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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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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dark (German). Awesome series.

[–] Xbeam 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dark was great. For anyone watching for the first time, Netflix made a great website that helps you keep up with who is who with no spoilers. Select the last episode you've finished and it only gives information to that point.

https://dark.netflix.io/en

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] yenahmik 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] Frostbeard 5 points 1 year ago

Second "8 out of 10 cats died countdown", and also suggest "Would I lie to you?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I second Cats Countdown.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Letterkenny, Trailer Park Boys....the Canadian loophole

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trailer Park boys is by far the best mockumentary created.

Fuckin way she goes boys

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It was fucking great until the last few seasons where they were older and trying to milk the name for some more money.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I love British comedy. Peep Show, Spaced, and People Just Do Nothing are some of my favorites.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Peep Show is my human litmus test. Seeing how people react to that show can tell you a lot about them.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

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 🀷

[–] DrSleepless 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please tell me you watched the follow-on series, Ashes to Ashes, with Keeley Hawes. Same concept, but she goes back to the 80s, and also meets Gene Hunt. Great addition to the original series!

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[–] DrakeRichards 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
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[–] BassTurd 11 points 1 year ago

I'm in the US. I love the IT Crowd, and most other British comedies. I also really enjoyed Broadchurch, Sherlock (it fell off a bit at the end), and Dr Who, but I've fallen a few seasons back on that.

[–] cosmicrookie 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I liked Game of Thrones actually! πŸ‘ Currently going through Star Trek, starting with the original series that I also enjoy!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Babylon Berlin (Germany)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

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[–] xandn 9 points 1 year ago

I really liked La Casa de Papel. Netflix renamed it to β€˜Money Heist,’ which is a terrible name. Still a good series though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The Bridge (Sweden/Denmark, not the America/Mexico remake).

8oo10Cats and Graham Norton round out the top-three, but any procedural crime show will keep me. Even Midsummer Murders and especially Silent Witness.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

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)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Son_of_dad 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I remember once, on a random Sunday I was channel surfing at my parents house and found this old British show called "keeping up appearances", it looked like a shitty show for old people, till it watched it and couldn't stop laughing at it.

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[–] SinningStromgald 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Chestnut Man

Lupin

Wallander

Poirot with David Suchet

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Sign of Four

Yes, I have a type and I am unashamed.

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[–] Feathercrown 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Taskmaster, got into it during Covid because all of their episodes are free on Youtube.

[–] MissJinx 6 points 1 year ago

South Korea is really uping their tv game. I really enjoy many of their shows.

[–] KingGordon 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • "3%" (2016-2020), hands down !!

A neat Brazilian production; I loved the characters and world-building. Barely, if ever, it's mentioned.

Recently came across the pilot for the webseries that evolved into the Netflix production. It's cool to see how early ideas morphed into whole storylines.

ETA:

  • "Dirk Gently" (UK, 2010)

This perfectly scratches the itch for randomness!

  • "Totenfrau" (Germany, 2022)
  • "Tabula Rasa" (Belgium, 2017)
  • "Utopia" (UK, 2013)

...and there must be some thrillers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wallander is a really good Swedish crime show, if you like being depressed.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This Country (UK) is so charming and painful at the same time. Even if you don't like Welcome to Flatch, you might still love This Country.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Gogglebox (AU, UK, IE) in that order.
Eat Well For Less (NZ)
Vera (UK) Sometimes on PBS in (US)
Magpie Murders (UK)
Professor T (UK)
Question Everything (AU)
Sort Your Life Out (UK, NZ)
We Interrupt This Broadcast (AU)
WTFAQ (AU)
Mock The Week (UK) this show ended in 2023.

[–] Laracroftsbutler 4 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Sahsiyet. It's like Breaking Bad, but Turkish. Really well produced and binge worthy.

[–] FireWire400 4 points 1 year ago

Mr. Inbetween from Australia is pretty good

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I loved Luther, although wasn't impressed by the recent movie.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I scrolled this far to say Squid Game.

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[–] TokenBoomer 3 points 1 year ago

I really enjoyed β€œThe 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.

[–] TheLonelyWonderer 3 points 1 year ago

From Australia, there's Rake, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and The Nowhere Boys, although for that last one only the first 2 seasons.

My current Australian obsession is Bluey.

Doc Martin, Merlin from the UK.

Murdoch Mysteries earlier seasons from Canada.

I also enjoyed a few Korean drama series like Misaeng.

And this is really old from Japan, but Bayside Shakedown drama was really fun.

Other Japanese dramas I liked include Proof of the Man, Aibou, and Shinzanmono. I love Japanese police dramas and mysteries.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
  • Spooks
  • Torchwood
  • City Homicide
  • Life on Mars (UK)
  • Stan Lee's Lucky Man (I think this is british)
  • Hudson and Rex (early seasons anyway were fun)
  • Doctor Who through Peter Capaldi, though the Tenant years were the best IMO.

Probably many others I just don't recall

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Extraordinary attorney wu

[–] LowtierComputer 3 points 1 year ago

Der Tatortreiniger (German)

I haven't gotten very far, but I like the comedy and character interactions so far.

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