Foreign TV Crime and Mysteries

This is a Swedish language series about a  police detective with an organized crime unit who investigates a missing colleague, and the possible involvement with a motorcycle gang.  The plot is completely over the top. 

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This is a Finnish language series about a police detective who moves his family to a rural part of Finland near the Russian border and wishing for a more quiet life.  Instead, he becomes involved with some major cases in the area. 

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This is a Finnish language series about a police detective that moves to Helsinki after the death of her husband.  I've not yet seen the series but plan to soon.

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This is a French language series about two  police detectives who investigate the disappearance of a young girl in a forest, and commonalities with past incidents come to light.  It was entertaining, but over the top.

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This is Danish language series about a police detective in Copenhagen who investigates serial murderers, and each series is an independent story.  This was solidly entertaining series and quite popular.

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This is an dark and entertaining Norwegian language series about a police detective that moves back to her rural hometown.  When a murder occurs, she wants to investigate it, but another detective is brought in. 

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This is an awesomely entertaining Italian language series about police detective who moves from Rome to a remote Alpine village. 
It is somewhat gritty as he swears, drinks, smokes (including weed, and in his office!).

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This is an Italian language series about a police detective who investigates murder cases.  While entertaining, it features what is becoming an overused subplot where the police detective is the child of a convicted murderer. 

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This is a French language series about a police detective who investigates a serial killer in each series.  This was a somewhat entertaining police procedural.

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This is a French language series.  The title refers to a dead spot where cellular networks don't function.  The story follows a police detective in the mountains.  This was very different and entertaining with a bit of dry humor.

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This is a French language series from Belgium about a police detective from Brussels who transfers back to his hometown in the Ardennes.  A death occurs which appears to be a suicide but he suspects it was murder. 

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This is series of Danish language movies that follow two police detectives who are from a cold case unit.  There are three movies which are very entertaining.  They have a noir type of feel and they work in a dark office basement.

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This is a French language series about police detectives who find the DNA of a convicted serial killer at a crime scene, but he is in a psychiatric prison.  The plot is over used, and I didn't find the series to be enjoyable.

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This is a French language series about a police detective who harbors a big secret that his mother a imprisoned serial killer.  It contains the overused plot of a serial killer assisting the police and other overused sub plots.

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This is a French language movie about a detective who patrols various clubs at night.  This was a below average movie.  While it has a noir type of feel, this movie was very slow moving and dull. 

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Also known as SK1, this is a French language movie based on a true story that follows a team of detectives solving serial murders with one of the first usages of DNA.   This was a solid and entertaining police procedural.

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 This is an Icelandic language series.  The first series concerns a body that is found in the harbor of a remote village in Iceland at the same time a ship comes in port to dock, and a major winter storm begins, trapping everyone.

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This is a Norwegian  language series about a police officer who returns to his home town to investigate a murder.  This was entertaining but the biggest annoyance was that it was not renewed so a major sub-plot was unfinished.

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This is a Swedish and Danish language series that begins with a dead body found on a bridge, with half on the Sweden border and half on the Denmark border.  A police detective duo from both countries is assigned to solve the murder. 

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This is a French language mini-series about two police detectives who investigate the disappearance of a young woman.  This was a highly entertaining police procedural, which every person involved has something to hide.

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This is a Spanish language series about a police detective that is forced reluctantly to return to her hometown to investigate a murder.  The was solidly entertaining movie and there is a minor supernatural element as a subplot.

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This is an Icelandic language series about a police detective who is sent to a remote area to investigate a murder.   The was a somewhat entertaining police procedural.

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This is a French language series from Belgium.  When a serial killer is released from prison on parole, a local police detective is assigned for his safety.  Then another murder occurs, and he obviously becomes a suspect. 

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This is a highly entertaining French language series that is difficult to categorize as the recurring characters include three police detectives, a judge, a prosecutor, and a lawyer.  And they all bend the rules.

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This is a Swedish language series about a police detective who solves murders.  I’ve seen a few episodes, and plan to watch more.  The series was also remade by the BBC into an English language version.

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