The picks
Series
European television series worth discovering, from acclaimed productions to newer shows that deserve more attention outside their home country.
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Series: Occupied (Okkupert) 🇳🇴
Russia takes control of Norway to restart its oil, with quiet support from the EU. Occupied is a tense Norwegian thriller.
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Series: Becoming Karl Lagerfeld 🇫🇷
In 1972, Karl Lagerfeld was an unknown designer in Paris. This French series with Daniel Brühl shows how he became Karl.
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Series: Portobello 🇮🇹
In 1983, Italy’s favourite TV host was shown in handcuffs for crimes he never committed. Marco Bellocchio tells his story in Portobello.
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Series: Die Kaiserin (The Empress) 🇩🇪
Netflix reimagines Empress Sisi’s early years as raw, dramatic and unapologetically emotional, not the sanitized legend everyone grew up with.
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Series: The Man Who Played with Fire 🇬🇧
A British documentary series follows Stieg Larsson’s unfinished investigation into the murder of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.
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Series: BerlÃn 🇪🇸
A Money Heist prequel following the charming, amoral Berlin across a jewel heist in Paris.
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