Take a journey to the other side with these supernatural shows on Topic. From spirits to hauntings to unnatural horrors, these shows have twists and turns that go beyond this realm.
The Returned
FRANCE • DRAMA
SYNOPSIS In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, some dead inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Meanwhile, a series of murders begins, bringing back memories of a past serial killer…
WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH This ‘sad, spooky, sexy’ suspenseful drama about life and loss was a critical hit, winning an International Emmy Award and landing on the New York Times’ list of the Best International TV Shows of the Decade.
Plus, the master of supernatural scares, Stephen King is a fan.
Beau Séjour
BELGIUM • THRILLER SUSPENSE
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.”
Soul City
UNITED STATES • THRILLER SUSPENSE
SYNOPSIS New Orleans lore collides with dark magic in this horror anthology series. Created by Coodie & Chike and starring Chad Coleman, PJ Morton and Omar Dorsey, these “Twilight Zone”-style tales expose chilling corners of the Big Easy.
WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH No city has more supernatural claims to fame than NOLA.
Awake
SERBIA • THRILLER
SYNOPSISDetective Sonja’s arrival serves as the lynchpin to solving a seemingly open and shut suicide case involving the son of a powerful family. She quickly learns that not everything is as it seems.
WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH Prophetic dreams and psychic visions drive this dark murder mystery series.
The Grave
ISRAEL • SCIENCE FICTION
SUMMARY When an earthquake unburies three skeletons, an investigation unfolds that defies all logic and a group of interconnected people are thrown into a mind-bending mystery filled with inexplicable phenomena.
WHY Best Drama Series and Best Art Direction nominations at the 2019 Awards of the Israeli Television Academy.
Iskander
FRANCE • THRILLER SUSPENSE
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.
Christian
ITALY • CRIME
A low-level criminal feels stuck in his role with the local crime ring. When he discovers that the mysterious pain in his hands has a magical healing power, he decides to finally take charge of his own life.
WHAT A mob thriller with supernatural elements.
WHY “Tarantino-style” ~cineuropa
River
UNITED KINGDOM • CRIME
John River (Stellan Skarsgård) is a brilliant police inspector whose genius belies a tormented soul. Haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest, he is now seeing his murdered partner everywhere as he investigates.
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