There are numerous series that are sterming on various platforms. One of the ways the new television era has changed is by making available foreign-language TV shows that previously wouldn’t have crossed borders, let alone language barriers. Now, lets go through the top 10 foregein TV shows on Netflix
1. Cable Girls [Spain]
It is the 1920s and Spain has just acquired its first national telephone company, located in Madrid. For four young women who find a job there, it’s more than work. This represents the progress that is being made at the time as women gain more equality with men. This drama series follows the ladies, known as the ‘Cable Girls’, who feel attached in different ways – to their family, to their partner, and to their memories.
2. Dark [German]
When two children disappear in a small German town, their sinful past is exposed as well as the double lives and broken relationships that exist between four families while they are looking for children. The dramatic mystery series introduces a complex puzzle filled with twists and turns that includes a network of curious characters, all of whom have a connection to the troubled history of the city – whether they know it or not. The story includes supernatural elements that relate to the same city in 1986. “Dark” represents the first German original series produced for Netflix.
3. Money Heist [Spain]
A criminal mastermind who goes through “The Professor” has a plan to pull off the biggest heist in recorded history – to print billions of euros in the Royal Spanish Mint. To help him realize his ambitious plan, he recruits eight people with certain abilities and who have nothing to lose. The group of thieves take hostages to help them in their negotiations with the authorities, who strategize to find a way to capture the professor. As time passes, the thieves prepare for a confrontation with the police.
4. Boys Over Flowers [South Korea]
Jan-Di, an intelligent girl, transfers to an exclusive elite high school, despite being poor. Here, she crosses paths with four of the richest boys and falls for one of them
5. Fauda [Israel]
After retiring from the Israel Defense Forces, Doron works on a vineyard. However, he resumes active duty when he learns that an enemy Doron believed his unit had killed is still alive and plans to attend his brother’s wedding. Doron joins the IDF team with the intention of sheltering at the wedding, but the plan goes awry when the team’s cover is burnt out. This sets off a chaotic chain of events and leads the IDF on a manhunt to locate and kill the team’s target.
6. Call My Agent! [France]
In the Parisian talent firm, A.S.K, agents are struggling to keep their star clients happy and their business afloat. Three agents, Mathias, Gabriel, and Andréa, juggle from one situation to another in circumstances that mix their personal and professional lives.
7. Elite [Spain]
When three working-class teens enroll in an exclusive private school in Spain, the clash between them and the wealthy students leads to murder.
8. Sacred Games [India]
When police officer Sartaj Singh receives anonymous information on the location of criminal overlord Ganesh Gaitonde, he launches into a chase around Mumbai in what becomes a dangerous game of cat and mouse. In the midst of chaos, the traps of a corrupt underground world are revealed. After being removed from the Gaitonde case, Singh begins his own investigation as he strives to save Mumbai from an impending disaster. Flashbacks reveal some of the crimes Gaitonde has committed over the years.
9. The Break [Belgium]
A police detective mourning a painful loss moves back to his hometown, only to be drawn into a murder case that alludes to dark secrets
10. Atelier (Japan)
DescriptionMayuko deals with confusion, struggle and growth when she takes a job with a high-class lingerie manufacturer, where values are different from those she has known in the past.
