but I don't feel like I saw it for what it was."
So I didn't want to review it when I didn't feel like I'd properly understood it. But I might watch it again and then do a review.
Hey, can you also make a list of top 10 english shows excluding the classics.
By the way loved the list and the channel.
That would defeat the purpose of the channel.
Yeah, but just one video would do
Hello! Can you please recommend a series like Tabula Rasa? I lovvvved it!
I just wanna say huge BRAVOOOOO.........
thank you!!!!
I live in Canada and want to watch ‘Follow the Money ‘ and have watched Season 1but can’t stream Season 2 and 3 via Syncler on my Nvidia Shield. Can you help?
Nice list, however(!), I'd still put Bordertown on there someplace, and maybe even Black Spot. Hope two or three of those shows that I've never heard of make on to my services one day. Final note: A Very Secret Service looks even better the second time around. Really hope there is a third season.
Thanks for the comment!
Yeah, to be honest, Bordertown never entered the picture for me. I just found it way too dry, although the music was good. I was hoping it would pick up in the second season but I don't feel that it did. Deadwind was pretty similar I found.
Blackspot would be higher on my list, but still maybe 15 or 16.
@@lamontmcleod2 Yup, second season of Bordertown was a let down ( that home invasion plot was kinda trite and annoying ) and, I must admit, I had forgotten about how in Black Spot, every single major character did at least one incredibly stupid thing almost every episode. BTW, for guilty pleasures, check out Hache, a Spanish noir series that is a lot of fun, kind of stupid in places but very atmospheric and sexy (and with great use of old pop songs).
We just finished Black Spot and even though some of the stories in the middle of the main story I found a little silly, I loved being able to visit that world and the characters. Really hoping there will be another series.
Bordertown was my first nordic so it has a special place in my heart❤️Sjoren especially.
I figured The Bridge would be your #1, but that may be because I haven't seen The Missing yet. I need to check it out. Coincidentally, I'm currently rewatching Bron for the fourth time right now. lol
Ditto. I just binge watched the first three seasons on Prime Video. Getting ready to watch Season 4 on Britbox beginning Tuesday.
A few years ago I binge watched a swedish film series (the episodes are filmlenght but I would still consider it a series, kinda like Sherlock) called Johan Falk and I really liked it. Would love to rewatch it but it's not on Netflix anymore. Who knows if it is actually as good as I remember, but if you ever come across it, give it a watch (if only to see Joel Kinnaman).
I will watch ANYTHING Swedish even if it's bad because then I can just focus on what they are saying.
@@lamontmcleod2 From what shows you have recommended, this could definitely be in your wheelhouse. I don't know if you can find it anywhere though.
Yes one of Kinnaman’s best roles IMO. Loved him as Frank. Also, Alexander Karim in the third series. I really enjoyed the Johan Falke Trilogy too.
@@lamontmcleod2 yes I’ve watched Beck a few times now from the beginning just to help my Swedish.
The Missing is out of this world. I like that series a lot.
Since you liked Fauda,
You should try Tehran.
Excellent production and exotic to the same degree.
Caliphate too
watching The Killing right now...Im hooked 👍
I dont know whether you have watched this. But Umbre definitely deserves a place in this list Its a romanian crime shows thats so damn good
I had seen The Bridge when I watched this so I took you seriously and watched The Missing, I just finished season 1, it’s 4am and I would call in sick if I had a job. No way I can sleep.
I would like to know your opinion about Sor Jonen or Bordertown. Pls tell me
Well I have a review of Bordertown on my channel, but I haven't seen the other one.
All great shows. Busy watching Trapped right now.
Just curious to know, which American TV series do you like, if there are any?
Of course.
I mean I haven't watched any for ages but the obvious choices would be The Wire, Chernobyl (I guess Chernobyl isn't really a series and isn't really properly American).
I liked the first season of Deadwood a lot... and the first season of Westworld... You can sense a strong HBO theme... OOH COMMUNITY! Community is easily my favourite non-HBO one.
@@lamontmcleod2 yes Westworld is a great show. You’ll like first season of Fargo I think.
Just came back to this video to ask a question: I'm watching the Killing S1 now, on the 5th episode and I'm still not feeling it. And I know there are 20 something episodes. If I jump to S2, would I miss something? Thanks for your reply.
Hmmm, probably not really.
Maybe watch the last 5 episodes of S1.
@@lamontmcleod2 just going through the season. Has eventually become interesting although it's not as dark as I'd expected it based on your review. There are other Nordic noir series that are way darker. But maybe the second season?
Thanks for the list, can't wait to get started on the shows I've yet to see. Just finished Fauda which I loved. Two shows not on your list that I love are Gomorrah and Spiral.
Have you watched Black Spot, Jordskott, The Kettering Incident? All in same topic. Won't spoil it. Would love to hear from you on this genre. Fortitude was also on the same lines. But 2nd and 3rd season didn't match up to the first one. Let me know what you think
Hi - I have watched Black Spott and Jordskott, but not The Kettering Incident. Jordskott I found a bit silly, Black Spot was a little bit better; it had some good moments but nothing that would be in my top 10.
I actually have a review of both seasons of it but I don't think I have moved them over to this channel yet.
I would include Borgan and Shetland (almost a foreign language to my old ears). Also foreign to me (but not you) and worthy would be A Place to Call Home. Although I watched both The Killing The Bridge when first available on dvd through Amazon.uk)and thought both excellent, I am distressed about the level of violence in so many of these shows. Would be nice to have some less violent choices.
I have Borgen, entire 3 seasons on DVD, but I've not watched it (I know, it's bad of me haha). These days I have so much French to commit to that I sort of have to watch just French stuff. But also to be honest, the political bits in The Killing were the most boring to me, so a whole series of just politics sounded more boring.
Whatever you do don't watch "The Break". It's more violent than basically any of these shows, and literally the worst show I have ever seen.
The Reykjavik Review Borgen is one of the first Nordic series I watched-so good!
@@lamontmcleod2 try watching the movie
"Trapped"
@@elprofesor8571 It's a series and it's here at number 3 on this list.
If you mean the Indian movie then you really didn't listen like, at all.
@@lamontmcleod2 I love your whole list and didn't love the political stuff as much in The Killing, but Borgen is great...and I really usually don't like shows about politics.
Forbrydelsen for me is top 1. Even though by the third series it makes you wonder how many times can the same detective be involved in crimes that involve all the political world lol... It's so well made that I didn't care : P
Danes just love throwing politics into stuff. Bedrag and Borgen are both full of it too (Borgen is obviously ABOUT that so it's a bit different...) but for me it gets really boring.
@@lamontmcleod2 And let's not forget it has the most epic episodes ending than any other series : P That soundtrack with the cinematography that accompanies it just pumps you up for another episode no matter how much you struggle to avoid binge watch lol
@film fan I do like it but it would be higher than no. 7 if it just stuck to the murders and didn't "conveniently" have a political plot to every season.
A lot of Filipinos are into Korean dramas right now and love La Casa de Papel, but when I suggest other non English tv series, no one would pay attention, so methinks they are missing a lot.
i love korean too. can you recommend the best shows please
First on my list would be Kingdom, I enjoyed watching it because it’s a zombie in Joseon era. So for me that’s refreshing because it’s the first time for zombie genre and the setting is from ancient times. And I am glad that it didn’t focus on love story. I’m not a hater of love stories but if I have seen series that has been ruined because they focused too hard on love angle only. Second would be Vagabond and while others didn’t enjoy it exactly, I loved it because I’m into action. The sound of your heart, it’s the only Korean comedy that really made me laugh. That’s all for now.
@@iamnobody2241 ok thanks. I watched Vagabond on Netflix and waiting for the 2nd season. I haven't watched Kingdom yet since im not into zombies but I'll try The sound of your heart. There are a few good ones on Netflix but the rest are trash love stories and comedies. I prefer good serious korean dramas
As in you don’t want to take a look for at least 15 minutes of the first time episode of Kingdom? Most of the Korean series for TV are made with consideration of minors. Since watching TV is a family thing at night so I can’t think much of seriously heavy stuff, most of what I have seen are light drama with of course love story. Light comedies with love story, with the exception of The Good Manager. Or maybe because there’s not much selection on Netflix in my region. So I haven’t seen something similar to Vagabond. But then you can try their movies on that area they have a lot of good stuff like Old Boy.
@@iamnobody2241 I'm just not into zombie stuff but i will give it a try and check out the Good manager as well. 10 years ago when my ex introduced me to korean stuff i used to find good ones but now i can't. Even their period dramas about palace stories are usually good as well
Trying to recall a show from years ago that was likely in Spanish or Portuguese, and had a plot where the cast was trapped on a boat after the world flooded. Any help with remembering the name would be appreciated.
Spanish "El Barco" or The Boat
The Restaurant. The most addictive, awesome series. There literally isn't a false moment in it. It's tight, tight, tight. I am dreading It's ending. Dreading it!
I am very late to this discussion. I found this by accident. Can you please do These french series?: Les Revenants, Engrenages, Le Bureau des Légendes, Dix Pourcent, La Mante Thank you
Dix Pour Cent and La Mante I have reviews for.
@@lamontmcleod2 Thank you and sorry.
I forget, was it Greenland or Iceland we are going to buy?
Sorry to ask here. Can you watch The Paper and give your comments. I found it to be good with photography, action and layered
No need to be sorry. A lot of people ask for reviews of like, Chernobyl and stuff... and I'm like "It. Is. In. English."
That looks like a good one, I'll see if I can find it, thank you.
@@lamontmcleod2 It's Croatian and is on NetFlix.
You should watch the Danish tv series "Rejseholdet (Unit 1)" it's old, but still good 😊
"sarah lundt and her big jumper" lol. i don't know you but i like you a lot already
From were I can watch series trapped
Fantastic job. I somehow missed The Missing and just watched it. Agree with you about Dark.
Thanks. Man I need to rewatch The Missing, especially now that I would understand the French parts.
Which episode of dark is he talking about?
@@lamontmcleod2 Which episode of dark are you talking about?
I've just finished binge-watching the two seasons of Pagan Peak (Das Pass). Have you seen it?
I watched at least one season. Is the second one new?
@@wilkesg7 Theres 3 series now
9 The killing I haven’t been there yet so I’ll put it on my list
Anyone liking "The Missing" should also check out "Baptiste" which is a continuation of the series. Great TV series
I wonder if you’ve seen the French series The Bureau. I found it to be an incredibly compelling espionage thriller.
I was watching it while I was learning French but when I put French on hold I also put the series on hold. I'll see it one day haha.
I have yet to see seasons 2 & 3 without Nikolaj Lie Kaas, but season 1 of Follow The Money is definitely up there with The Bridge and Trapped in that there really aren't any weaknesses, and it's packaged together so well. It's similar to Trapped in that you really get the family aspect with most the characters, adding depth and realism.
Personally I'd put The Killing in a tie with The Missing for #1. I agree Season 1 is weaker, but not by much (although maybe that was somewhat Soren Malling's doing in helping to hold it up). One thing that show was so incredibly good at doing was having multiple planes of politics, investigative work, military, business etc that start out fairly separate; and they get compressed together as deftly as a James Clavell novel.
I definitely agree on having The Missing at #1. It has a real je ne sais quoi to it that sets it apart, and good luck on anyone who tries to replicate it. I doubt it can be done.
Hey - yeah if Follow the Money had kept up like that in series 2, then it would be on here, but it really didn't. Like it dropped off by at least 30%.
Honestly I would need to check out The Missing again to be sure of it being number 1, it's been a long time, but I just couldn't believe how the things in that series seemed impossible but somehow were possible.
I watched this review and then binge-watched The Missing. I also just finished season two of Bron...for the fourth time. I'm starting season three now. I think I'll have to disagree with you. The Missing was superb, no doubt, and really hard to stop watching, but I still think Bron gets the top spot. Regardless, thanks for letting me know about The Missing! Now I need to see if I can find The Killing somewhere.
The Killing is so freakin' long that I couldn't justify it as a Swedish learner, unless I was watching it with Swedish subtitles, which is probably a bit advanced for you just now.
It's been a while since I've seen The Missing, but just, the craft behind it... I think of it as like The Prestige but for TV.
Bron / Broen. Agree. 👍👍
Yeah, Bron/Broen is the best, and then maybe the Bureau or Forbrydelsen. I will say season 2 of The Missing is probably as good as some seasons of the Bureau, The Bridge or The Killing but season 1 was too long and drawn out to work towards a conclusion that just feels like you wasted your time putting up with these long episodes.
Do you have reviews of any Greek series?
Ah nah sorry.
Are there any worthwhile Australian tv shows or films that we can watch.
Although your channel does foreign language tv and film reviews, maybe you could do a video on the best stuff out of Australia.
Blue Murder (the one with Richard Roxburgh, not the other one), it's a mini series of like 4 hours or something.
Other than that I don't have anything for series but for movies there is:
The Dish
Two Hands
Mystery Road (movie not the series)
That's about it.
@@lamontmcleod2 very concise lol. Thanks
@@PrateekJain-pi9jc All while I was growing up, Australia was properly dog balls at TV and movies.
Other than the ones I've typed, there are only ones that are good "compared to most Australian movies". But compared to a decent US, British or French film, they are only OK.
Two Hands is probably my favourite. Back before Heath Ledger had made it to Hollywood.
My list:
Undercover 1, 2
deadwind 1&2, 3 coming
dogsofberlin
#broadchurch 1-3
#trapped 1-2
#fauda 1-3
#thekilling 1-4
Nobel
Vikings
Method (Russian)
Shooter (series)
Hinterland
The Fall 1-3
El Mariginal 1,2
Myans 1,2
Black Spot 1, 2
Line of Duty 1-4
Bosch 1-5
Marcella 1-3
The Bridge 1-3, 4?
Foret
El Candidato
The sinner 1-3, 4
OK.. I've been watching some of the series that you're recommending. good stuff :) only miss: your #1 pick - the ending of season one was soooo disappointing that it left a bad taste in my mouth.. need to drop it down several notches as a result. Tabula Raza: GREAT ending!!!! :)
Yeah... No.
My top 3 that aren't on this list: Agent Hamilton (Sweden); Bordertown (Finland) and Pagan Peak (Germany/Austria). Also that great French drama set in the forest in central France ... Blind Spot i think it's called in English.
Is the bridge original available with English subtitles?
Totally.
In some countries it's on Netflix. In Australia I'm pretty sure it's on SBSondemand at the moment.
When i type "The Killing" in netflix search bar there are a fuck load of other shows pop up and I am noticing how many of them ive watched already.. Ffs.
Have you seen The Day? (Belgian?)
or Caliphate... and are there any in this list that you haven't seen?
I would have The Bureau in my Top 10 as well
Yeah, I only got a few episodes in and then had to stop for other reasons but yeah it seemed like it was going to pay off.
What websites do you guys use to watch these shows I can't find any.
In Australia a lot of these are on a service called SBSonDemand, in the UK the BBC. But at least 5 of these are on Netflix with a VPN or without, depending where you are.
@@lamontmcleod2 Thank you for replying!
Have you seen Les bureau des legendes? I think it's the best non English series, and top 3 series I've ever seen.
Not sure it's better than The Bridge, but those are definitely the top two.
Good reviews
Need to trim and make short videos.
Love from India
Oops, someone doesn't understand how lists work.
I loved the first two seasons of the Bridge, but the third season just didn't feel like the same show any more. I tried to watch it but I had this "limping" sensation so I stopped and decided to maybe give it a try after couple of years when I'll watch the last 2 seasons as an entirely different show.
Hey - thanks for the comment. I actually thought the third was a bit better than the 2nd. The fourt limped a bit but pulled through.
Having just watched Season Four i think you should watch it, better than three in my opinion.
Saw Killing, Bridge and would probably agree with Missing as number one. Strong stuff. Stays with you forever. But the first season was so powerfull and such a archetypal story that there was no way the second season could compare and it did not. I would have expected Der Pass to be above even Bridge as well as zero zero zero.
You are funny, thanks for the list
Informative recommendations! (But hand gestures too distracting.)
My favorite one is Fauda.
It's super amazing.
could you recommend me another similar serie? same quality pls!
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I'm watching Nobel, & I like it.
It's just one season
@@javierrojasishikawa8758 u can watch caliphate
@@singh1441 caliphate was so good
@@Lion08888 try money heist 👌👌