I’m in the US so I’ve mostly watched US TV shows, I’ve been wanting to watch shows made by other countries as there must be some great ones that never took off in the states.
I’ve seen a few I could recommend like Alice in Borderlands (Japanese), Gangs in London (UK), Lupin (French)
Dark (German). Awesome series.
Dark was great, it reminded me a bit of Stranger Things in the first season. By the second season you almost need to take notes to keep up with the story line though
I need to take notes only 3 episodes in. I want to like it but it feels like tuning in to a random episode of the X-Files with no knowledge of what is going on.
It takes 4 episodes to really build into the complexity. Then season 2 turns it on its head.
Taskmaster (UK)
That show is a balm for my soul.
As an American, this is 100% my favorite TV show. I’m so happy they got the rights to release every episode on YouTube the day after it airs.
Also, if you enjoy the UK panel show vibe, I really enjoy Would I Lie to You and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Letterkenny, Trailer Park Boys…the Canadian loophole
Love Shoresy. It’s a Letterkenny spinoff, it’s a comedy with an uptick of drama over the source material.
Trailer Park boys is by far the best mockumentary created.
Fuckin way she goes boys
It was fucking great until the last few seasons where they were older and trying to milk the name for some more money.
Endeavor
Dr Who, bar none.
Monty Python comes a close second, then The Young Ones.
I guess I just dig British TV a good bit because you have to get down the list a good ways before you find one from anywhere else.
I love MPFC, but some of the sketches are “meh”. For every “Battle of Pearl Harbor”, there’s a “Confuse-a-cat”.
Fawlty Towers is great. Mildly racist against the Spanish and Irish.
I liked Game of Thrones actually! 👍
The premise was foreign tv series, by which I assume means from non- English speaking countries
Maybe could have framed this “non-US TV shows”. Now you’re inviting the majority if users to just tell you their favorite US series 🤷
I really liked La Casa de Papel. Netflix renamed it to ‘Money Heist,’ which is a terrible name. Still a good series though.
I loved Luther, although wasn’t impressed by the recent movie.
I believe the movie was, unfortunately, a rushed conclusion to what was an amazing series, because they just couldn’t get enough of Idris Elba’s time in between Hollywood flicks. His star had simply risen too far by that point.
It’s a real shame, too - we waited so long for that movie.
Extraordinary attorney wu
A couple I’ve enjoyed recently:
Kleo - an ex Stasi assassin adjusts to the fall of the Berlin wall and takes revenge for her betrayal by the state (German)
Extraordinary Attorney Woo - a legal procedural following the autistic Woo as she navigates the law and life. You wouldn’t think it was my thing but I found it very charming (Korean)
Wallander is a really good Swedish crime show, if you like being depressed.
Babylon Berlin (Germany)
Red Dwarf?
Not sure if that counts. I’m from Australia so technically all US tv series are “foreign” to me.
Red Dwarf is pretty good. Fawlty Towers is great. Someone recommended “Yes Minister” and the first season is awesome. The Hallmark of great comedy writing is if it holds up, and Yes Minister still is hilarious 40 years later.
Dark is a German Netflix show. It unfolds into something akin to “Lost” over the first four episodes. The ending doesn’t suck, and they set up the end to where it’s almost impossible to get it right. It’s not an amazing ending, but it’s impressive that they managed to make it not terrible, since it builds up to a near-impossible ending.
Squid Game is pretty great but gory. Letterkenny and Trailer Park Boys are quirky comedies with some rough language throughout.
We’re on a UK/Irish police drama kick right now:
- Line of Duty
- Bloodlands
- Blue Lights
If you don’t mind a bit of war history, SAS Rogue Heroes is incredible. Great look at the unit that became the British SAS, with some really good comedy thrown in. In the same vein (British war/comedy), Bluestone 42 is great too.
