MHz Choice has announced its slate for May 2024, which includes new Euro TV series and seasons from four countries, plus more Babylon Berlin!
There’s lots to look forward to on MHz Choice in May, including not one but two seasons of the award-winning, critically-acclaimed, fan-favorite German neo-noir crime drama series Babylon Berlin, based on the best-selling “Gereon Rath Mysteries” series of novels by Volker Kutscher. Add to them a new season each of French whodunit series The Art of Crime, Nordic noir crime series Beck, and Italian crime drama The King, as well as two new episodes of French mystery series Perfect Murders, plus two brand-spanking new titles from France and Switzerland, and you’ve got plenty of Euro TV to keep you glued to your screen next month.
Babylon Berlin: Season 2 (Germany)
In Season 2 of Babylon Berlin, Police Inspector Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch, Generation War) is transferred from the Vice Squad to Homicide to investigate the execution-style murders of fifteen people found in a mass grave, while Charlotte (Liv Lisa Fries, Counterpart) continues to help him discover details about the Soviet freight train and its coveted contents. Add to this secret planes (but not automobiles), espionage, betrayals, close calls, unexpected reunions, and more. It’s awesome stuff, this.
Babylon Berlin: Season 2 begins streaming Tuesday, May 7.
The Art of Crime: Season 6 (L’art du crime) (France)
In Season 6 of the fan-favorite, art-centered mystery series The Art of Crime, Police Detective Antoine Verlay (Nicolas Gob, A French Village) and renowned art historian Florence Chassagne (Éléonore Bernheim, Murder In…) investigate two new cases. The first involves the murder of a young woman, found in a photography studio where she was apparently murdered by the photographer while the latter was recreating a work by renowned Impressionist painter Édouard Manet. The second revolves around the discovery of a young woman’s corpse, found dressed as a vampire with a stake through her heart in a sarcophagus in the Catacombs, with a reproduction of the painting Vampire by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch placed near the body. (Video below is from Season 5)
The Art of Crime: Season 6 premieres Tuesday, May 7.
All This I Will Give to You (Tout cela je te le donnerai) (France)
Based on the award-winning and international best-selling novel All This I Will Give to You by CWA International Dagger Award nominee Dolores Redondo (“Baztán Trilogy”), the mystery drama limited series All This I Will Give to You stars David Kammenos (Murderous Memories, Supersex, The New Look) as Manuel Ortigosa, a renowned author whose husband, Aymeric Fabre de Castelmore (Alexis Loret, Magellan), died in what appears to have been a road accident in Provence. A tragedy, to be sure, but certain details don’t add up for Manuel, while others cause Police Lieutenant Richard Saugier (Bruno Solo, Perfect Murders, Murder In…) to believe foul play was involved.
All of this is compounded by the fact that Aymeric had bequeathed his entire estate, including the family’s winery and castle, to just Manuel — cutting out the rest of the Fabre de Castelmore family, who didn’t even know that Manuel existed. They include Aymeric’s mother, Cécile (Nicole Calfan, Gloria), the marquise de Fontaresse; his brother, Joffrey (Aurélien Wiik, Murder in…); Joffrey’s wife, Catherine (Louise Monot, Murder In…); and Elisa (Philypa Phoenix, Balthazar), the partner of Aymeric’s deceased younger brother, Enguerrand, and her young son, Arsène (Alexander Mari-McSween). With Richard’s help, Manuel embarks on a search of the truth, delving into the mysteries of this powerful family and unveiling the secrets of the past in the process, while Richard, with Manuel’s help, continues his investigations into the suspicious deaths of both Aymeric and Enguerrand.
All This I Will Give to You premieres Tuesday, May 14.
Minor Offence: Season 1 (Délits mineurs) (Switzerland)
Set in Geneva, mystery-crime drama series Minor Offence follows three women who work within the realm of Switzerland’s juvenile justice system — Juvenile Court Judge Gabrielle Favre (Marie Gillain, Speakerine), youth social worker Anaïs Joly (Noémie Schmidt, Cheeky Business), and Inspector Kadi Keïta (Assa Sylla, Captain Marleau) of the Minors’ Brigade — as they give their all to protect youngsters in difficulty while concurrently trying to help them become agents of their own destinies.
Following a botched burglary attempt, young Marek (Stéphane Erös) is arrested and, after refusing to cooperate, ordered by Gabrielle to be sent to prison, where Anaïs does her best to help him. But the case gets complicated when the dead body of a teenage girl is found on the banks of the Rhône, right next to the warehouse that Marek robbed. While populist politician Sébastien Monney (Christophe Sermet, Maigret) tries to reassure the public by claiming that the murderer is already behind bars, his son, who also knew the victim, finds himself part of the criminal investigation. Throughout, Gabrielle, Anaïs, and Kadi are faced with a series of risky choices.
Minor Offence: Season 1 premieres Tuesday, May 14.
Beck: Season 9 (Sweden)
Life is better when the classic Nordic noir cop drama Beck, based on characters created by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö in their “Martin Beck” crime novels, returns with new episodes. In the Season 9 opener, police trainee Vilhelm Beck (Valter Skarsgård, The Sandhamn Murders) and his supervisor are called to a crime scene, where his finding of a dead body affects him deeply. This discovery turns the routine call-out into a case for Vilhelm’s grandfather, veteran detective Martin Beck (Peter Haber), colleague Alex Beijer (Jennie Silfverhjelm), and the rest of the Beck team.
Beck: Season 9 premieres Tuesday, May 21.
Perfect Murders (Crimes parfaits) (France)
Two new episodes of this anthology mystery series are on tap next month, both of which will follow quirky investigators who team up to solve seemingly impossible crimes. (These episodes will be added to the end of Season 2.)
Babylon Berlin: Season 3 (Germany)
Following the tension- and suspense-filled Season 2 finale, the third season opens in Berlin in the fall of 1929, during the tumultuous weeks before the Black Friday stock market crash. Inspectors Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch) and Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) are assigned to investigate the death of a Hollywood actress during the filming of a big-budget European blockbuster, only to uncover an underworld plot related to the film’s financier. Meanwhile, the Black Reichswehr continues seeding political power quietly in the background while attempting to cover up its crimes, as Greta Overbeck (Leonie Benesch, The Crown) goes on trial. There’s much more besides, from Nazis to difficult family matters to a kiss (!).
Babylon Berlin: Season 3 begins streaming Tuesday, May 28.
The King: Season 2 (Il re) (Italy)
We’ve got two more episodes to go until the Season 1 finale, and already we can look forward to seeing more of Luca Zingaretti (Detective Montalbano, No Activity: Italy) as Bruno Testori, the controversial director of the San Michele prison, when Season 2 of prison drama The King arrives next month. In it, Testori is involved in a plan for the head of the secret service, but his suspicions cause him to start digging for the truth, endangering himself in the process. (Video is from Season 1)
The King: Season 2 premieres Tuesday, May 28.
All of the above titles are set to premiere/begin streaming in the US and Canada on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Channels, starting on the dates shown above. (Scheduling changes can occur at any time and without prior notice.)
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“Gereon Rath Mysteries” novels by Volker Kutscher
All This I Will Give to You by Dolores Redondo
“Martin Beck” novels by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
