Sophomore seasons of television shows are an iffy lot. Sometimes they’re as good as the first, sometimes not. In the case of the Danish dramedy, Rita, it’s even better.
Rita: Second Season of Hit Danish Dramedy Has Arrived
Beck: 8 New Swedish Detective Films Starring Peter Haber and Mikael Persbrandt
Euro TV fans, rejoice. Beck, the Swedish detective film series starring Peter Haber and Mikael Persbrandt, is back after an absence of more than five years. And not just with one new film, but eight.
Euro TV Titles That You Can Now Stream
A few Euro TV programs are no longer available on US video-on-demand services. However, several titles from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, and Sweden have come online, and they are now yours for the streaming.
Vendetta: Swedish Spy Thriller from Director Mikael Håfström
Agent. Operative. Spook. Call him what you want, but Swedish super-spy Carl Hamilton is back on telly, this time in the Mikael Håfström-directed Vendetta.
Look of a Killer: Finnish Crime Thriller Makes US Debut
Stateside Euro TV fans are in for a treat with Look of a Killer, a Nordic noir crime drama from Finland that makes its US premiere this evening.
Crime Scene Cleaner: Smart, Witty, Wunderbar German Comedy Is Now on DVD
Euro TV fans don’t get much in the way of comedies from the continent, but one that has made it to the US and captured viewers in a big way is Germany’s Crime Scene Cleaner.
Torpedo: Action-Packed Norwegian Thriller Begins Airing Tonight
Get ready for some serious action, my Euro TV friends, because Torpedo, a four-part miniseries from award-winning director, Trygve Allister Diesen, is going to blow you away.
Jo: Crime Drama Starring Jean Reno Now Streaming in the US
Ben dis donc, look what Hulu just added to its library. The English-language crime drama, Jo, starring French mega movie star Jean Reno.
Maison Close: Erotic, Provocative French Period Drama Is Must-Watch Euro TV
Leave it to the French to turn tales of life in a 19th-century brothel into the brilliant and ever so binge-watchable drama that is Maison Close.
Deutschland 83: First Ever German-Language Drama from SundanceTV
Ach. Du. Lieber. Euro TV has arrived in the US, meine Freunden. As in produced by an American company. Namely SundanceTV, who with UFA Fiction, is making Deutschland 83, “the first ever German-language drama to be aired on a major
Unni Lindell: Passable Norwegian Crime Dramas
As an über-fan of Scandinavian dramas, I hoped Unni Lindell: The Cato Isaksen Mysteries would be as awesome as, say, Wallander. Well, it isn’t.
Tatort: Cologne: German Crime Drama Films Arrive in the US
Germany’s long-running (45 years and counting) crime drama series, Tatort, is returning to the US, this time with a pair of detectives who operate in the city of Cologne.