3 Must-See European Thriller Series

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Dark - Germany

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The Team

3 Must-See European Thriller Series

Europe has been prolific when it comes to producing dramas and crime series. However, in recent years, productions have expanded to new genres, thanks to the investments from internet platforms and the realization that, worldwide, the public is eager to see new stories beyond Hollywood. To celebrate the premiere of the Italian mystery thriller, Dark Forest, we have selected three must-see thriller series that you should not miss.

Dark - Germany

The first German series produced for one of the biggest streaming service providers, Dark became a worldwide hit thanks to its blend of science fiction and drama. Set in the German town of Winden, the series revolves around the disappearance of several local children. First developing the story of Jonas Kahnwald, a teenager struggling to cope with his father's suicide and police officer Ulrich Nielsen, whose brother disappeared 33 years earlier, the story soon expands to include storylines in 1986 and 1953 via time travel. Certain characters of the show's core families slowly become aware of the existence of a wormhole in the cave system beneath the local nuclear power plant, which is under the management of the influential Tiedemann family.

Dark was nominated for the German "Goldene Kamera" TV awards 2018 in three categories: best series, best actress, and best actor. In 2018, the series was awarded the prestigious German "Grimme Preis" award in the fiction category.

The Team - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland

A multinational European series, The Team follows a number of national police agencies, working together to solve a series of cross-border murders. The team is primarily headed by Danish homicide detective Harald Bjørn (Lars Mikkelsen), Belgian homicide detective Alicia Verbeek (Veerle Baetens), and German Federal Criminal Police superintendent Jackie Müller (Jasmin Gerat).

Money Heist - Spain

A production that became an international phenomenon across Spanish-speaking countries, Money Heist follows the plan of a mysterious man called Professor, who is about to commit the biggest heist ever to occur in the world. To carry out the ambitious plan, he recruits a gang of eight people with certain abilities who have nothing to lose. The goal is to enter the Royal Mint of Spain and print €2.4 billion. During eleven days of seclusion, the criminals will have to deal with sixty-seven hostages and the elite forces of the police.

 

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Money Heist - Spain