MHz Choice has set its slate for May 2025, which includes new and returning Euro TV series from Italy and Germany, amongst other titles.
Shows under the Tricolour take center stage on MHz Choice in May, as Italy dominates the streamer’s new offerings next month.
The Destitutes (Gli sbandati) (Italy)
Set in Fano during the great Italian economic crisis, this spoof of crime series follows Piero Felloni, a building contractor whose bank loans have been revoked and family assets seized by bank officer Luigi Valori. The banker has made himself Enemy #1 for Felloni and others whom he has put in extreme financial difficulty, so, to get revenge, Felloni concocts a plan. He and some of his Valori-hating friends are going to rob the bank of the millions deposited there by oil titan Sheikh Amamen. Except things don’t go according to plan and the would-be robbers get into a heap of trouble.
The Destitutes premieres Tuesday, May 6.
The Winemaker: Season 2 (Im Netz der Camorra) (Germany)
Following on from the events in Season 1 of this crime thriller, Season 2 finds former winemaker Matteo DeCanin (Tobias Moretti, Inspector Rex, Backwoods Crime) set to testify as a key witness, but before he can take the stand, tragedy strikes. Although the police increase security and take additional measures to protect the DeCanins, they cannot prevent another dangerous situation from occurring, forcing Matteo to seek help from Carabinieri Erlacher (Harald Windisch, Walking on Sunshine, Vienna Blood). (Video is from Season 1)
The Winemaker: Season 2 premieres Tuesday, May 6.
Criminal Milan (La Mala – Ultimi Banditi a Milano) (Italy)
This true-crime docuseries introduces viewers to notorious criminals who, between 1970 and 1984, made the fashion capital one of the most dangerous cities in the world. They include “the Kings of Milan” — Francis “Angel Face” Turatello, Renato “the handsome Renè” Vallanzasca, and Angelo “the Theban” Epaminonda — who, over the course of fifteen years, waged war against each other before becoming allies, making blood pacts to each other, only to betray each other once again. We also get to know the last three survivors of the criminal group Italian media dubbed “la Banda della Comasina,” as well as law enforcement officials who brought these criminals to justice.
Criminal Milan premieres Tuesday, May 13.
The Eagle: Season 3 (Ørnen) (Denmark) — English dub
This fan-favorite Nordic noir crime drama series stars Jens Albinus (Borgen, Deutschland 83) as Hallgrim Hallgrimsson, a half-Icelandic, half-Danish detective known as “The Eagle,” owing to his keen insight and abilities to assess situations and take quick actions. (Video is subtitled, not dubbed)
The English-dubbed version of The Eagle: Season 3 premieres Tuesday, May 13.
Bordertown: Season 3 (Sorjonen) (Finland) — English dub
In the third and final season of this award-winning mystery-crime drama series, detective Kari Sorjonen (Ville Virtanen, The Truth Will Out, Rebecka Martinsson) faces a personal tragedy and juggles concerns about his family’s future with a spate of new crimes, including those committed by an adversary who’s been studying Kari’s past cases. (Video is subtitled, not dubbed)
The English-dubbed version of Bordertown: Season 3 premieres Tuesday, May 20.
Makari: Sicilian Mysteries: Season 3 (Màkari) (Italy)
This whodunit series, based on the bestselling “Saverio Lamanna” series of mystery novels by Gaetano Savatteri, stars Claudio Gioè (Mafia Only Kills in Summer, Off Grid) as Saverio Lamanna, a former journalist who returns to his hometown of Makari, Sicily, to scratch the itch of becoming a novelist. Before putting words on the page, though, he starts to solve tricky mysteries around town. In Season 3, Saverio, along with longtime friend, Peppe (Domenico Centamore, Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery), delves into the murders of an out-of-towner, a Gibellina local, a failed businessman, and a doctor. (Video is from Season 2)
Returning cast include Ester Pantano (Imma Tataranni), Antonella Attili (Paradise), Filippo Luna (Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery), and Tuccio Musumeci (Detective Montalbano), with Serena Iansiti (The Bastards of Pizzofalcone) and Eugenio Franceschini (Carlo & Malik) joining the cast.
Makari: Sicilian Mysteries: Season 3 premieres Tuesday, May 20.
The Paradise (Paratiisi) (Finland-Spain)
In this mystery-crime drama, two murders shake the Finnish community of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol in Spain. Hikka Mäntymäki (Riitta Havukainen, Freezing Embrace), a veteran crime detective, is sent from Oulu, Finland, to help the local police on a case that will claim more victims in an ever-twisting and evolving series of brutal crimes. However, as Hikka discovers, escaping the cold and the dark is much easier than leaving your own past behind.
Costarring Fran Perea (The Neighbor), The Paradise returns to streaming on Tuesday, May 20.
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone: Season 4 (I bastardi di Pizzofalcone) (Italy)
Hooray! We’re getting a new season of this mystery-crime drama series! Based on the best-selling novels by Maurizio de Giovanni, Season 4 picks up where the Season 3 cliffhanger finale left off, and Inspector Lojacono (Alessandro Gassmann, A Professor) is in bad shape. Case-wise, the bastardi investigate the murders of a music school director, a florist, a father, and a tailor. (Video is from Season 3)
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone: Season 4 premieres Tuesday, May 27.
The General’s Men (Il nostro generale) (Italy)
This historical drama stars Sergio Castellitto (Conclave, Don’t Move) as General Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, who created the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit to combat the Red Brigades in 1970s Italy.
In 1973, General dalla Chiesa is transferred from Palermo to Turin, shifting his work from battling the Mafia to putting down the Red Brigades. He is the first to grasp the extent of the danger posed to Italy’s already-fragile democracy by the terrorist group, whose goal is to subvert the state through kidnappings, assassinations, and bombings. He also knows the need to counter it with new investigative means.
Despite resistance from top leadership, dalla Chiesa keeps at it until the Carabinieri’s Special Anti-Terrorist Unit is born — a select group of young men, all highly trained and capable of moving in circles close to Red Brigade members. The commitment by the “general’s boys” to fight against terrorism includes no vacations, no breaks, and no private life. Their courage, combined with dalla Chiesa’s strategic skill and insight, contributes to the unit’s success in winning the war against the Red Brigades.
The General’s Men premieres Tuesday, May 27.
Unless otherwise noted, all of the above programs are shown in their original language(s) with English subtitles and will premiere in the US and Canada on MHz Choice and its digital channels, including MHz Choice on Prime Video Channels, starting on the dates shown above. (Note that scheduling changes can occur at any time and without prior notice.)
In addition to the above, Season 2 of the South African thriller series, Lioness, is also debuting in May. Read this article for details.
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