July brings the premieres of 31 new Euro TV series, seasons, and films from 11 countries to the US and beyond.
To see the complete list of Euro TV shows available in the US and UK, see the Euro TV Shows by Language section. Viewers in the US can check the ongoing updates of titles released throughout each month on the Euro TV Viewing Guide page.
All programs listed here are shown in their original language with English subtitles, except where noted. The trailers below, which may or may not have English subtitles, might not be suitable for all audiences; viewer discretion is advised.
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NATIONAL PREMIERES
The King Who Never Was (Il Principe) (Italy)
This 3-part docuseries traces the story of Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, Prince of Naples, son of the last king and queen of Italy. Delving into the murder of German teenager Dirk Hamer on August 18, 1978, on Cavallo Island, a crime for which di Savoia was accused and then acquitted, the program sheds light on the killing through the testimonies of the victim’s sister and the exiled royal family involved in the case. It also reveals a more intimate picture of di Savoia — from his troubled relationship with his parents and his love story with his wife, Marina Doria, to his years working in Iran, his scandals, and more.
The King Who Never Was, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Tuesday, July 4, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Murder in…: Season 10 (Meurtres à…) (France)
This popular mystery-crime drama anthology series returns for its tenth season, bringing with it more whodunits that transport viewers to the great sites and regions of France as the stories’ investigators chase down the criminals against stunning backdrops — from lush forests and remote islands, to rocky coastlines, beaches with clear blue water, and grand ranches. Episodes in Season 10 are set in Amboise, Biot, Frioul Island, Haute Provence, Kermadec, Marie-Galante, Mont Saint-Michel, Porquerolles, and Rochefort Sur Mer.
Murder in…: Season 10 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 4, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Amazon.
Wake Up My Love (Svegliati amore mio) (Italy)
Sabrina Ferilli (Dinner Club, Beyond Borders) stars in this drama as Nanà, a strong and independent woman, wonderful mother and loving wife, who manages to keep intact her ability to believe in love and miracles when her daughter ends up in a coma and is diagnosed with leukemia. Despite everything in her life changing suddenly and forever, Nanà continues forward, and with the help of a fearless doctor, raises doubts about the questionable working conditions in the local factory — where her husband works.
Costars in the six-episode drama include Ettore Bassi (The Red Door), Francesco Arca (The Promised Life), Francesco Venditti (A mano disarmata), Caterina Sbaraglia (Let Me Introduce You to Sofia), Iaia Forte (The Price of Family), and Veruska Rossi (Masantonio).
Wake Up My Love premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 4, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Amazon. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
Christian: Season 2 (Italy)
Following on from the events in Season 1, Season 2 of this supernatural drama finds Christian (Edoardo Pesce, The Hunter) now using his miraculous healing powers to build the kingdom predicted by the Blond Man (Giulio Beranek, The Hunter). At the same time, Matteo (Claudio Santamaria, Casino Royale) is asked to take sides against his son’s savior. In fact, the Dark Woman (Laura Morante, The Son’s Room), a divine being determined to foil the Blond Man’s plans, has arrived at Matteo’s side.
As Christian learns how to go from petty criminal to saint, from one of the many to the rock of an entire community, he becomes the “king” of Città Palazzo, making choices for the common good — all while Matteo discovers the temptation of playing the game of life for personal gain. But the human heart is unpredictable, and not even the divine essences of the Blond Man and the Dark Woman will be able to control the struggle for individual freedom inside the walls of Città Palazzo. (Trailer is from Season 1)
Christian: Season 2 premieres in the US and Canada on Thursday, July 6, exclusively on Topic and its digital channels, including Topic on Amazon.
Deep Fake Love (Falso Amor) (Spain)
Hosted by Raquel Sánchez-Silva (MasterChef Celebrity), this steamy reality series sees five couples put their trust to the test in deciding if what they see is real or not — as deepfake technology is used to blur the line between reality and fiction, between truth and lies — with the goal of winning a cash prize.
Deep Fake Love, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, July 6, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Gold Brick (Cash) (France)
This comedy-drama film sees factory worker Daniel Sauveur (Raphaël Quenard, Inside) scheme to traffic luxury perfumes from under his employer’s nose in order to even the scales and profit from his thankless job.
The cast includes Agathe Rousselle (Titane), Igor Gotesman (Family Business), Antoine Gouy (Lupin), Laure Sirieix (Das Boot), Youssef Hajdi (The Bureau), Stéphan Wojtowicz (Deadly Tropics), Nina Meurisse (The Frozen Dead), Bruno Lochet (The Traveller), and Grégoire Colin (Women at War).
Gold Brick, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, July 6, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
No Angel (Ingen Ängel) (Sweden)
Yussra El Abdouni (Snabba Cash, Caliphate) stars in this dark-humored, short-form, young adult horror drama as Angelina, a 17-year-old high school student who rebels against traditional female prejudice while maintaining her status as the queen bee. Like many other teens, she parties, smokes, and sleeps with boring guys to make time go by. But one thing definitely sets her apart from her contemporaries: Angelina is a serial killer.
Part of the Viaplay Original Talent Awards, No Angel premieres in the US and Canada on Thursday, July 6, exclusively on Viaplay.
The Accident (El Accidente) (Spain)
Inma Cuesta (The Mess You Leave Behind, Criminal: Spain, Arde Madrid) stars in this mystery thriller as Lucía, the wife of José (Quim Gutiérrez, Honeymoon with My Mother, The Neighbor) and the mother of their children. Soon after José leaves for a flight, the plane crashes, leaving no survivors and Lucía devastated. But José’s name isn’t on the passenger manifest or the list of the deceased, and his body is nowhere to be found. This prompts a frantic Lucía to launch her own search for the truth of what happened to José — leading her to discover that her husband is perhaps not the person she believed him to be… and that she herself could become a woman she didn’t know she could be…
The Accident premieres in the US and Canada on Friday, July 7, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and the Walter Presents digital channels.
Wanted: Millionaire (Se busca millonario) (Spain)
This three-part docuseries reconstructs the real, unsolved case of a winning Lottery ticket, one worth 4.7 million euros but without an owner, that appeared in A Coruña in 2012. With more than 200 people presenting themselves as the rightful owner of the ticket and the prize money, an experienced National Police inspector investigated their stories and determine which of them would be a millionaire, while a veteran journalist dug deep to discover what was hidden behind the discovery of the winning ticket.
Wanted: Millionaire, a Max Original, premieres in the US and other territories on Friday, July 7, exclusively on Max and its digital channels, including Max on Amazon, where available.
Domina: Season 2 (UK-IT)
The new season of this historical drama chronicles the struggle for control of the Roman Empire, and of Rome’s Imperial Family, from a rare female perspective. Livia (Kasia Smutniak, Devils) must fight to preserve her marriage to Gaius (Matthew McNulty, The Rising) and find a way to seat one of her sons on the throne, as new and old rivals jockey for position.
Domina: Season 2, an MGM+ Original, premieres in the US on Sunday, July 9, exclusively on MGM+ and its digital channels, including MGM+ on Amazon.
Backwoods Crime (Austria)
With stories set in different parts of Austria, this “ORF Landkrimi” anthology series of light crime dramas includes ten feature-length episodes, many of which feature mismatched detective duos. One story follows the investigation into the discovery of multiple body parts from the same victim by cop colleagues Franzi (Nina Proll, Look Who’s Back) and Michael (Karl Fischer, Donna Leon’s Commissario Brunetti Mysteries). In another, viewers know who the culprit is from the off — but not the twist in the case caused by investigator Nathan Weiss (Tobias Moretti, Inspector Rex, Bad Banks).
Backwoods Crime premieres in the US and Canada on exclusively on Tuesday, July 11, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Amazon.
Captain Marleau: Season 4 (Capitaine Marleau) (France)
Corinne Masiero (The Last Panthers, The Churchmen) returns as the offbeat Captain Marleau in four new feature-length episodes of this fan-favorite mystery-crime dramedy series, in which the quirky cop investigates crimes, pieces together the truth, and solves murder mysteries in her own inimitable style.
Captain Marleau: Season 4 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 11, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Amazon.
Philosopher of the Sea (Havsfilosofen) (Sweden)
This documentary centers on Sven Yrvind, a Swedish sailor who, at the ripe age of 83, has become a renowned figure around the world for his solo voyages across the oceans. For the last five years, the filmmakers have had the privilege of observing closely as Yrvind puts together his boat and readies himself for the difficulty of being alone on the open sea — on a journey spanning almost 15,000 miles from Ireland to New Zealand, estimated to take 300 days. Although many view Yrvind’s project as a reckless venture, he himself believes that he is one of the few sane people in the world. However, the real exploration behind this journey is of a much deeper nature: an exploration into how we choose to live our lives.
Philosopher of the Sea premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 11, exclusively on Viaplay.
Mr. Car and the Knights Templar (Pan Samochodzik i Templariusze) (Poland)
Based on the novel by Zbigniew Nienacki, this action-adventure drama follows an art historian who, after finding an ancient Templar cross, joins forces with an unlikely group of adventurers on a quest to unlock the relic’s secrets.
Starring Mateusz Janicki (Matka), Sandra Drzymalska (The Getaway King), and Maria Dębska (Autumn Girl), amongst others, Mr. Car and the Knights Templar, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 12, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Bird Box Barcelona (Spain)
Five years after the release of the Sandra Bullock-starring global phenomenon film Bird Box comes this Spanish spinoff which, like the first film, is based on Josh Malerman‘s novel Bird Box. In this sci-fi film, a mysterious force decimates the world’s population by causing all who see it to take their own lives. Now Sebastian (Mario Casas, The Innocent) and his young daughter, Anna (Alejandra Howard, Paraíso), must navigate their own journey of survival through the desolate streets of Barcelona. But as they form uneasy alliances with other survivors and try to escape the city to make their way toward a safe haven, an unexpected and even more sinister threat grows.
Costars include Georgina Campbell (Suspicion) and Gonzalo de Castro (The Perfect Family), along with Naila Schuberth (Blackout), Diego Calva Hernández (Narcos: Mexico), Patrick Criado (Money Heist), Lola Dueñas (Instinto), Michelle Jenner (The Cook of Castamar), and Leonardo Sbaraglia (Félix).
Bird Box Barcelona, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, July 14, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Love Tactics 2 (Ask Taktikleri 2) (Türkiye)
In this follow-up to the romantic comedy Love Tactics, Asli (Demet Özdemir, Between the World and Us) thinks marriage is a scam, and says so. But when her beau, Kerem (Sükrü Özyildiz, Çoban Yildizi), unexpectedly agrees, she goes to great lengths to manipulate him into proposing.
Love Tactics 2, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, July 14, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
One Step From Heaven: Season 1 (Un passo dal cielo) (Italy)
Terence Hill (Don Matteo) stars in this light mystery series as Pietro Thiene, the new commander of the forestry corps in the alpine village of San Candido. With his knowledge of nature and the mountains, Pietro collaborates with the new police commissioner, Vincenzo Nappi (Enrico Ianniello, Inspector Ricciardi), in solving crimes. But behind his professional demeanor, Pietro hides the grief of losing his wife in an accident that his sister-in-law, Claudia (Bettina Giovannini, Don Matteo), blames him for.
One Step From Heaven: Season 1 premieres in the US and Canada on Friday, July 14, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and the Walter Presents digital channels.
Time Zone (Spain)
Set in a massive abandoned facility called Time City, this extreme competition format show features 10 contestants, each selected for their strategic skill and competitiveness, playing in a real-life video game. Everything happens under the orders of Cristinini, an e-sports presenter who serves as Master of Time, both in person and as his “cyborg” version, and monitors the players’ progress as they race against the clock. Time Zone, a Max Original, premieres in the US and other territories on Friday, July 14, exclusively on Max and its digital channels, including Max on Amazon, where available.
Makari: Sicilian Mysteries: Season 2 (Italy)
Based on the bestselling “Saverio Lamanna, Detective by Chance” series of mystery novels by Gaetano Savatteri, the new season of this light whodunit series opens a year after the events in Season 1, with former journalist Saverio Lamanna (Claudio Gioè, Mafia Only Kills in Summer, Anti-Mafia Squad) finding himself more of a resident amateur sleuth in his hometown of Makari, Sicily, than the novelist he aspires to be.
In the new season’s three feature-length episodes, Saverio, along with his long-time friend, Peppe (Domenico Centamore, Mafia Only Kills in Summer), delves into the deaths of an archaeologist, a journalist, and an architect — the latter of whom is known to Saverio by way of his lover, architecture student Suleima (Ester Pantano, Imma Tataranni). (Video is from Season 1)
Returning cast members include Antonella Attili (Paradise) as Saverio’s friend, Marilù, Tuccio Musumeci (Detective Montalbano) as Saverio’s father, and Filippo Luna (Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery) as Vicequestore Giacomo Randone. Joining the Season 2 cast in a recurring role is Andrea Bosca (The Red Door).
Makari: Sicilian Mysteries: Season 2 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 18, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Amazon.
Black Sands (Svörtu sandar) (Iceland)
Aldís Amah Hamilton (Fractures, Katla, The Valhalla Murders) stars in this Nordic noir crime thriller as Anita, a troubled police officer who, after being forced to resign from her job in Reykjavik, returns to her hometown near Iceland’s famous black sands. After being away for more than a dozen years, she dreads seeing the locals again, not the least of which is her abusive mother, Elin (Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, Stella Blómkvist, Trapped).
When the body of a young woman is found on the beach, Anita is called back to duty and works on what turns out to be her first case: the seemingly accidental death of a tourist, who, like many others, probably fell from the cliff while taking a photograph. At least that’s the conclusion of Ragnar (Þór Tulinius, The Valhalla Murders, Trapped), the police chief, and Salómon (Kolbeinn Arnbjörnsson, Case, The Lava Field), the local doctor. However, new developments point to death by misadventure as not being the cause of the woman’s death, but murder — and link this case to numerous others that went unsolved or where deaths were labeled as accidents. Then there’s another dead body and Anita’s discovery that a serial killer has been at work here, disguising murders as accidents for years…
Costars include Ævar Þór Benediktsson (The Court), Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir (Trapped), Aron Már Ólafsson (Trapped), Ania Powazka (Stella Blómkvist), and Hanna María Karlsdóttir (The Valhalla Murders), amongst others.
Black Sands premieres in the US only (not Canada) on Thursday, July 20, exclusively on Viaplay.
La Unidad: Season 3 (The Unit) (Spain)
In the third and final season of this crime thriller, titled La Unidad: Kabul, several agents of The Unit are on a mission in Afghanistan to meet with an infiltrator who has information about a possible attack in Europe. However, the Taliban take over Kabul a few days later, forcing Spain to evacuate its civilians and collaborators while the agents, in the midst of clashes between mujahideen, Taliban, and ISIS K forces, find themselves involved in a dangerous situation.
Starring Nathalie Poza (Cathedral of the Sea), Michel Noher (Limbo), and Marian Álvarez (Velvet Colección), La Unidad: Season 3 premieres in the US on Friday, July 21, exclusively on Max and its digital channels, including Max on Amazon.
The Best of Us (Le meilleur d’entre nous) (France)
In this mystery-crime thriller miniseries, brilliant biathlete Abel Guérin is found dead with a bullet in his head on the snow-covered training field, leaving his small village in shock. Sent from the city to assist local cop Lieutenant Achille Salvi (Nicolas Gob, The Art of Crime, A French Village) on the case is young Captain Awa Sissako (Mariama Gueye, Gloria, Detectives), who must quickly find out what happened to Abel before the start of the World Cup.
The Best of Us premieres in the US and Canada as a four-episode binge on Monday, July 24, exclusively on Acorn TV and its digital channels, including Acorn TV on Amazon.
Enemy of the People (Kansan vihollinen) (Finland)
Kreeta Salminen (Man in Room 301, Deadwind) stars in this crime drama as Katja Salonen, a journalist whose less-than-flattering article about local football legend Samuli Tolonen makes her the most hated person in town. Then Samuli is found dead in his swimming pool, which fuels the rumors of his suicide and the wrath of both the locals and Katja’s editors. As Katja conducts her own investigation into Samuli’s death, she risks her life and her career to find the truth — uncovering a web of corruption and failed business dealings while realizing that the people involved are willing to do anything to get her to stop.
The eight-episode series costars Tobias Zilliacus (Replacements), Johannes Holopainen (All the Sins), Antti Luusuaniemi (Helsinki Syndrome), Milka Ahlroth (Bullets), and Mikko Nousiainen (Arctic Circle), amongst others.
Enemy of the People premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 25, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Amazon.
Inspector Rex: Season 6 (Kommissar Rex) (Germany)
This popular light police drama series, which has spawned Canadian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Slovak remakes, returns with another season that follows police dog Rex as he investigates crimes and solves mysteries with his human partner on the streets of Vienna.
Inspector Rex: Season 6 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 25, exclusively on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Amazon.
Norwegian Crime Cases: Season 3 (Norway)
This five-episode true-crime docuseries delves into Norwegian crime cases, with each episode focusing on a single case, including how it was solved and the stories of the people involved. Norwegian Crime Cases: Season 3 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 25, exclusively on Viaplay.
Paradise (Germany)
Set in a not-too-distant future, this sci-fi action thriller sees a radical new form of financing created, one that allows the transfer of years of life from one person to another — changing the world forever and turning biotech start-up AEON into a billion-dollar pharmaceutical company. For Max (Kostja Ullmann, Tatort: Cologne, Beat) and Elena (Marlene Tanczik, Never Look Away, Milk & Honey), their almost-perfect life is changed forever when the couple is faced with unexpected insurance claims that they can’t possibly pay.
As a last resort and with no other choice, Elena sells 40 years of her life to AEON — robbing her and Max of their life together and leaving their future in tatters. Max, who works for AEON, tries everything he can to get Elena’s lost years back. Even if he could, nothing will ever be the same again. Then Max learns that AEON’s CEO (Iris Berben, The Typist, Triangle of Sadness) is after Elena’s lifetime — prompting him to abduct her and triggering a manhunt that forces the young couple to leave their home and pushes their moral boundaries to the limit.
Costars in the film include Corinna Kirchhoff (Bauhaus – A New Era), Lisa-Marie Koroll (Circle of Life), Alina Levshin (Rivals Forever), Lorna Ishema (You Are Wanted), Numan Acar (Homeland), and Lisa Loven Kongsli (Occupied).
Paradise, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, July 27, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Thunder in My Heart: Season 2 (Sweden)
Based on the Leo Sayer song “Thunder in My Heart,” this award-winning drama has become one of Viaplay’s highest-rated Swedish series. Created and written by 2021 Kristallen Best Actress award winner and series star Amy Deasismont (The Congregation), the show follows a group of young friends as they come of age and strive to meet the unexpected demands of adult life while coming to terms with their own identities, pasts, and passions.
The cast includes Alexander Abdallah (Snabba Cash), Julia Lyskova Juhlin (Toppen), Benjamin Shaps (Love & Anarchy), Gustaf Hammarsten (Midnight Sun), Helen Sjöholm (Bäckström), and Malin Persson (Riding in Darkness), amongst others.
Thunder in My Heart: Season 2 premieres in the US and Canada on Tuesday, July 27, exclusively on Viaplay.
The Paris Murders: Season 6 (Profilage) (France)
In Season 6 of this long-running crime drama, five years have passed since Adele’s (Juliette Roudet, Fear by the Lake) abduction, and she’s now living far from Paris, far from the police, to escape the violent nature of being a cop. But her nature as a psycho-criminologist, her empathy for the victims, and her ability to probe the darkest recesses of the human mind bring her back to the disturbing and fascinating investigations of the DPJ with Commander Rocher (Philippe Bas, Leo Mattei – Special Unit) — who is carrying a terrible secret and facing the greatest challenge he has ever known.
The Paris Murders: Season 6 premieres in the US and Canada on Friday, July 28, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and the Walter Presents digital channels.
A Perfect Story (Un cuento perfecto) (Spain)
In this romantic drama, Margot (Anna Castillo, La Línea Invisible), heiress to a hotel empire, is left feeling adrift after fleeing her own wedding. David (Álvaro Mel, Paraíso) has to work three jobs to make ends meet. But when their paths cross, they realize that only they can help each other win back the love of their lives. A Perfect Story, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, July 28, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Tailor: Season 2 (Terzi) (Türkiye)
Following on from the events in the first season of this romantic thriller, Peyami (Çagatay Ulusoy, The Protector) faces new challenges as his friendship with Dimitri (Salih Bademci, The Club) is tested, Esvet (Sifanur Gül, As the Crow Flies) spends more time at the house with Mustafa (Olgun Simsek, Cici) — and a new woman enters his life.
The Tailor: Season 2, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, July 28, exclusively on Netflix.
Top Dog: Season 2 (Sweden)
Based on the characters created by Jens Lapidus in his novel Top Dog, the new season of this crime thriller finds Emily’s (Josefin Asplund, Snow Angels, Sanctuary) career has suffered after her departure from Leijon, and her path back to the top is littered with difficult choices, violence, and death. Meanwhile, Teddy (Alexej Manvelov, Occupied, Before We Die) is trying to live a legitimate life, but he’s having a hard time untangling himself from his criminal past.
Top Dog: Season 2 premieres in the US and Canada on Friday, July 28, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and the Walter Presents digital channels.
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The Prosecco Murders (Finché c’è Prosecco c’è speranza) (Italy)
Set in the picturesque countryside of Veneto, this comedy mystery movie follows the investigation into what appears to be the theatrical suicide of Count Desiderio Ancillotto (Rade Serbedzija, Slow Horses), a prominent winemaker and an ardent advocate for organic farming. Tasked with unraveling the truth behind the Count’s death is Inspector Stucky (Giuseppe Battiston, Trust), a newly-promoted and somewhat bumbling investigator. As Stucky delves into the complexities of the case, he finds himself confronting a web of unresolved issues while immersing himself in the rich tapestry of the region, causing him to realize that the key to unlocking the mystery lies hidden within the famous cellars.
The Prosecco Murders has its US linear debut on Thursday, July 27, at 9 PM ET, on Eurochannel.
Silent Assassin (Il Muto di Gallura) (Italy)
Based on a true story, this drama set in mid-19th century Sardinia follows the life of Bastiano Tansu (Andrea Arcangeli, Paradise), an abused and marginalized deaf-mute who, against all odds, becomes the most feared and dangerous assassin in the feud between the Vasa and Mamia families in Gallura. As the feud escalates, Bastiano’s fury and exceptional aim catch the attention of Pietro Vasa (Marco Bullitta, Valerio), one of the faction leaders, who recruits him as an assassin. Amidst the chaos, Bastiano finds solace in his love for a shepherd’s daughter, and for a moment it seems like he may have found inner peace. However, in a violent and superstitious world that has labeled Bastiano as a son of the devil since childhood, his fate becomes as tragic as the dozens of people he killed.
Silent Assassin has its US linear debut on Friday, July 28, at 9 PM ET, on Eurochannel.
Moon Landing (Il grande passo) (Italy)
Giuseppe Battiston (The Prosecco Murders) stars in this comedy as Dario Cavalieri, an enigmatic and quick-tempered guy who has dreamed of going to the moon since he witnessed the moon landing as a child. Dario builds homemade rockets, and in constructing one, he inadvertently causes a fire, gets arrested for it, and calls his estranged brother, Mario (Stefano Fresi, Murders at Barlume), for help. So the empathetic and responsible Mario, a mild-mannered hardware store owner in Rome, sets off for Polesine, the small village where Dario lives.
As the brothers reunite, their contrasting personalities and ideologies clash. Mario, a steadfast believer in following the rules, finds himself tested at every turn by Dario’s rebellious spirit and relentless pursuit of his lunar ambitions. Yet amidst the turmoil, they slowly begin to forge a connection, digging deep into their shared pain of paternal abandonment and the void left by their absent father.
Moon Landing has its US linear debut on Saturday, July 29, at 8:30 PM ET, on Eurochannel.
Rivers of Fire (La promesse du feu) (France)
Adapted from the novel La promesse du feu by Mikaël Ollivier, this mystery-crime drama miniseries opens with a devastating wildfire, within which a charred corpse is found at the wheel of a burned-out 4×4. The discovery forces two rivaling brothers and law enforcement officers — gendarme Damien (Nicolas Gob, Chefs) and policeman Guillaume (Thomas Jouannet, Nina) — to set aside their differences and work together to uncover the secrets hidden amidst the ashes.
Their investigation leads them to Tiffany (Flore Bonaventura, Magellan), a young and acclaimed photographer obsessed with fire, who was rescued by Târiq Amraoui (Salim Kechiouche, Blue Is the Warmest Color), a Canadian water-bomber pilot with a shady past. She doesn’t remember what happened during the fire, even though she captured images of it. Soon thereafter, Guillaume also investigates a man’s drowning, a death that is followed by more corpses over the next few days. The cases seem related and the two brothers must collaborate if they are to solve the crimes.
Rivers of Fire has its US linear debut on Sunday, July 30, at 9 PM ET, on Eurochannel.
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Follow The Money: Season 3 (Bedrag) — English-Dubbed Version (Denmark)
This crime thriller takes viewers into the high-stakes world of economic crime — where speculators and swindlers, the greedy and the ambitious, commit all manner of crimes in their pursuit of wealth. In the third and final season, detective Alf Rybjerg (Thomas Hwan, Darkness: Thos Who Kill) follows the money trail of the drugs business of mechanic-turned-henchman-turned drug smuggler and money launderer Nicky (Esben Smed, A Fortunate Man).
The English-dubbed version of Follow The Money: Season 3 begins streaming in the US and Canada as a 10-episode binge on Thursday, July 13, exclusively on Topic and its digital channels, including Topic on Amazon.
Miss Friman’s War: Season 1 (Fröken Frimans krig) (Sweden)
Returning to streaming is this historical drama, which stars Sissela Kyle (The Simple Heist) as Dagmar Friman, a headstrong woman whose newfound commitment to being a suffragette prompts her to fight against the injustices around her, male society in general and food fraud in particular, by opening a co-op grocery store for women, run by women.
The ensemble cast includes Frida Hallgren (The Inspector and the Sea), Maria Kulle (The Bridge), Lena T. Hansson (Beck), Ulla Skoog (Welcome to Sweden), Sofia Rönnegård (Before We Die), and Sofia Ledarp (Gåsmamman), amongst others.
Miss Friman’s War: Season 1 begins streaming in the US and Canada on Friday, July 21, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and the Walter Presents digital channels.
In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis (Italy)
From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi (Fire at Sea, Notturno) comes this documentary, a decade-long chronicling of the head of the Catholic church. In the first nine years of his pontificate, Pope Francis made trips to 53 countries, focusing on his most important issues: poverty, migration, environment, solidarity, and war.
In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis begins streaming Thursday, July 27, on Hulu.
Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer fait tousser) (France)
Written and directed by Quentin Dupieux (Mandibles, Rubber), this comedy film follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force — Benzene (Gilles Lellouche, Tell No One), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier, Anaïs in Love), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste, Irma Vep), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi, Represent), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra, Vampires). After a devastating battle against a diabolical giant turtle, the Tobacco Force is sent on a mandatory week-long retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.
Smoking Causes Coughing begins streaming Thursday, July 27, on Hulu.
Agatha Christie’s Hjerson — English-Dubbed Version (Sweden)
Johan Rheborg (Partisan) and Hanna Alström (The Sandhamn Murders) star in this first-ever adaptation based on a fictional character created by a fictional character — that is, a real-life TV series about Scandinavian detective Sven Hjerson, a character created by detective fiction author Ariadne Oliver, a character created by the Queen of Mystery, Agatha Christie.
Sven Hjerson (Johan Rheborg) is a once-renowned criminal profiler who suddenly chose to retire from the spotlight — and, as far as trash TV producer Klara Sandberg (Hanna Alström) is concerned, her ticket to a better career. Her idea: Get Hjerson to star in a true-crime show. No matter that she doesn’t know him; she tracks him down and even gets on the same ferry when he’s forced to return to his hometown in the Åland Islands following his mother’s death. It’s on the ferry that the two meet — and become a whodunit-solving duo after a young journalist is murdered.
The English-dubbed version of Agatha Christie’s Hjerson begins streaming in the US and Canada as an 8-episode binge on Thursday, July 27, exclusively on Topic and its digital channels, including Topic on Amazon.
R.M.N. (Romania)
Written and directed by Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days), this drama follows Matthias (Marin Grigore, Legacy), who returns to his rural Romanian hometown after an incident with his job in Germany, hoping to reconnect with his young son and estranged wife. But the town seems to have changed in his absence, with distrust, economic resentment, and perhaps something more lurking just below the surface. When a group of foreign workers is hired at a small, local factory, the tenuous peace of the community is disturbed, and frustrations, conflicts, and passions erupt.
R.M.N. has its SVOD streaming debut on Friday, July 28, exclusively on AMC+ and its digital channels, including AMC+ on Amazon.
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Header photo credits: Top row (L-R): The Tailor courtesy of Netflix; The Best of Us courtesy of Acorn TV | Bottom row: Enemy of the People (photo © MTV Oy / Markus Kontiainen) courtesy of MHz Choice; Christian courtesy of Topic
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For details about the July premieres of shows from the UK, Canada, and Ireland, visit The British TV Place. For info about the debuts of programs from Australia and New Zealand, visit The Down Under TV Place. For that of a select list of titles from other countries, visit The Global TV Place.
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