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.
Maison Close: Erotic, Provocative French Period Drama Is Must-Watch Euro TV
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.
Rita: Season 3 of Danish Dramedy Coming to Netflix
Nordic noir it isn’t, but the Danish comedy-drama, Rita, is still a hit on Netflix around the world. And it returns to the subscription VoD service with new episodes in 2015.
New Scandinavian Cooking: A Feast of a Food/Travel Series
Q: Which television show is viewed by millions and filled with delectable dishes served up amid spectacular scenery by native Nordic chefs, who sprinkle cultural, historical, and lifestyle fun facts throughout each season? A: New Scandinavian Cooking.
Meet Norwegian-Canadian Oscars® Nominee Torill Kove
Now that the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards® have been announced, filmmakers and film-goers are abuzz with Oscars® fever. While much focus is on the feature films and their actors and directors, including Norwegian Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game), here
Jóhann Jóhannsson: 2015 Golden Globes Award Winner for The Theory of Everything [UPDATED]
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Congratulations to all of the 2015 Golden Globes nominees and winners, including Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, whose winning score for the film, The Theory of Everything, you can hear here.
Spiral: Series 5: French Crime Drama Debuts on BBC Four
Canal+ debuted the fifth thrilling season of the mega-hit French crime drama, Spiral (Engrenages) in November, and this weekend BBC Four brings it to viewers in the UK.
Enemy’s Enemy: Swedish Spy Thriller Begins Tonight
Peter Haber returned to telly in an oldie-but-goody episode of Beck this past Sunday, and starting tonight, viewers in the US can see him in the spy thriller, Enemy’s Enemy.
Sofie Gråbøl Returns to TV in British Thriller Fortitude
The long-awaited return of Sofie Gråbøl to television is about to end, as Fortitude, the British thriller set in Arctic climes, is slated to debut later this month in the UK and US.
Our Favorite European TV Shows of 2014
We’ve said farewell to a fabulous year of European television programs, so let’s take a look at the titles whose debuts in 2014 made a lasting impression on us, before diving into what we hope will be another year of