Best Foreign TV Series (Outside of the United States)
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This is the definitive list for foreign serialized tv programs with English subtitles. I only added series that are easily found on the internet with hard-coded English subtitles. I update this list frequently. *Foreign means outside of the United States*
You can also find me on the tvtime app at: https://tvtime.com/r/22JNp
If you don't have this app please get it because it's so easy to track your shows and there's a comment section as well.
If you need help finding episodes with English subtitles just shoot me a message and I'll give you that info, or check out my blog at http://www.sociallyurban.com and search for "foreign tv links".
This is the definitive list for foreign serialized tv programs with English subtitles. I only added series that are easily found on the internet with hard-coded English subtitles. I update this list frequently. *Foreign means outside of the United States*
You can also find me on the tvtime app at: https://tvtime.com/r/22JNp
If you don't have this app please get it because it's so easy to track your shows and there's a comment section as well.
If you need help finding episodes with English subtitles just shoot me a message and I'll give you that info, or check out my blog at http://www.sociallyurban.com and search for "foreign tv links".
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- StarsLee Jung-jaePark Hae-sooNandito Hidayattullah PutraHundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
- CreatorHenk HandloegtenTom TykwerAchim von BorriesStarsVolker BruchLiv Lisa FriesLars EidingerColognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.This series is a definite must see. The characters, the story, the cinematography, the music, and the actors are as close to perfection as you can get.
Season 1 with English subtitles can be found on Netflix right now but season 2 is not. Season 2 with English subtitles can be found on the web if you know where to look for it. Or you can wait until Netflix adds the new season. I hear it is in the works and will be available sometime soon. I'll keep you posted. - CreatorFabrice GobertStarsAnne ConsignyClotilde HesmeFrédéric PierrotIn a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead begin to inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Forcing the townsfolk to confront their difficult past as they seek to understand this phenomenon.In a small Alpine village, in the shadow of a vast dam, a small group of men, women and children find themselves in a state of confusion, trying to return to their homes. What they do not yet know is that they have been dead for several years, and no one is expecting them back. Their arrival coincides with a series of gruesome murders which bear a chilling resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the past. This is a homecoming like no other.
**MY THOUGHTS**
One of the best tv series I've ever seen! Unfortunately this show's premise has been copied in a number of American TV series. But when this one came out it was 100% original and unlike anything else on tv. So you may get the urge to write this one off thinking it's been done already. Resist that urge! This was the original and it's so much better than the others that came after it. - StarsPark Shin-hyeHyun BinMin Jin-woongAfter suffering a setback following a friend's betrayal Yoo Jin Woo travels to Spain on a business. There, he stays at an old hostel owned by a former classical guitarist Jung Hee Joo. The two get entangled in a mysterious incident.
- CreatorJosé PadilhaStarsCaroline AbrasSelton MelloEnrique DiazDramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.Can be found on Netflix.
- CreatorBaran bo OdarJantje FrieseStarsLouis HofmannKaroline EichhornLisa VicariA family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
- StarsAdriana OzoresAmaia SalamancaYon GonzálezA family-owned hotel in the fictional coastal Spanish town of Cantaloa in 1905: love, blackmail, jealousies, crime, comedy, and plots and counter-plots all involving the hotel's owners, guests, detectives, and residential employees.Gran Hotel follows the mysterious happenings within the elegant hotel halls and gardens after the disappearance of one of the maids.
- CreatorJun LanaStarsKokoy De SantosElijah CanlasAdrianna SoCairo is raring for a rematch after his sudden defeat in a popular mobile game. But his opponent Gavreel wants something in return.
- DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceEwa FrölingInfluential industrialist Vanger's niece Harriet disappeared under mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. As a last attempt at solving the case, he hires investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist.
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceLena EndreLisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.
- StarsJill ScottAnika Noni RoseLucian MsamatiPrecious Ramotswe launches the first-ever female detective agency in Botswana. She embarks on various adventures while investigating cases and must also overcome several challenges in her quest.If this doesn't look like something you'd usually get into, then take a chance and watch the first episode. I guarantee you'll fall in love with this very original series. I was skeptical at first too but I'm glad I gave it a chance. One of the few tv shows I ranked with a 9 star rating (should be 9.5).
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsNoomi RapaceMichael NyqvistLena EndreAs computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.
- CreatorKarianne LundJo NesbøErik SkjoldbjærgStarsHenrik MestadAne Dahl TorpEldar SkarIn the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union because the newly-elected environmentally-friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea.
- CreatorVeerle BaetensMalin-Sarah GozinStarsVeerle BaetensStijn Van OpstalJeroen PercevalMie, a woman with amnesia, is visited by DI Wolkers who claims she was the last person seen with the vanished Thomas Spectre. In order to find Thomas, Mie has to reconstruct lost memories and find a way through the labyrinth of her past.
- CreatorEmmanuel DaucéFrédéric KrivinePhilippe TriboitStarsRobin RenucciAudrey FleurotThierry GodardTraces the experiences of various residents of a fictional small village just inside the occupation zone during WWII. Deals with issues including collaboration, the Resistance, the fate of French Jews, and war profiteering.A French village and its inhabitants go through the ups and (mainly) downs of the occupation by the German army from 1940 to 1945. The village doctor is assigned as mayor, and confronted with the challenges, dilemmas, and contradictory demands and situations. At the same time, therre is a lot of peronal interaction with a number of interesting characters
- CreatorEric RochantStarsMathieu KassovitzFlorence Loiret CailleJonathan ZaccaïA very unique and captivating series about the "bureau des légendes", the mythical powerhouse within the French Secret Service and its dare devil ghost agents.
- StarsAdriana UgarteMari Carmen SánchezTristán UlloaThe life of Sira, a dressmaker consumed by the love of a man, left the turmoil of Madrid prior to the Civil War at Tangier, where she inadvertently becomes part of an espionage scheme.
- CreatorAdam PriceStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingA political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.Amazing tv political drama, but only watch the first two seasons because season 3 is horrible. It makes you upset that a show as good as this destroys it all in season 3.
- StarsNoomi RapaceMichael NyqvistLena EndreThe adventures of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander.
- CreatorMegan GallagherStarsTobias SantelmannEllen Dorrit PetersenBenjamin HelstadTo protect his family, police detective Nikolai covers up a murder case. But when his co-investigator Anniken suspects foul play, he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty, blurring the line between right and wrong.This is one of my favorites. The detective character is gay, which they left that part out of the description for some reason. I love seeing lgbt characters playing roles that have nothing to do with their sexuality. I wish more series would do that. We're regular people too.
- StarsSattabut LaedekeThanatsaran SamthonglaiTrai NimtawatMork, a boy who sells DVDs at his father's barber shop. When he leaves Tee, in the middle of a haircut, Mork attempts his first haircut, which ended in Tee having a terrible hair and leaving angry making a rivalry between them.
- StarsMaggie GyllenhaalStephen ReaLubna AzabalCenters on Nessa Stein, a woman who inherits her father's arms business and finds herself in an international maelstrom as she continues to promote the reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.Extremely well done series. Watch this if you want to see a master class on acting, character building, or creating edge of your seat suspense.
- CreatorHaro AsoStarsKento YamazakiTao TsuchiyaNijirô MurakamiArisu - a listless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man - suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive.
- StarsDolores HerediaJuan Manuel BernalAida LópezThe stories of several women imprisoned for different reasons in an experimental penal complex in Mexico City.This series aired on HBO Latin. It's set in Argentina with the storyline built around a women's prison. They incorporate shady politics and the exploitation of women without being too preachy. It's a smart show with an amazing cast. The show description doesn't sound all that interesting, but you'd be wrong to assume that. It's a really interesting and well written series. It's in Spanish but there are easily findable videos on the internet with hard-coded English subtitles. If you're still not convinced just watch the first episode and watch how quick the story pulls you in. The only bad part about the show is the last 2 seasons. It starts to lose the creative spark that was so apparent in the first two seasons. They were still good, just not as good as the first 2.
- StarsPrachaya RuangrojPerawat SangpotiratChanagun ArpornsutinanA confident gay freshman at an engineering school relentlessly seduces the closeted mentoring junior who bullies him.
