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What is Your Favorite Foreign Tv Series (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by ALilOff@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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)

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[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's a bit old now, but I really liked Summer Snow from Japan. Also Hungry from Japan (similarly dated).

[–] kewwwi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Exit (Norwegian)

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

There a lot of great kdrama shows. And no, I’m not talking about Squid Game. I can recommend Beyond Evil, D.P., and Moving.

[–] cloud_herder@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Utopia (AU) - similar vein to Parks & Rec but more bureaucracy. I love it.

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[–] Laracroftsbutler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I love Korean paranormal crime dramas and I loved Signal. It's about two detectives trying to solve the same case from two different points in time. Another season is on hold until after the strokes but what there is is really great.

[–] OnopordumAcanthium@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Bron (Sweden/Denmark)

[–] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago
  • Slow Horses (UK/US) Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas? Yes, please!
  • Broadchurch (UK)
  • Glitch (AUS, first season only)
  • Chef! (UK, first two seasons only)

Forgetting many others but just having first cup of coffee

[–] Redoomed@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (joint UK and US production, premiered first on Channel 4)

great ones that never took off in the states

This TV series fits this description to a T because I reckon that most people, when thinking of a sci-fi TV anthology series, would bring to mind Black Mirror.

I watched Electric Dreams shortly after finishing the latest season of Black Mirror; I found the former more enjoyable and poignant than the latter.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I really enjoyed “The Devil’s Plan” on Netflix. It’s a South Korean reality show with smart people solving puzzles. If you like math, you’ll like this show.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Klovn, the tv show (but also the three movies they made), is a Danish Curb Your Enthusiasm style show, often much more out there and including a lot of references to bodily humour.

It might take a little while to get into but it is riotously funny at times.

I think it was on Hulu for a bit, for all you Americans.

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago

Silent Witness, Waking the Dead, Hinterland, Inspector Morse, George Gently, Vera, Poirot (the David Suchet version).

We watch a lot of detective shows.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Kingdom (South Korea)

Derry Girls (Ireland)

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Danger 5 from Australia: It's hilarious.

A Very Secret Service is also funny (but it's Fr*nch)

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