If you liked/loved Ozark, Poldark, Little Fires Everywhere, Love (Netflix)

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Wanted (Australian), Borgen (Danish), Dead to me, Anatomy of a Scandal, The Affair, Shameless, & Downton Abbey to name a few, what would you recommend to watch next?

I know not a genre, but would describe as a mix of "family ( seemingly normal people), epic, intrigue, romance, maybe murder ( not the CSI kind), dramedy, politics, revenge, if foreign dubbed easy to understand, no subtitles, cheer for the little guy."

Tall order, eh. We have probably seen it all

[Ocelot II]

1. Best series I've seen on Netflix is "Occupied," though it's got subtitles

and it's kind of dark and tense. But it's a really good political thriller involving evil Russians.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

2. I will look for it! Strikes me that you can choose language dub now..

I know, not purist. Thanks for recommendation O

[Ocelot II]

3. I'll take subtitles any day; in dubbed movies the actors' mouths don't quite move in sync

with the audio and it drives me nuts.

[Sedona]

4. World on fire

Streaming on PBS

World on Fire https://g.co/kgs/D2H2Vw

[intrepidity]

5. Better Call Saul? nt

[deRien]

6. ones that I liked

are Lupin (French), Emily in Paris (light, just for fun), Bonfire of Destiny (again French), Virgin River (a little Hallmark inspired), Young Wallender and Pine Gap (Australian)

[NH Ethylene]

28. Young Wallender is a gem.

I'm looking forward to Season 2 (February, it seems).

[Bristlecone]

7. Fargo on FX/Hulu

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. Thanks. Been meaning to look for that, the TV series

I think we saw a couple episodes and never went back to it. 👍

[Bristlecone]

9. It's good and each season is a different story with great cameos.

Darkly Funny

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. Perfect!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. 1/4 way through season II and then realized we had already seen it

Now I remember, we loved season 2 and then started watching three thinking it would be the same cast but it wasn't. Onward to season 3

[Bristlecone]

30. Glad to hear. I have not watched the latest season with Chris Rock

I need to.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. Hope it's good because I read some really bad reviews about season 4 mostly because

There were huge holes in the plot lines. But it'd be cool to see Chris Rock

[mopinko]

13. shot in my hood. the funeral home is a couple blocks away.

every once in a while they take over a few blocks. never seen it, tho.

[mopinko]

32. i might do a short hulu sub for fargo.

the funeral home is a couple blocks from me.

[imaginary girl]

12. Russian Doll or Killing Eve

[Laura PourMeADrink]

40. Oh my god! Finally watching killing Eve on Hulu. It is unbelievably great

Trouble is I can't get anything I need to get done done

Wow... Whoever created this is a genius

[mopinko]

14. i enjoyed lucifer a lot.

i didnt realize it came from a comic til about halfway through.
i'm not a huge comic book, but i'm enjoying gotham. it's the backstory to batman.

[yellowdogintexas]

18. Lucifer is really good!!! nt

[Silver Gaia]

15. Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects, The Gilded Age

Those three are all HBO shows. The first two I suggested because you liked Little Fires Everywhere, and the third because of Downton Abbey. (The Gilded Age is also from the pen of Julian Fellowes.) Since you liked both Poldark and Downton Abbey, there are a lot of great shows on PBS Masterpiece you might like. For instance, The Durrells in Corfu is a delightful dramedy about a family in the 1930s who move to a Greek island (I secretly want to live there!). That seems to fit some of your genre criteria. There are some period dramas on Starz that you might like, too, like The White Queen or even Outlander. Others here have mentioned Better Call Saul and Fargo. I agree with those choices. Both are outstanding crime dramas with finely drawn and superbly acted characters. We seem to have similar tastes, so if I think of anything else, I will come back to your thread and add it.

[vanlassie]

16. A note on Better Call Saul, which is great, BTW.

It’s a spin off of Breaking Bad. A lighter, funnier theme, however.

[Silver Gaia]

17. Yes! And Breaking Bad is one of the best shows ever to air

on television! Both shows were created by Vince Gilligan, who is brilliant. This is cinematic television at its best! That applies to both shows.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. We need to get back to watching more of Better Call Saul. I think we watched a couple episodes

and had that "humdrome, next" feeling . Does it get better with age?

[Silver Gaia]

27. Yes!

Did you watch Breaking Bad? As noted above, it's a spin-off from Breaking Bad, but it holds its own as a stand-alone, too. It takes a while to get to the story of Saul Goodman ("S'all good, man&quot because to know and understand him, you need to first know Jimmy McGill, but that's a great story, too! Vince Gilligan, the creator, is a masterful storyteller. His cinematography is more like what we see in films than in TV shows, so watch for that. This is truly cinematic television. It's a slow burn at first, but the pace will pick up, and the current final season is a wild ride!

[yellowdogintexas]

19. I just saw this; Grace and Frankie are back!!!!

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Hotel de Luna on Netflix gorgeous Korean series 24 episodes

Madame Secretary is very good.
I love Brooklyn 99 on Hulu. If you have never seen Malcolm in the Middle, it is on Hulu.

Leverage and Leverage Redemption - definitely not to be missed. It's on Amazon/IMDB. Leverage is 5 seasons and Redemption is 1. Watch Redemption after you watch original Leverage. These are good old long con stories. The bad guys always get what they deserve.

Umbrella Academy; Norsemen (a sendup of Vikings) The Worst Witch
Three animated ones we loved: Kotaro Lives Alone; The Piano in the Forest; Hilda

[llmart]

20. I just finished bingeing the last episodes of Grace and Frankie.

I was teary eyed at the end. Some of it didn't seem as funny as when it first started, so I'm glad they decided to end it. Still can't believe Jane Fonda is almost 85, though all the plastic surgery is starting to make her mouth look odd. I wish women wouldn't do that to themselves.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. I noticed that lately too. She got Kardashian lips. Why oh why?

[Beaverhausen]

21. Handmaid's Tale, Killing Eve, Succession, Inventing Anna, Dropout...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. Thanks. Seen them all but the Dropout.. just watched

the trailer... Looks good. Thanks B !

[wryter2000]

24. Good for family

Penguin Town on Netflix.

About a species of rare penguins who come ashore in South Africa every year to mate and end up interacting with the humans who live there. The most remarkable thing is it's largely told from the point of view of individual penguins, who all have names like "Mr. and Mrs. Culvert, Junior, Lord and Lady Courtyard." Lord and Lady Courtyard can be seen going through someone's house to get to the ocean, obviously with the cooperation of the humans (called giants) who live there. The narrator represents the thoughts of the penguins, often with a great deal of humor.

Utterly delightful. I watched it twice and still turn it on from time to time.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Thanks. I know we watched one penguin movie and liked it

But this sounds even better!!!

[mopinko]

33. enjoying stranger things.

not usually a fan of 'kid hero' stuff, but this is fun.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

34. Is it science fictiony?

[mopinko]

35. very

sorta d&d comes to life.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Did you ever see the Leftovers?

[mopinko]

38. no

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. It was in HBO. Normal people then something

Supernatural happens.

[mopinko]

37. the obama national parks series is also great.

besides the joy of hearing his voice and seeing his face, there's some amazing photography. color night vision, and great under water.
lotsa cute baby animals.
5⭐️