Walter Presents: Your TV guide to what’s new and coming soon to All 4’s online channel
David Farnor | On 01, Nov 2018
How can you get Walter Presents on your telly? Here’s everything you need to know about All 4’s new VOD channel.
In January 2015, Channel 4 launched Walter Presents, the broadcaster’s new on-demand service, which brings together top foreign-language dramas to stream on a dedicated channel on All 4 (www.all4.com/walterpresents). There’s no subscription, no cost and no need to book a time slot for its broadcast – although some of the shows will be broadcast on Channel 4 and More4 too. Just world-class telly from around the world. Period.
Channel 4’s established itself as a strong curator of quality TV, from The Resistance (France) and The Saboteurs (Norway) to The Returned (France). With Walter Presents, more than 600 hours of drama will be available for binge-viewing online, with episodes also available to download to watch on the move. It’s not just Scandinavian and French TV, either: titles released in the VOD service’s first year hailed from Brazil, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Switzerland, Belgium, Mexico, Poland, Chile and more.
On the plus side, that means more things for you to stream. On the downside, that means more things to choose from. We’ll be here every step of the way, helping you to find the shows you’ll enjoy and giving insight into the ones you’ve watched. You can expect reviews of new series, interviews with their creators and stars, plus listings of what’s on the way.
Here’s your guide to what’s on Walter Presents in 2018:
Farang: Dead Man Running
Release date: 27th November
Country: Sweden
Episodes: 8 x 60 mins
What is it?
Farang: Dead Man Running follows Rickard, a former criminal who flees Sweden and the old friends he has testified against. Abandons his name, his life, and his family, he aims to start over in Thailand. 10 years later and he still has a price on his head and returning home would be a death sentence. But when his 15-year-old daughter Thyra comes to Phuket looking for him and his cover is blown, both find themselves in very real danger. Their only chance of survival is to strike back at those who are coming for them. Yesterday, he was alone. Today he has a daughter to look after. But how can he protect her when he can’t protect himself?
Episode 1 premieres at 11.05pm on Tuesday 27th November, with the whole box set then available on-demand.
The Money Shot
Release date: Available Now
Country: France
Episodes: 8 x 60 mins
What is it?
The Money Shot follows The Valadines, an ordinary family with XXX-traordinary business: adult movies. For over 40 years at Xanadu, X-rated films and family life have peacefully co-existed together under the same roof. The business thrived under the authority of Alex Valadine, the flamboyant patriarch and the high priest of the French erotic film industry. Yet, decades later Alex refuses to acknowledge that the industry is now virtually unrecognisable and now the company is struggling to keep up with the digital world. In order to save the business from bankruptcy his children need to step in and take control, but will they be able to overcome fraught relations and past predicaments?
Episode 1 premieres at 12.05pm on Wednesday 20th November, with the whole box set then available on-demand.
Killer by the Lake
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 8 x 60 mins
What is it?
Julie de Bona replaces Barbara Schulz as Parisian detective Lise in this follow-up to Vanished by the Lake. It catches up with Lise as she starts a new life with her husband and baby, but this happy, rural idyll is suddenly shattered with the discovery of two dead women. Three years after solving the disappearances of teenage girls by Lac de Sainte-Croix, Lise and husband Clovis have re-established themselves 200 miles away by Lac d’Annecy with nine-month old son, Tom. When two bodies are found within two days, though, Lise is placed as lead detective on the murder case. It soon becomes clear that this is the work of a twisted serial killer, and Lise must once again face her past demons…
Alex
Release date: Available now
Country: Sweden
Episodes: 6 x 60 mins
What is it?
Edge of Tomorrow star, Taekwondo Champion, coach for the Swedish Olympic Committee and former convict Dragomir Mrsic not only stars in this series but also co-creates it with Mikael Crossa. He brings a hefty charisma to the lead role of Alex, a policeman and father, who has a hefty price to pay for creating a web of lies that not even he can untangle himself from. On the outside, Alex is an exemplary citizen: a dedicated father and law-enforcer. In reality he is drug-fuelled, dirty cop whose dealings with a powerful gang leave him trapped in a very dark situation.
Crow’s Blood
Release date: Available now
Country: Japan
Episodes: 6 x 60 mins
What is it?
Inexplicable happenings have become a daily occurrence at Dolly International Girls Academy, coinciding with the arrival of a mysterious and quiet transfer student. At first, these incidences seem odd, even ominous, but not entirely out of the ordinary – a crow flies into a window and splatters blood everywhere. The new girl has a nosebleed and covers herself in thick, black blood. Then a student falls several floors off the roof of the school. Her body seems mangled, yet two days later she is absolutely fine. Could the new girl play a part in the gruesome and sinister events that are unfolding?
Created by iconic Japanese producer Yasushi Akimoto and executive produced by Darren Lynn Bousman (director and writer of Saw II, III, IV) Crow’s Blood’s tone borrows from both western films and the iconic nuances of Japanese horror. Bringing together some of the biggest names from both the USA and Japan, Walter Presents’ first Japanese series offers slick horror that’s as compelling as it is dark.
Code 37: Sex Crimes
Release date: Available now
Country: Belgium
Episodes: 13 x 50 mins
What is it?
Veerle Baetens stars as Hannah Maes, the sharp and prodigious detective who leads an all-male police sex crimes unit and, at times, must battle the men in her squad as they challenge her ability to lead. However, they all have one common goal: find those responsible for these abhorrent crimes.
She objectively and expertly reads the subtle cues around her to get to the bottom of Belgium’s most shocking and unspeakable crimes. That skill is put to the test when the body of a 35-year-old headhunter – who was also a mother and wife – is found dead in a hotel in Ghent. The immediate assumption is that she is killed during erotic asphyxiation. For Hannah, this is a good enough reason to take the case from her colleagues in homicide – it needs specialist analysis. Her team have reservations about this move, but have no choice but to follow their boss. During the investigation, it soon becomes clear that the victim was a nymphomaniac who led a double life. Who did she have a one-night stand with that proved fatal for her?
Cover Story
Release date: Available now
Country: Iceland
Episodes: 12 x 60 mins
What is it?
The harrowing story of Laura, a journalist and single mother who becomes embroiled with wealthy businessman and suspected serial killer. Created by award winning director Óskar Jónasson and prolific writer Sigurjón Kjartansson Cover Story endeavours to presents a starkly realistic portrayal of modern Iceland. If follows Laura, a journalist on maternity leave who finds herself newly single with two children and in deep financial trouble. A solution to her problems presents itself in the form of handsome, notorious, businessman Hrafn, the only downside being that he has been accused of the murder of a young woman. Aware of Laura’s intuitive skills as an investigator he hires her to prove his innocence. This sets off a series of events that sees Laura redeem herself in the face of extreme danger involving organised crime, murder, drug tafficking, kidnapping… she has been saved from her desperate financial situation, but at what cost?
The Court
Release date: Available now
Country: Iceland
Episodes: 12 x 60 mins
What is it?
Also from the same creator, Sigurjón Kjartansson, comes The Court, the prequel to one of Walter Present’s all-time most popular dramas, Case. Internationally praised for its magnetic pairing of quick wit with gruesome crime, The Court is regarded as the seminal Icelandic crime drama and is a must for fans of Nordic Noir.
The Court follows the professional and personal lives of three lawyers at a Reykjavik law firm. Based on real-life cases, it merges hard-hitting plot lines with spikily drawn characters. Logi Traustason is one of the Iceland’s most brilliant lawyers, and definitely its most troubled. Determined to uncover the truth about what really happened one night in his youth—an incident that left a man dead and Logi imprisoned for manslaughter — his demons threaten to send him spiralling ever further into alcoholism. Standing between Logi and self-destruction are his colleagues Brynhildur and Hordur, two lawyers whose own private lives are far from simple. Amidst all their personal dramas, this team must tackle their day jobs, as each episode brings them new cases as dangerous as they are diverse.
Duel En Ville
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 4 x 50 mins
What is it?
One October evening, the Mayor of a large provincial town accidentally kills his mistress. To protect his career and his reputation, his driver attempts to cover it up. The two men quickly descend into criminal activity in a desperate attempt to erase their tracks. Racing against them to uncover the truth and prevent further bloodshed is Inspector Alexander Konygnski. After his marriage collapses and he is transferred from Lyon as a disciplinary measure, the city has become his last chance, and this investigation his reason for living.
Duel is a tense four-part drama in French with subtitles. A gripping game of cat and mouse between the powers that be and those we expect to protect the rest of us, Duel En Ville takes us to the heart of the essential question: how far some will go to protect their reputation.
Contact
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 8 x 60 mins
What is it?
Thomas has an extraordinary ability: when he touches an object he can envision the memories, emotions and secrets of its owner. It is this unusual gift brings him back to France and his estranged brother from the US after contents of mysterious package lead him to believe that his only remaining sibling may be in grave danger. Back in his hometown, Thomas finally makes peace with his detective brother and the pair successfully start work on a series of criminal investigations, while Thomas gets to the bottom of his foreboding visions. There is, however, one huge hitch: Thomas is on bail in America following a murder conviction 15 years ago, and the only way he avoids a prison sentence is through helping the police with his special gift. Having broken bail and the very delicate arrangement he maintained for years, he now has the FBI on his tail and time… will he get to the bottom of the threat to his brother’s life in time?
State Conspiracy
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 1 x 90 mins
What is it?
In the lead up to a presidential election, a major terrorism threat risks sending the country into chaos. If the government do not meet the high-stakes demands from the clandestine organisation, pre-planted and programmed bombs will detonate across the entire rail network, causing countless deaths and sending the nation into chaos. Despite an operation deployed by the anti-terrorist unit, the Home Office has no other choice but to call Franck Barrot, police superintendent well-known for his controversial methods, to neutralise the armed group. His investigation will lead him to the very top level of the terrorist organisation: the government itself.
Scratch My Back
Release date: Available now
Country: Belgium
Episodes: 6 x 50 mins
What is it?
Scratch My Back is a refreshing look at the lives of the old and young as they come together against a common enemy. In Flemish with subtitles, the show blends comedy with action and forces us to rethink how we make assumptions about generations alien to our own.
When the manager of luxury retirement home La Belle Epoque, Viviane Speltnickx, finds her business in the midst of both a staffing crisis and financial danger, her assistant Joyce suggests they recruit some young offenders due to complete community service. After some resistance from the residents, four unruly delinquents find themselves at the home, ready and able but not exactly willing to do the work.
The youths and the elderly residents couldn’t be more different. And the four teens have little common ground between them. But when dark clouds begin gather above the home, the elderly will need the help of the young to avoid catastrophe.
New Texas
Release date: Available now
Country: Belgium
Episodes: 13 x 50 mins
What is it?
New Texas is a darkly comic Belgian show that examines the depths and farcicality of familial love, when siblings who hate each other are forced – for the first time since childhood – to live once again under the same roof.
Following the sudden death of the family patriarch, the four Vrancken brothers are set to inherit a large, expensive villa purchased in secret by their money-conscious father. However, there is one important stipulation in the contract: the argumentative brothers must first live together under the same roof for an entire year before they can claim their inheritance.
Young and Promising
Release date: Available now
Country: Norway
Episodes: 18 x 30 mins
What is it?
Girls goes to Norway in this Lena Dunham-worthy dramedy about three women in their 20s trying to find themselves in Oslo, among a myriad of social expectations, ambitions and shattered dreams. The series begins with Elise who, having tried her hand at stand-up in Los Angeles, has returned home to Norway to renew her visa. There she meets up with her friends, Nenne and Alex, one an aspiring writer and the other a failing actor. As they try to break into adulthood, they take comfort from the fact everyone, including their parents, has no idea what they’re doing with their lives. The show has already aired its second season in Norway, also consisting of six episodes. Read: Why you should be watching Young and Promising
Read our interview with its star and creator, Siri Seljeseth.
Watch it if you liked…
Girls, Beauty and the Baker, Kabul Kitchen
Mama’s Angel
Release date: Available Now
Country: Israel
Episodes: 10 x 60
What is it?
This dark psychological drama follows the brutal and shocking murder of a young boy in an affluent suburb of Tel Aviv. The 10-part series confronts the theme of institutionalised racism through a compelling plot driven by the power of maternal love.
On the eve of Yom Kippur Yael, a prison therapist, is assigned a new inmate: a man imprisoned for murdering his own children. The following morning, in a twisted turn of events, Yael’s seven-year-old son, Kfir, is found dead beside an Air Force heroes monument – a memorial which had been vandalised the very same night by an 18 year Ethiopian artist, who becomes the prime suspect in the case.
The Cleaning Lady
Release date: Available now
Country: Argentina
Episodes: 13 x 45
What is it?
This punchy series has a premise like no other: when a crooked manager at the local boxing club is murdered, the club’s cleaner, Rosa, is forced at gunpoint to clean up after the mafia-related hit. Scared for her life, but handsomely paid for her part in the crime, single mother Rosa uses her immaculate cleaning skills and, with no choice in the matter, begins to act as the regular “cleaning lady” for the gang. As the clandestine clean-ups increase and as she continues to struggle to provide a normal life for her ailing son Felipe, Rosa finds herself pulled deeper and deeper into the mafia.
All episodes will be released at once as a box set on Walter Presents.
The Raid
Release date: Available now
Country: Brazil
Episodes: 3 x 45
What is it?
Rio de Janeiro, 2010: Talk about bad timing the same time as the Brazilian government launch a military-assisted siege on one of the city’s most notorious and criminally-controlled favelas, the identities of four undercover policemen operating in the slum are accidentally leaked. As violence mounts, the favela’s ruthless boss, Playboy, orders his men to hunt down those who have betrayed him. With their lives now at risk, the four undercover policemen stay low and do everything they can to stay alive. But while taking cover from the jungle of gunfire and warfare outside, they start to question if the traitor could in fact be amongst them…
All episodes will be released at once as a box set on Walter Presents.
The Swingers (formerly The Neighbours): Season 2
Release date: Available Now
Country: The Netherlands
Episodes: 8 x 60
What is it?
Pregnant with her first child, Eva and Peter are blissfully happy and about to move into a new house in a seemingly quiet neighbourhood on the outskirts of Amsterdam. However, tragedy strikes, Eva gives birth prematurely and the baby dies. Grief stricken they find support and friendship with their new neighbours, Rebecca and Steef. At first, the friendship is fun but as the lives of both couples become more intertwined, dark secrets are exposed and boundaries crossed with fatal consequences for all involved.
Season 2 picks up events one year after Season 1, with Eva befriending her new neighbours, Steffi and Lex, and their kids. It will premiere at 10.05pm on Sunday 17th June on Channel 4, with the full box set then available on Walter Presents.
Read our interview with the cast
Watch it if you liked…
The People Next Door, Cordon, Magnifica 70, Thicker Than Water
Night and Day
Release date: Available now
Country: Spain
Episodes: 13 x 60
What is it?
Beautifully blending elements of Noir and Telenovela, Night and Day deals with the darkest side of humanity – rape, torture, murder, adultery and more. It follows a judge and pathologist, both stuck in loveless marriages, whose lives begin to converge. Sara Grau is a forensic pathologist married to a high-flying corporate executive named Lluis. Although Lluis is desperate to start a family with his wife, Sara is secretly unsure and unbeknown to Lluis, has been frequently sleeping with nameless men she meets out late at night. One day, Sara is called to the scene of a car crash in which a woman and a man have died. When Sara is performing an autopsy on the man’s body she recognises a tattoo on his arm – the same tattoo on a man she had a one-night stand with a few weeks back. Very soon, Sara find herself embroiled in a dangerous web of torture, abuse and scandal with all roads pointing to a serial killer with a penchant for pensioners – known to the police as ‘The Granny Killer’.
Dicte: Crime Reporter: Season 3
Release date: Available Now
Country: Denmark
Episodes: 10 x 60mins
What is it?
Based on Elsebeth Egholm’s best-selling novels. Despite harbouring painful childhood memories, Dicte Svendsen (Iben Hjejle – Wallander) returns to her hometown of Aarhus with her teenage daughter Rose. Working as a crime reporter she discovers the body of a young Bosnian woman, who appears to have died in child birth. Police Investigator Wagner (Lars Brygmann) takes an immediate dislike to Dicte and tries to keep her out of the case. However, Dicte discovers that the young woman in question wasn’t the only Bosnian woman in the city with something to fear.
Episodes air on Friday nights at 9pm on More4 and available to watch online on Walter Presents after their broadcast.
Watch it if you liked…
The Bridge, The Killing
Line of Separation
Release date: Available Now
Country: Germany
Episodes: 3 x 90
What is it?
This gripping German drama explores how the tensions of the Second World War and the subsequent Cold War impinged on seemingly united communities. It is a sensitive exploration of homegrown resistance to the Third Reich in Germany, and how real lives were afflicted by the impersonal approach of both the American and Russian Armed forces. Based on the true story of Mödlareuth, which was cruelly divided down the middle between the regimes of the East and West, we witness the town being stricken by the unrelenting force Nazi officers, liberated by the Americans and later seized by the Russians. But the lives of the inhabitants must go on, and they cannot be held hostage by the rules that govern them. Will one ideology prove to be the key to a successful society, or are they both as bad as each other? It stars Jonas Nay, who Walter Presents fans will recognise from Deutschland ’83.
Rest in Peace
Release date: Available Now
Country: Croatia
Episodes: 12 x 60
What is it?
When the oldest prison in Croatia is ordered to be demolished as it does not adhere to the newly introduced EU regulations, journalist Lucia Car is sent to cover the story. But when she comes across a graveyard for the unclaimed bodies of deceased inmates, she knows there is more to be uncovered about this centuries-old institution. Enlisting the help of retired prison guard Martin Strugar, who carries many prison secrets as well as some of his own, the rebellious and determined Lucia will put herself and those close to her in grave danger in pursuit of the story.
Mr. Avila: Season 2
Release date: Available now
Country: Mexico
Episodes: 10 x 60mins
An HBO production, Mr. Avila is a glossy multi-award winning thriller about a hitman with a heart who struggles to juggle his life as a family man with his career as a top assassin.
Leon meets Six Feet Under, the show follows Mr. Avila, a middle-class, life insurance salesman, husband and father, who leads a double life as a hit man for hire in a brutal criminal organization, whose HQ is conveniently and innovatively placed in the local funeral parlour. At first glance, Ávila’s life is hardly any different from that of any other citizen in a big city; however, when he is unexpectedly promoted to the boss of this clandestine organised crime company, his double life becomes a whole lot harder…
Tabula Rasa
Release date: Available now
Country: Belgium
Episodes: 9 x 60mins
A dark and disturbing psychological thriller from Belgium. When Mie, a young women with amnesia becomes a key suspect in a missing person’s case, she must reconstruct her memories to clear her name. However, her mind fills in the gaps created by the amnesia, meaning the haunting narrative follows not only the past and present, but dreams, hallucinations and nightmares.
The series The stars Veerle Baetens (The Broken Circle Breakdown) and is created by Malin-Sarah Gozin, who also wrote The Outlaws, one of Walter Presents’ best shows and winner of Best Series at Fipa Biarritz 2013 and Best Drama and Most Popular TV Show at the Night Of The Flemish TV Stars.
Lifeline
Release date: Available now
Country: Spain
Episodes: 13 x 60mins
What is it?
From the makers of Locked Up, this compelling medical thriller is based on the widely-debated phenomenon of organ transplant memory and tempers poignant themes of morality and justice with hair-raising adrenaline and action.
When renowned surgeon, Alex, suffers a near-fatal heart attack he is saved by a heart transplant, only to become plagued by nightmares. Determined to uncover the truth Alex starts to investigate what happened to his donor and unwittingly uncovers a scandal of epic proportions that jeopardises not only his own safety but that of those he holds dearest. The only clues on which his investigation relies are the cellular memories his donor’s heart send him, a phenomenon he initially dismisses but eventually is forced to accept is real. In addition to flashbacks and visions, Alex also finds himself experiencing the sentiments of his donor, leading him to question where his heart truly lies…
Flight HS13
Release date: Available now
Country: The Netherlands
Episodes: 10 x 60mins
What is it?
This hit Dutch thriller follows Liv, a woman with a perfect life: happily married to surgeon Simon, they have a son, she co-owns a successful design business and shares a beautiful home. However, her life is suddenly turned upside down when her husband goes on a business trip and his plane crashes. Her grieving is dramatically halted when she discovers from the passenger list that her husband never actually boarded the plane. It transpires that upon arriving at the airport to supposedly take his flight, he went straight to arrivals where, CCTV reveals, he greeted another woman and young child. What follows is a gripping mission to find her husband, a journey of corruption, blackmail and violence.
Fugitives (Profugos): Season 1 and 2
Release date: Available now
Country: Chile
Episodes: 13 x 60mins
What is it?
Fugitives opens with four men embarking on a high-risk operation, smuggling a petrol tanker of liquid cocaine from Bolivia to Chile. When the operation catastrophically unravels these four men are forced to go on the run. Despite hardly knowing each other and having little in common, their only hope of survival is staying together as they escape frantic pursuit from every direction. This fast-moving thriller stars multi-award winning Néstor Cantillana, with director Pablo Larraín behind the camera for the first episode.
Season 2 sees the scene shift to the beautiful deserts of northern Chile, where Laura Ferragut is hatching a new clandestine scheme…
13 Commandments
Release date: Available Now
Country: Belgium
Episodes: 13 x 45mins
A twisted killer thriller from Belgium. When a self-proclaimed modern day Moses commits a series of gruesome crimes based on the 10 commandments, he hopes to jolt Society’s conscience. But when his crimes are unexpectedly applauded by the public, becoming a social media sensation, it makes the job of the police trying to catch him so much harder. As the brutally of the crimes quickly escalates, the pressure to catch the serial killer builds.
Episode 1 will premiere on Sunday 18th March on Channel 4 at 10pm with the entire series immediately available to view on All 4 straight after.
Rough Justice
Release date: Available Now
Country: Belgium
Episodes: 13 x 60mins
A Belgian crime drama with a sinister edge, Rough Justice is set in Antwerp, Superintendent Liese Meerhout leads her close-knit team in the homicide division to the bottom of the city’s darkest crimes. Following on from the hit series Rebecka Martinsson and Dicte, Liese continues a tradition of bold female crime-solvers on More4’s Friday European crime slot but this detective is prepared to go one step beyond her predecessors, pursuing justice at any cost. Liese is no ordinary defender of the law: she’s brash, breaks the rules and quite literally bangs the drum in her department. Always seeking to protect the vulnerable and maintain justice in the greatest sense, she is not afraid to push the boundaries to get to the bottom of even the most complex cases, usually using unorthodox methods. But when haunting emails from an unknown sender start appearing in her inbox, a case she thought she had long put behind her, begins to resurface and unnerve the usually steely and implacable superintendent.
Episodes premiere weekly on More4 at 9pm, starting on Friday 9th March. Episodes are then available on catch-up through Walter Presents.
Before We Die
Release date: Available now
Country: Sweden
Episodes: 10 x 60mins
What is it?
Police officer Hanna is an uncompromising cop in the organised crime unit of the Stockholm Police, so strongly principled she’s even prepared to arrest her son for drug dealing and see him serve a two-year sentence. The series opens as he is released, and his Mother’s career is very much on the wane. She is being put on mundane financial crime cases and encouraged to retirement. But when her lover and colleague is abducted, Hanna must take over his undercover investigation. She soon realises the entire case hinges on an informer she has never met, but is in constant contact with over text via her lover’s phone. Little does she know her investigation will risk the life of the son she betrayed.
Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders
Release date: Available now
Country: Sweden
Episodes: 8 x 60mins
What is it?
A gripping eight-part thriller from Sweden’s furthest outpost, beyond the Arctic Circle. Based on an award-winning series of books by Åsa Larsson, this Nordic Noir is the compelling and dark story of a woman’s complex relationship with her hometown, where a series of brutal murders take place. The setting is wild and astoundingly beautiful, yet also unpredictable as are the gruesome cases that haunt this remote community.
Despite remarkable success at one of Stockholm’s most prestigious law firms and her stable relationship, Rebecka Martinsson’s life in the capital feels incomplete. When a dear childhood friend suddenly passes away Rebecka reluctantly returns to her far-flung hometown and soon becomes embroiled in what soon transpires to be a murder investigation. As questions and cases continue to surface she is increasingly drawn into the pursuit of the killer. Meanwhile Rebecka herself is forced to face the terrible trauma that once forced her to abandon her hometown and weigh up where her she truly belongs… in the security of Stockholm’s metropolis or back amongst the wild forests and harsh winters of her childhood?
Maltese
Release date: Available now
Country: Italy
Episodes: 3 x 50mins
What is it?
Written by two of the creatives behind the international hit series Gomorrah and set in Sicily in the 1970s, Maltese tells the story of one man’s fight against the mafia. Dario Maltese (Kim Rossi Stuart) is a talented detective battling to stay moral in an immoral world. Returning to his hometown of Sicily to attend a friend’s wedding, Maltese is suddenly and violently sucked back into the world he fled twenty years before. This time however, he must stay to uncover the truth but what starts out as a simple murder investigation quickly escalates, uncovering more disappearances, further murders and ultimately exposing a network of corruption and lawlessness.
Black Widow (Penoza): Season 3 and 4
Release date: Available Now
Country: Holland
Episodes: 38 x 45mins
What is it?
With a gripping central performance by actress Monic Hendrickx and a superb supporting cast, this crime drama is the most iconic series to come out of Holland. A stark but intense drama that explores the nature of good and evil, it follows Carmen, who, after the assassination of her husband, must run the organised crime business he left behind. On her reluctant journey from contented housewife to ruthless criminal Carmen discovers that she can trust no one, least of all those closest to her. To make matters worse, Detective Inspector Jim Leeflang is following her every move. Will she find a way out or will she suffer the same fate her husband did?
Watch it if you liked…
The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mafiosa
Burning Bush
Release date: Available now
Country: Czech Republic
Episodes: 3 x 60mins
What is it?
The three-part drama, directed by Oscar-nominated Polish director Agnieszka Holland, returns to a pivotal time in modern Czech history that has been ignored on screen until now. On the 16th of January 1969 on Wenceslas square in Prague Jan Palach, a young student, sets himself on fire in front of dozens of passers-by. He leaves a message that he’s only the first of series of ‘torches’ unless demands are met, calling for a massive protest and relaxation of oppression of Soviet forces. Sparking controversy as he was the first to speak out against the communist regime, the government are enraged and the people’s defiance is ignited. Dagmar, the Palach family’s lawyer endeavours to set the story straight and get justice for Jan Palach and argue against the lie fed to the press that his death was a ‘fatally sabotaged circus stunt’.
Punctuated by historical events, the narrative is driven by raw emotion and the strength of human spirit in spite of great political upheaval.
Home Guards
Release date: Available now
Country: Hungary
Episodes: 2 x 60mins
Home Guards is a powerful new Hungarian drama documenting the rise of a far-right sentiment in a small town from the perspective of two brothers.
With their father in prison and their mother dead, brothers Máté and Joci struggle to make ends meet in their dead-end town. While straight-A student Máté is intent on becoming a nationally-renowned athlete, his older brother Joci passes his time as the leader of a petty smalltown gang. When new local police chief Captain Janos Acs arrives, the poverty-stricken town looks set for a positive change as charismatic Captain Acs recruits the town’s aimless young men for The Young Citizens Home Guard, a substitute-type police force ostensibly formed to keep the young men out of trouble. However, the situation slowly begins to unravel as the Home Guards, adored by the locals and given increasing juridical power, become an uncontrollable political force.
Frozen Sky
Release date: Available now
Country: Germany
Episodes: 2 x 60mins
Set in 1960’s Germany, Frozen Sky tells a story of growing social unrest where long held prejudices collide with new ‘revolutionary’ liberal views, with a touching family drama at the heart of it.
Deep in the rural farmlands in the freezing winter, a young wife and mother of three, Marie undertakes an incredible adventure to help her six-year-old son Felix, a “problem child” whose introverted, anti-social behaviour is becoming increasingly difficult for the family to support. When the primary school refuses to accept Felix, only Marie unwaveringly stands by her child, who is a genius with numbers and clearly prefers them to people. With her husband’s farm nearly bankrupt, and the village rejecting her son, with some, even advising an exorcism, Marie finds understanding only in Alexandra, the unconventional new choirmaster from Berlin. Alex introduces Marie to her friend Niklas, a young Berlin child psychiatrist who believes he might be able to help Felix. Despite the family’s crushing financial situation, Marie sets off for Berlin with Felix.
The Body Collector
Release date: Available now
Country: The Netherlands
Episodes: 3 x 60mins
An arresting mini-series following the true story of how investigative journalist Hans Knoop attempted to uncover the truth behind the multimillionaire art collector, Nazi and war criminal Pieter Menten, who was responsible for the execution of Jewish families in Poland during the war.
Flight of the Storks
Release date: Available now
Country: Various
Episodes: 2 x 60mins
Jonathan Anselme, a young academic, teams up with Max Böhm, an amateur ornithologist, to follow storks on their migration from Switzerland to Africa. But when Max is found dead in mysterious circumstances, Jonathan makes the trip alone and discovers the dark secrets surrounding Böhm’s gruesome murder.
The Prey
Release date: Available now
Country: The Netherlands
Episodes: 3 x 60mins
When ABN AMRO’s CEO looks to find a replacement for his role, Rijkman Groenink sees himself as the ideal candidate, yet his colleagues have doubts. Based on a true story, time reveals whether their uncertainty was unfounded or seated in telling signs.
Paris
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 6 x 60mins
What is it?
Covering a 24-hour period, from dawn until dawn again, 12 characters from every echelon of society interlace. Politicians, bus drivers, school children, criminals and a night club singer cross paths and without them even realising, every one of them is somehow impacted by the lives of another. Their jobs and journeys will traverse Paris, through every arrondissement, coming and going, mapping the city in real time twists and turns. By the time the sun rises in Paris for the second time, each character will have reached a turning point in their trajectory.
Mammon: Season 2
Release date: Available now
Country: Norway
Episodes: 8 x 60mins
What is it?
A celebrated yet controversial journalist from Norway’s biggest independent newspaper is brutally murdered – a clear-cut attack on the freedom of speech. Peter Verås and his boss Frank Mathiesen are on the case and discover he had a huge story under wraps that he was about to break – did it cost him his life? Meanwhile the murder also fuels the flames of already tempestuous relations between the country’s prime minister and his minister of finance, resulting in total chaos.
Norskov
Release date: Available now
Country: Denmark
Episodes: 6 x 60mins
What is it?
Norskov is a town fighting for its future and its survival. The mayor’s dream of regenerating the town is close to fruition, but he struggles to relieve it of a major drug problem which has spiralled out of control and seeped into every aspect of daily life. Realising he needs outside help, the mayor asks his old friend and brother-in-law, police superintendent Tom Noack, to return home after 20 years abroad to clean up the drug culture once and for all. Upon his return, Tom realises that the spiral of corruption that has struck much closer to home than he could have possibly imagined. Described by its creator as a Scandinavian Western, the drama combines the dark intensity of Nordic Noir with the small-town complexities of the Wild West.
Watch it if you liked…
Acquitted, Deadwood, Tin Star
Tainted (Brazil)
Release date: Available now
Country: Brazil
Episodes: 13 x 60 mins
What is it?
This dark and gripping Brazilian crime thriller follows André, who has been imprisoned for three years for kidnapping a child – a crime committed by his own father. Having used terminal cancer as a bargaining plea, André’s dad blackmailed him into taking responsibility. Despite promising to leave a confession of his guilt, though, he dies without writing a word and André is condemned to being labelled guilty indefinitely.
When he’s released from prison, his tainted record leaves André rejected by everyone – leaving him with no choice but to become a bounty hunter.
Watch it if you liked…
City of God, The Hunter, Reborn
Valkyrien
Release date: Available now
Country: Norway
Episodes: 8 x 60mins
What is it?
The first series Walter Presents bought on the strength of its script alone, Valkyrien sees Norwegian stars Sven Nordin as a man in an illegal hospital desperately seeking a cure for his terminally ill wife. A doomsday prepper (Pal Sverre Hagen) has leased him the space in exchange for treating a series of dodgy patients. Elegant, high concept, glossy and sharp, this huge hit in Norway is set to be one of the best Walter Presents shows of the year.
Dead Beautiful
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 9 x 100mins
What is it?
Based on the books by Alexis Lecave, this Parisian crime thriller follows Martin, Police Commissioner of the esteemed Paris police, a compassionate and attentive investigator who is completely dedicated to solving some of the most shocking crimes against women. That is, when he is not caught up in the complex web of women in his personal life. A pregnant daughter, an ex-wife who is soon-to-be-wed yet still on the scene, a lover/colleague and a serious girlfriend make for a colourful cocktail of drama and distraction.
Opening with the chilling case of a merciless serial killer who carefully selects his victims from the lonely-hearts pages of a local advertiser, the series consists of nine standalone mysteries, each one brimming wit twists, gasps, butterflies and murder.
Watch it if you liked…
The Passenger, Forgotten Girls
Professor T
Release date: Available now
Country: Belgium
Episodes: 13 x 60mins
What is it?
This Belgian thriller follows an eccentric professor named Jasper Teerlinck who acts as an advisor to the police. It is a very successful collaboration, although his unpredictable nature drives his fellow colleagues crazy.
Professor T airs every Friday at 9pm on More4, with episodes added to Walter Presents following their broadcast.
Hellfjord
Release date: Available Now
Country: Norway
Episodes: 7 x 30mins
What is it?
Police officer Salmander accidentally kills his horse in front of thousands of children and becomes public enemy number one. As punishment, he gets relocated to the location farthest north in Norway. A twisted, irreverent, unmissable comedy.
Watch it if you liked…
The League of Gentlemen
Forgotten Girls
Release date: Available Now
Country: France
Episodes: 6 x 60mins
What is it?
When a young woman goes missing, Lieutenant Christian Janvier is convinced her disappearance is linked to the unsolved cases of six other missing girls whose bodies have never been found – girls he refers to as “the forgotten” – who have vanished without a trace over the course of the past 15 years. Starring award-winning actor Jacques Gamblin and directed by Hervé Hadmar, Forgotten Girls is an elegant, haunting psychological thriller which collected the Grand Prize Thriller award at the Luchon International Film Festival.
Merciless
Release date: Available Now
Country: Brazil
Episodes: 13 x 60mins
What is it?
A charming, charismatic but brutal serial killer plays a dangerous cat and mouse game with the detectives on the case. Bruno Gagliasso stars in Brazil’s equivalent of The Fall.
Watch it if you liked…
Magnifica 70, Dexter, The Fall
Hotel Adlon
Release date: Available Now
Country: Germany
Episodes: 3 x 100mins
What is it?
Uli Edel directs his lavish, compelling family saga about the real-life story of Berlin’s Adlon Hotel.
Spin: Season 3
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 6 (S1), 6 (S2), 6 (S3)
What is it?
Billed as the French ‘House of Cards’ this intoxicating, award-winning drama explores the intense rivalry between two spin doctors, seasoned pro Simon Kapita (Bruno Wolkowitch) and his younger, hipper former friend Ludovic Desmeuze (Grégory Fitoussi). Season 1 begins with France in shock: the President’s been assassinated. Behind the scenes, politicians are already campaigning for the special snap election to be held in 35 days’ time. Former Presidential advisor Simon wants to preserve his friend’s honour and sides with low-level Minister Anne Visage. He believes she’s the only one capable of defeating his political enemy, Prime Minister Philippe Deleuvre. However, Simon finds his former protégé has betrayed him and is now working for his rival. Both spin doctors go to war. Spin offers a dizzying ride inside the corrupt corridors of politics and an exhilarating race to the finish, asking the critical question on all our minds: What will become of the French Fifth Republic?
Note: Spin’s third season is its last. There is no Spin Season 4.
Watch it if you liked…
Borgen, Spiral
Reborn
Release date: Available Now
Country: France
Episodes: 4 x 45mins
What is it?
This dark, addictive French story of betrayal and revenge stars Bruno Debrandt (Spiral, Cain) as a man left for dead, burned and wounded by his best friend, Victor. 6 years later, he returns to Le Havre to work undercover at Victor’s docks. After significant reconstructive surgery and a changed identity, he is unrecognisable but struggles to stay away from his ex-family.
Read our interview with star Bruno Dumont – and read our review here.
Watch it if you liked…
The Passenger, The Hunter, Spiral
Lanester
Release date: Available Now
Country: France
Episodes: 2 x 90mins
What is it?
While investigating a range of macabre murders, top cop Eric Lanester loses his sight. With the help of a young taxi driver Gabrielle, he continues his investigation, which soon awakens demons considered buried.
Watch it if you liked…
The Passenger, The Hunter
Locked Up: Season 1 and 2
Release date: Available Now
Country: Spain
Episodes: 35 x 50mins
What is it?
Set in a high-security women’s prison, this Spanish thriller sees an inmate who’s buried €9 million bumped off – leaving another prisoner to try and get the stash…
Season 2 of Locked Up is now available too, following its premiere on Channel 4 on Thursday 27th April.
Read our interview with the show’s three main stars
Watch it if you liked…
Orange Is the New Black, Prison Break
Mafiosa: Season 1 to 5
Release date: Season 4 and 5 Available Now
Country: France
Episodes: 8 (S1) / 8 (S2) / 7 (S3)
What is it?
One of the most iconic French thrillers of all time, Mafiosa stars Hélène Fillières as Sandra Paoli, whose uncle is the head of a crime clan. After he’s murdered, the young lawyer finds herself deep in the underworld of the wild and enchanting island of Corsica. Season 4 and 5 arrive on Walter Presents on Friday 7th April 2017.
Watch it if you liked…
The Sopranos, Narcos, Gomorrah, Spiral
Eyewitness
Release date: Available Now
Country: Norway
Episodes: 6 x 60
What is it?
Multi-award winning series starring Anneke von der Lippe who won a Best Performance by an Actress International Emmy Award for the series. Two 15-year-old boys secretly meet up at a sand quarry in Mysen to explore their feelings for each other, only to witness a blood bath in which several members of a local gang are murdered. They are seen by the murderer but manage to escape. Terrified of the consequences, they try to keep it a secret.
Watch it if you liked…
Acquitted, Case
Nick’s Law
Release date: Available now
Country: Germany
Episodes: 4 x 90 mins
What is it?
As German drama continues its renaissance, brace yourselves for a tough, maverick crime drama that flexes the talents of German mega star and Hollywood actor, Til Schweiger (Inglorious Basterds). Schweiger plays lone-wolf detective Nick Tschiller in this new series, which broke ratings records when it launched in Germany with the best rating in 20 years in the renowned Tatort crime strand.
Moving his family to Hamburg, Nick Tschiller (Schweiger) is hoping for a fresh start when he takes up his new role at LKA, the State Criminal Investigation Department, but it doesn’t take long before his all-guns-blazing approach to law enforcement lands him in trouble with the District Attorney Hannah Lennerts (played by Edita Malovcic). Drawn to the most disturbing and unsettling cases, Nick and his new partner Yalcin Gümer (played by Fahri Yardim) find themselves charged with taking down the notorious Astan clan who control Hamburg’s shady underworld. While his work life plunges him deep into the world of violent crime, his home life is also escalating out of control as his marriage teeters at breaking point.
Watch it if you liked…
Cenk Batu, Deutschland 83
Elite Squad
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 8 x 60 mins
What is it?
This eight-episode crime thriller from the creator of Braquo follows two rival cops in France. Yach is forty-something, divorced, and a tough bastard. He is all instinct, aggression, and unorthodox work methods. Constantine, his complete opposite, is a man destroyed by the death of his wife, a cerebral and thoughtful type who plays by the rules.
Once, they were best friends. Now, they have a big score to settle. Something happened during a violent shootout which turned them into bitter rivals.
Watch it if you liked…
Spiral
Acquitted
Release date: Available now
Country: Norway
Episodes: 8 x 60
What is it?
A mesmerising and unusual setting for a thriller amongst the beautiful fjords. A successful business man Aksel Borgen (played by Nicolai Cleve Broch) returns to his home town to save an ailing local firm from bankruptcy. Despite being acquitted for the murder of his high school sweetheart 20 years ago, Aksel is still haunted by his past and his return opens old wounds for the villagers who turned their back on him all those years ago. The first season launched last year and it became Norway’s biggest TV drama hit for the broadcaster TV 2. Season 2 has since beaten the previous record set gaining a whopping 40% audience share.
All episodes will be available as a box set on Friday 13th January.
Watch it if you liked…
Thicker Than Water, The Saboteurs
Case
Release date: Available Now
Country: Iceland
Episodes: 9 x 45
What is it?
From acclaimed director Baldvin Z (Trapped), Case is a psychological crime thriller that explores the impact a single tragedy has on the fragile bonds of a small community. A spin-off from Icelandic legal drama Réttur, the show sees the body of a promising young ballerina found hanged on the main stage of the National Theatre in Reykjavik. But what at first appears to be a simple case of suicide soon spirals into a twisted web of manipulation, betrayal, and murder. For Logi – a washed-up lawyer who can’t escape the shadows of a 30-year-old murder case – uncovering the truth behind the girl’s death is his last chance at redemption.
Watch it if you liked…
Trapped, Broadchurch, The Killing
The Team
Release date: Available Now
Country: Belgium, Denmark and Germany
Episodes: 6 x 60
What is it?
An elite team of investigators from Belgium, Denmark and Germany join forces to investigate a string of murders across Europe but far from being random, they soon discover that a sophisticated criminal network is behind the murders. The show will launch on More4 at 9pm on Friday 17th February, with episodes then released weekly.
Watch it if you liked…
The Bridge, The Passenger, Dicte: Crime Reporter
The Passenger
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 6 x 60
What is it?
This French psychological crime thriller, based on the novel by Jean-Christophe Grange, sees a naked body of a man wearing a bull’s head discovered at the Gare de Bordeaux-St-Jean – the work of a sophisticated and perverse serial killer and the first of a string of harrowing slaughters emulating stories from Greek mythology.
Captain Anaïs Châtelet is the first detective on the scene and, with a prime suspect found wandering the streets with a hammer, drenched in blood, Anaïs teams up with forensic psychologist Matthias to solve the case – but the tables will shortly turn against him…
Watch it if you liked…
Messiah, Spiral, Framed (Bellicher)
Framed (Belicher)
Release date: Available now
Country: Netherlands
Episodes: 10
What is it?
Software executive Michael Bellicher’s life turns into a living nightmare when he’s framed for a murder and a spate of other crimes by the well-connected goons of the mysterious Mr. Miller. To find out who wants him dead, and why, he gets to the heart of a big international virtual conspiracy.
Watch it if you liked…
Dicte, The Out-Laws
Inspector Borowski
Release date: Available now
Country: Germany
Episodes: 11
What is it?
This German crime drama will see the titular brooding lone-wolf solve a series of cases – the most disturbing and unsettling crimes in Germany – with his young colleague, Sarah Brandt.
Watch it if you liked…
Dicte, Deutschland 83
Beauty and the Baker
Release date: Available now
Country: Israel
Episodes: 10 x 30
What is it?
Dysfunctional family comedy meets romantic fairy tale in Beauty and the Baker, a love story about a modern day princess and a pauper. The series, which is one of Israel’s highest-rating home-grown series ever, follows Noa Hollander, one of the richest and most beautiful women in the country. Amos, on the other hand, works as a baker and still lives at home with his parents, in a cramped apartment in a Tel Aviv suburb. When he’s not helping out in the family bakery, he’s busy being berated by his domineering soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend of nine years, Vanessa. Noa and Amos are galaxies apart but when their worlds collide, sparks (and soup) fly. Can their love survive her jet-setting lifestyle and overbearing agent, his meddling family, both their exes and the media circus that surrounds them?
The first Hebrew language drama to air on a main terrestrial channel in the UK, Episode 1 will premiere on Channel 4 at 10pm on Tuesday 23rd August, with the whole box set added to Walter Presents immediately after broadcast.
Watch it if you liked…
Sex and the City, Outlander, Love, Pride & Prejudice
No Limit: Season 1 to 3
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 22
What is it?
Created by Luc Besson and Franck Philippon, this 2012 action series follows Vincent Libérati (Vincent Elbaz), a former agent with an incurable disease, who agrees to work for a mysterious organisation called Hydra, in exchange for a possible cure – all the while trying to reconnect with his rebellious teenage daughter. Espionage thrills, criminal spills and family drama await. All episodes of Season 1 to 3 will be available as a box set on Friday 5th August.
Watch it if you liked…
The Hunter, Transporter: The Series
The Hunter
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 6
What is it?
This slick French crime thriller from 2010 follows Samuel (Yannick Soulier), a professional hitman who has a wife and wardrobe to kill for, an over-protective mother to employ him, and a life that is starting to falling apart.
Watch it if you liked…
Dexter, Magnifica 70, 10
The Border
Release date: Available now
Country: Poland
Episodes: 6 x 60mins
What is it?
Set on the extreme border of the EU between Poland and Ukraine, The Border follows a unit in the beautiful, yet isolated, Bieszczady Mountains, which specialises in protecting the border from people-traffickers – until they become the target of a devastating bomb attack. The Captain, Rebrow, is the only survivor. Injured and shattered at the loss of his friends and girlfriend, and suspected of masterminding the tragedy himself, he becomes desperate to clear his name and find out who is responsible. He secretly begins his own investigation and discovers a dark political plot at play.
Watch it if you liked…
Deutschland 83, The Saboteurs
Son of a B****
Release date: Available now
Country: Brazil
Episodes: 13 x 30mins
What is it?
This Brazilian comedy series follows the story of a Brazilian football referee, Juarez Gomes da Silva, a man who dreams of refereeing the World Cup final. On the pitch, Juarez’s career is soaring but off it, his personal life is about to unravel. Constant squabbles with the ex–wife he cheated on, battling the bulge with performance enhancing drugs and dating a female lineswoman who is offered the chance to become a playboy centerfold are just a handful of the issues Juarez is forced to contend with.
Directed by Kátia Lund (co-director on the Oscar nominated film City of God), all 13 parts of this irreverent South American cocktail of football and temptation land on the day the Euro Championship kicks off on 10th June.
Watch it if you liked…
Magnifica 70, Kabul Kitchen
Magnifica 70
Release date: Available now
Country: Brazil
Episodes: 13 x 52mins
What is it?
It is 1970, Brazil is under military dictatorship and film censor Vicente leads a boring and conventional existence. However, Vicente’s life is about to be turned upside down when he falls in love with an actress, Dora Dumar, the lead in an erotic production he is forced to ban. This stylish South American series is released as a box set.
Watch it if you liked…
Berberian Sound Studio, Mad Men
The Invisibles
Release date: Available now
Country: Czech Republic
Episodes: 13 x 55mins
What is it?
A Czech comedy thriller about a secret race called The Acquarians. Delightful Czech comedy thriller about a secret race called ‘The Aquarians’ who can breathe and survive underwater. Their numbers are dwindling at an alarming rate and their secret threatens to become exposed when a famous Lobbyist Ivan Laušman, beset by accusations of fraud tries and fails to commit suicide by drowning. The Aquarians join the police and the media in the race to find Laušman afraid that their true nature will be exposed and the secret of the “magic water” of Vyšhrad will be discovered.
Watch it if you liked…
Heartless, Clan, The Lens
Tony’s Revenge
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 8 x 52mins
What is it?
A notorious mobster escapes from prison after 25 years and, enlisting the help of a young thug, seeks revenge on the gangsters who put him there. A dark, funny French crime drama from the writers of Spiral.
Watch it if you liked…
Spiral
Blue Eyes
Release date: Every Friday, 9pm, More4
Country: Sweden
Episodes: 10 x 60mins
What is it?
This high-adrenaline political thriller follows events in Sweden when, just a few weeks before the national election, the Chief of Staff at the Justice Department disappears without a trace. As her replacement, Elin Hammar, tries to find out what happened she is thrown into a conspiracy of lies, falsified documents and hidden agendas.
At the same time, the extreme right-wing party, Trygghetspartiet, is heading towards their best election ever – but in the small town of Ludvika, Annika Nilsson, the party’s local representative, is experiencing repercussions for her political views at home.
With a wave of unexpected attacks beginning, the stage is set for Sweden ́s first national socialist terror group to surface. Co-created by Swedish journalist Robert Aschberg, this study of contemporary issues of racism, immigration and nationalism rings with authenticity.
Read our review – and our interview with the show’s writer, Alex Haridi.
Watch it if you liked…
Spin, Borgen, House of Cards
Thicker Than Water
Release date: Available now
Country: Sweden
Episodes: 10 x 60mins
What is it?
This Swedish family drama follows the return of a brother and sister to their family B&B on Sweden’s Aland archipelago for unknown reasons. Their arrival is far from welcome for Oskar, the stay-at-home older sibling, but as the trio’s mother delivers a surprising ultimatum, an engaging, well-acted melodrama begins to unfold…
Watch it if you liked…
The Legacy, Bloodline
Deutschland 83
Release date: Available now
Country: Germany
Episodes: 8 x 60mins
What is it?
1983. The Cold War is hot. A young East German soldier is sent undercover to spy on the West and discover NATO’s military plans. His first time in the West, he finds himself caught between two worlds. Set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in the 1980s, this stylish coming of age story, framed within a suspenseful thriller, has become the first German-language drama to play on a mainstream US cable network.
Watch it if you liked…
Generation War, The Americans, TURN: Washington’s Spies
10
Release date: Available now
Country: Switzerland
Episodes: 10 x 30mins
What is it?
Created by F. Christopher Marzal, this psychological crime thriller sees eight poker players gather in Geneva on New Year’s Eve for a high-stakes game. In the pot? Half a million francs. But unbeknown to the players, the room has been bugged and the police are watching, waiting to pounce on a wanted criminal.
Watch it if you liked…
Witnesses, Salamander, Hostages
Pure Evil
Release date: Available now
Country: Argentina
Episodes: 13 x 30mins
What is it?
A psychopathic leader of the sect The Sons of Saturn has decided to make former policeman and expert criminologist Daniel Parodi’s life a living hell. Years before, he kidnapped Parodi’s innocent teenage daughter and despite being offered a ransom, murdered her. Now, for reasons unknown, he has decided to revive his cruel cat-and-mouse game. Set against the backdrop of Buenos Aires, Martín Desalvo and Alejandro Giuliani’s series has already been commissioned for a second season.
Watch it if you liked…
Hostages, 24
Match Day
Release date: Available now
Country: France
Episodes: 3 x 60mins
What is it?
From the award winning director of Spiral, Virginie Sauveur, Match Day sees a detective return to her hometown to investigate the mysterious death of a young football fan and discover that her sister may be implicated. Her investigation uncovers a tangled web of sexual and sporting scandals.
Watch it if you liked…
Witnesses, Salamander
The Lens
Release date: Available now
Country: Czech Republic
Episodes: 7 x 60mins
What is it?
25-year-old Ronan has repeatedly failed to get into film school. So, he accepts his police officer father’s offer of a job as a photographer. However, his first day on the job ends in tragedy when his father is killed in a hit and run. Determined to find the killer, Roman proves himself to be a skilled crime scene investigator.
Watch it if you liked…
Witnesses, The Killing
For more information on Walter Presents, visit www.all4.com/walterpresents.
Correction: We originally said that 1864 was broadcast on Channel 4. It was broadcast in the UK on BBC Four.
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