SYNOPSIS  A high ranking police officer’s search for his missing sister spans 30 years and reveals a series of horrific murders.

WHAT  Police procedural inspired by real life events.

WHY  Most watched series on Germany’s ARD streaming platform in 2020.

SYNOPSIS Oleg, a fictional KGB major, sets out to uncover the truth of what happened on the Dyatlov Pass.

WHAT A dramatization of the real-life mystery surrounding the 1959 disappearance of nine experienced Russian hikers.

WHY Acclaimed Russian screenwriter Ilya Kulikov created the series based on declassified documents of the investigation.

SYNOPSIS In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, some dead inexplicably return as if their death never happened.

WHAT A ‘sad, spooky, sexy’ suspenseful drama about life and loss. Plus one of the resurrected was a serial killer.

WHY International Emmy Award winner, #23 on NYT Best Intl TV Shows of the Decade, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes & Stephen King is fan.

SYNOPSIS When her police officer daughter disappears, retired cop Catherine embarks on a race against time to find her.

WHAT Crime thriller set in the sewers and catacombs of Paris.

WHY Top French actors; Inspired by Heart of Darkness, Seven & True Detective.

Available for the first time to North American streaming audiences.

WHAT Each season follows a different murder case, with each episode covering 24 gripping hours of investigation.

WHY BAFTA winner for Best International TV Series. Basis for the American remake on AMC/Netflix.

Swedish and Danish detectives must work together to track down a brutal killer.

WHAT The series that launched Nordic Noir as a genre.

WHY See the original series that spawned 5 local-language remakes.

Three women living self-sufficiently on a remote island will do whatever it takes to prevent a priest from disrupting their way of life.

WHAT A gothic fairytale that keeps you guessing.

WHY Nominated for 18 awards at the 2019 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts

A custodial worker at the Swiss Federal Palace becomes a spy in order to save her family. Unsurprisingly: it’s dangerous. Surprisingly: she’s quite adept.

WHAT A political spy thriller where women call the shots.

WHY Best Foreign Series winner at the 2019 La Rochelle Fiction Series

A man diagnosed with Alzheimer’s decides to punish criminals.

WHAT Watch the evolution of a mild-mannered clerk to a “gentleman assassin”.

WHY Haluk Bilginer was awarded an International Emmy for his performance as Agah Beyoglu in 2019.

Kato, a young girl, sets out to solve her own murder case. Her biggest obstacle: she’s dead.

WHAT A unique take on the murder mystery, each season introduces a different victim and location.

WHY Stephen King calls it: “Supernatural fare for those who don’t ordinarily like it.”

An apparent industrial accident at a wind farm leads detectives to uncover a web of corruption.

WHAT Economic crime thriller set in the world of sustainable energy.

WHY Another winner from the producers of The Bridge and The Killing.

A bored housewife answers a call from an unknown number only to hear the caller plead for help for his pregnant wife and then suddenly get murdered.

WHAT The series dances around the questions of who is right and what is real.

WHY Writer/director Arian Moayed plays Stewy on HBO’s “Succession.” Stars Tony Award Winner Kelli O’Hara.

Rookie cop Chloé, a new arrival to French Guiana, investigates the ritualistic double murder of a French couple and their missing son.

WHAT What begins as a police procedural quickly takes a turn as the story moves from tin-shack favelas to the heart of the jungle and voodoo rituals.

WHY Iskander dives into the mysticism and specificities of French Guiana from the point of view of a French girl.

In a small Finnish village, local officer Nina Kautsalo responds to a call about gunshots and finds a dying woman in a cage infected with a lethal virus.

WHAT Contemporary crime thriller. Strong female lead. Human trafficking, international criminals, a contagious and deadly virus.

WHY Most popular original series from Finland’s top streaming service and drama producer Elisa Viihde

German and Austrian detectives team up to search for a serial killer who uses a Krampus mask to hide his identity.

WHAT In folklore, Krampus visited children who misbehaved during the Christmas season.

WHY Winner of multiple television awards in Germany and Austria.

The stories of eight characters whose lives interconnect in the days leading up to and following a terrorist attack in Copenhagen.

WHAT A look at how people’s decisions, even those seemingly inconsequential, affect others’ lives.

WHY Nominated for six television awards.

A political strategist vows revenge after taking the fall to save a presidential candidate’s campaign.

WHAT A dark drama about what it takes to succeed in politics.

WHY Kad Merad was nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2017 International Emmy Awards.

Marina’s double life as a suburban wife/mother secretly running a prostitution ring threatens to unravel.

WHAT Think Russian “Breaking Bad” starring a formidable female lead.

WHY First Russian series made for international audiences.

Tomorrow she will perform routine surgery on the prime minister. Then, kidnappers take her family and demand a different outcome for the surgery. Or else.

WHAT Guided by her moral code, a woman attempts to outwit criminals holding her family hostage.

WHY Winner of multiple Israeli television awards throughout its run, including Best Crime Series & Best Drama Series.

An international peace negotiator discovers compromising information while working on an agreement between the Turks and Kurds.

WHAT A true international drama that takes place in Finland, Turkey and Spain.

WHY Director AJ Annila is known for taking on a wide range of film genres, including kung-fu and horror.