Japan's Terrace House, on the other hand, is basically the reality TV equivalent of curling up in a cozy chair under your favorite blanket and sipping a warm cup of chamomile tea while listening to the lapping waves of the ocean. While this can be fun, it's also the opposite of calming. Д¬ountry of Origin: England | Watch it on: HuluДЄmerican reality shows are all about screaming matches and watching tragic people fail miserably at everything they attempt.

If you think period dramas aren't your style, think again. Across three exhilarating seasons, Babylon Berlin highlights how fragile democracy was on the eve of the Nazis' rise to power as it weaves a captivating story about a world populated by dangerous gangsters, corrupt policemen, powerful businessmen, and numerous fighting political factions. Initially part of Berlin's vice squad, he slowly uncovers the sinister secrets of Berlin's seedy underworld with the help of an unlikely partner, Charlotte Ritter ( Liv Lisa Fries), a clever and resourceful flapper from the slums who dreams of becoming the first female homicide detective. The series, based on the novels of Volker Kutscher, follows Gereon Rath ( Volker Bruch), a young detective and veteran suffering from both PTSD and a big helping of survivor's guilt. Set in 1929, during the Golden Years of the Weimar Republic, Babylon Berlinis a hypnotizing, multi-layered series that mixes crime, sex, drugs, politics, and entertainment into an intoxicating cocktail that calls to mind the hard-boiled noir of Raymond Chandler. Liam Mathews Д¬ountry of Origin: Germany | Where to Watch: Netflix It's a thrilling, stylish, and romantic Robin Hood story that's as popular as it is for a very good reason: It's good as hell. Of course, things don't go according to plan, because the criminals who were supposed to suppress their emotions all fall in love with each other. It's a heist via seizing the means of production. Known in Spanish as La Casa de Papel, this thriller follows a thief named Tokyo ( Гљrsula CorberГі), who joins the enigmatic Professor ( ГЃlvaro Morte) as he assembles and trains a team of criminals - who use the names of cities as codenames to preserve their identities - to take over the Royal Mint of Madrid, print billions of Euros, and walk out. It's such a phenomenon that the most recent season was accompanied by a documentary about how it's such a phenomenon called Money Heist: The Phenomenon. This crime drama is one of Netflix's most popular shows worldwide, including in the United States, and is the most popular show not in English on the service.

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