A calm atmosphere, a mug of fragrant tea or coffee in hand and a new season of your favorite TV series on the screen - this is one of the recipes for an excellent Saturday-Sunday holiday. If you like this pastime, but most of the TV series have already been "watched to the holes", we are pleased to present list of novelties of foreign TV series in 2018... Only movies that have a high rating both on the Russian Kinopoisk and on the foreign site IMDb got into it.
And we also selected 15 best Russian TV series 2017-2018.
10. Ozark (2017 - present)
Genre: crime drama, thriller
Country: USA
Film Search: 7.69
IMDb: 8.30
Successful financial advisor Marty Beard moved from the Chicago suburbs to the Ozark resort town with his wife and children. However, not wanting to bask on the beach by the lake more often became the reason for the move. Marty owes the Mexican mobster a large sum of money, and now his family's life is at stake.
As one of the foreign critics put it about the Ozark: "It's violence, amazing, shocking, dirty and unexpected." The work of director Jason Bateman, who plays the role of the drug cartel's accountant, can compete with one of the most watched TV series in the world - "Breaking Bad". Although Walter White has little to do with Marty.
9. Deuce (2017-present)
Genre: drama
Country: USA
Film Search: 7.70
IMDb: 8.20
This is a story about the porn industry emerging in the 70s in New York. You will see the Big Apple at its best and worst, with pimps, prostitutes and their clients, thugs and cops, and the thrill of that time and place.
The Deuce shows not only the world of "big sex in New York", but also the premises that led to its emergence.
8. Genius (2017 - present)
Genre: historical drama, biography
Country: USA
Film Search: 7.70
IMDb: 8.40
Educated people know who Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Max Planck and Fritz Haber are. But few people know what kind of relationship these people had, whether they were friends or hated each other. It is these personal connections, feelings and emotions of great people that are brought to the fore by the series "Genius". This movie shows a person who just had to achieve greatness in science, and does not try to "drive" this greatness into the life of young Einstein, which was completely normal for that time.
Also, the creators of the series managed to show the essence of the scientific discoveries made by Einstein and reveal the vicissitudes of his personal life against the background of global world events.
7. The Handmaid's Tale (2017 - present)
Genre: drama, fantasy
Country: USA
Film Search: 7.79
IMDb: 8.60
In the theocratic and repressive state of Gilead, only high-ranking military personnel and their wives are respected. But the elite also has one problem - widespread female infertility. Therefore, the officers' families take fertile maids from the "Red Academy" to the house, whose task is to carry the child and give it to new parents.
"The Handmaid's Tale" is one of the darkest and most oppressive, but very interesting foreign TV series of 2018. This is a dystopia with great acting and cinematography. The physical and psychological suffering of the main character June, a cruel class society with an absolute function performed by this or that person, the difficult characters of the people around June - all this makes you ardently empathize with the servant and wonder if she will be able to fulfill her dream - to find a husband and daughter.
6. Happy (2017 - present)
Genre: fantasy, crime thriller
Country: USA
Film Search: 7.86
IMDb: 8.30
For a positive character, ex-policeman, and now a hired killer (and also an alcoholic and drug addict) Nick Sachs does not pull at all. Yes, he does not try to be one, but simply goes with the flow. However, Sachs' life changes dramatically with the arrival of the little blue unicorn. This imaginary creature named Happy is very positive, naive and vulnerable. Together with his gloomy and brutal partner, the unicorn will have to go through many alterations. And all for a good purpose - the salvation of a little girl.
If you like films like Adrenaline and Max Payne, then you will surely like Happy. Just take your children away from the blue screens in advance, there will be a lot of blood in this series.
5. Feud (2017 - present)
Genre: biographical drama
Country: USA
Film Search: 7.88
IMDb: 8.60
The world of cinema can be very brutal. Stars and asterisks of a smaller rank are trying to squeeze each other with light, so that they themselves get more rays of glory. So do the two main characters of the series - Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. Their flamboyant personality, caustic dialogue and rivalry against the backdrop of the glitz and charm of Hollywood in the early 60s of the twentieth century - all this gives the series a unique atmosphere of luxury and nostalgia.
4. Mindhunter (2017 - present)
Genre: crime drama, thriller
Country: USA
Film Search: 8.07
IMDb: 8.60
To understand how serial killers think and what drives them, the FBI creates an elite squad, which includes two investigators - Holden Ford and Bill Tench. They will not have to catch criminals, but talk with maniacs of all stripes in order to study their behavior and thereby help others catch criminals more effectively. If you expect severed limbs, insane screams and fountains of blood, then you are unlikely to be delighted with the "Mindhunter". This series is more related to the field of social psychology than thrillers. It will show conversations with famous criminals, famous for brutal murders, but already caught and behind bars.
3. Paper house (2017-2018)
Genre: thriller, detective
Country: Spain
Film Search: 8.27
IMDb: 8.80
The only representative of Spanish cinema in the list of the best foreign TV series in 2018. As befits a "hot Spaniard", he will be full of dynamic action, interesting plot twists and flamboyant characters. You won't have to get bored and think “when will all the fun begin”.
In the center of the plot - a group of robbers who decided to daringly rob the Royal Mint of Spain. Over 2 billion euros are at stake.
2. The amazing Mrs. Maisel (2017-present)
Genre: drama, comedy
Country: USA
Film Search: 8.46
IMDb: 8.80
In second place in the selection of new foreign TV series in 2018 is the story of a modest housewife from New York in the 50s of the XX century, who suddenly discovered a talent for performing in the stand-up comedy genre. The series has a bright sparkling humor and drama of an abandoned woman, and an ode to the determination and perseverance of the main character, who goes through life with a smile. For this role, Rachel Brosnahan received a Golden Globe.
1. Ann (2017 - present)
Genre: drama
Country: Canada
Film Search: 8.55
IMDb: 8.50
More one of the best foreign TV series of 2018, the plot of which is associated with a woman. However, unlike The Amazing Mrs. Maisel, Anne is a deep drama about a girl who has lost her parents.As a result of a mistake, a talented, sociable and ambitious child ends up in a foster family with an elderly woman and her brother.
"Ann" is a series that can be watched by the whole family, empathizing with the young heroine. He is devoid of glamor, but full of spontaneity, kindness and charm of youth.