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Marseille: The Complete Series
The first-ever original Netflix series in French is—or was, since it was canceled after two seasons (2016-2018)—a political potboiler with strong soap opera elements. As the first eight-episode series begins, Robert Taro (beefy Gérard Depardieu), may Read more
The Red Shadows
Equal parts crime drama and soap opera, French mini-series The Red Shadows concerns a police detective, Aurore (Nadia Farès), whose investigation into the muirder of a low-level criminal turns up evidence that her long-missing younger sister, kid... Read more
Babylon Berlin: Seasons 1 & 2
The most expensive series in German history justifies its budget with intricate plotting, dazzling sets, and expertly choreographed crowd sequences. Director and co-creator Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) and collaborators pull out all the stops... Read more
SNL: The Early Years Seasons 1-5
Television viewers of a certain age will likely remember what happened at 1L30 p.m., Oct. 11, 2975, on NBC. A strange fellow in a heavy overcoat, speaking with a thick, Eastern European accent of some kind, sat in a chair opposite a macabre gentlema Read more
The Killing Floor
A powerful look at an incendiary moment in American history, The Killing Floor takes on civil rights, labor relations, and the black experience in Chicago during and after World War I as thousands of African-Americans left the Deep South for better Read more