Chouette! It’s a muti-cultural crime drama weekend here in the US. And across the pond, the Italians are coming, the Italians are coming!
Euro TV Weekend Watch: Detectives, Mobsters, and More
International Emmy® Winner “The Eagle” Has Landed on DVD in the US
The long-awaited DVD for The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (Ørnen: En Krimi-Odyssé), Season 1 — the 2005 International Emmy® winner for Best Drama — was finally released yesterday in the US, and it’s such a hit already that Amazon has
Arne Dahl: An Intense Swedish Series for Crime Drama Fans
Of the ten “Intercrime” novels written by Arne Dahl, five have been adapted into ten television episodes that make for fifteen hours of viewing. Intense, gripping viewing.
Final Series of Unit One (Rejseholdet) Screening on MHz Networks
A series that I wish would have continued for many more years is coming to a close. (Sigh.) The two episodes that comprise the fourth and final season of the Danish crime drama, Unit One, otherwise known as Rejseholdet, screen
An Event in Autumn: Kurt Wallander Story Being Published for the First Time
Fans of the “Kurt Wallander” mystery novels are in for a treat: Henning Mankell’s never-published short story, An Event in Autumn, will be available in print in a few weeks.
Johan Falk: The Swedish Crime Drama That Put Gothenburg on the Nordic Noir Map
When the term Nordic Noir comes up, “action-packed” isn’t usually one of the top five or even ten descriptors. Unless you’ve seen the braksucce (smash hit) Swedish crime drama, Johan Falk.
French TV for Bastille Day or Any Other Day
C’est le quatorze juillet, better known as Bastille Day across the pond and the channel. And what better way to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille than to grab a bottle of champagne, your favorite French
The Eagle: Final Episodes of Danish Crime Drama Air Tonight
All good shows must come to an end, and so it is with the Danish crime drama The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (Ørnen: En Krimi-Odyssé), whose final two episodes screen tonight on MHz Networks.
The Time in Between: “Spanish Downton Abbey” Arrives in US
Romance! Intrigue! Sewing! Wait. Sewing? Yes. Plying needle and thread has never been as spellbinding as it is in the award-winning historical drama The Time in Between (El Tiempo Entre Costuras) — dubbed the “Spanish Downton Abbey” — that began taking viewers
Hinterland: Not Nordic, but Euro and Noir
Just a quick note to let you know that there’s a new post about Hinterland, the hit Welsh noir crime drama, at our sister blog The British TV Place.
Euro TV to Watch: Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie
Most of Agatha Christie’s works have been adapted into feature films, television series and radio programs, and translated into dozens of languages. And over the past five years, nearly twenty of them have gotten le traitement français in the sexy
The Bridge: No Third Series for Danish Actor Kim Bodnia
Kim Bodnia, one half of the acting pair that brought one of the most intriguing crime-fighting duos to telly — that of Swedish detective Saga Norén and Danish detective Martin Rohde of the hit crime thriller The Bridge (Broen/Bron) —