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I'm also really looking forward to the launch of Walter Presents. Though - apart from Deutschland 83 - I'm not sure which of their initial line up to watch first. I have already seen Spin - which aired on TV5 as Les hommes de l'ombre (The Men in the Shadows). Highly recommended - especially the second series.
Also good to see more Latin American imports announced earlier in the week (Times article + Broadcast). I'm especially interested in seeing Profugos (Chile) as I've heard good things about that.
From The Times: " 9. Profugos (seasons 1 and 2)
Chile, More4, All4
The biggest hit to come out of HBO Latin America — Breaking Bad meets Prison Break. Four men become fugitives (profugos) after a failed drug deal, running from the north of Chile to the south, chased by the police and a far more dangerous drug criminal".
Their other newly announced Latin American acquisitions are from Brazil & Mexico:
"12. Magnifica 70 (season 1)
Brazil, All4
A compelling drama about erotic obsession, freedom of expression and political repression in a riveting setting: 1970s Brazil. Vincente works as a film censor and, his job to ensure that no subversive ideas or images reach an audience. His life is turned upside down when he becomes obsessed with Dora, the lead actress of an erotic film he is forced to ban.
13. Mr Avila (seasons 1 and 2)
Mexico, More4, All4
A visceral crime family saga with all the poetic pathos of Six Feet Under.
Mr Avila is a married man who balances two jobs: insurance salesman and assassin working for a criminal organisation — until it all unravels".
Foreign drama thread (BBC4, C4's Walter Pres, Sky Arts etc)
Only just finding this forum. Had assumed it must be Young Montalbano coming next on BBC4 in the Saturday night slot - due to the lack of availability of enough new episodes of any of their other announced acquisitions - but hadn't seen confirmation anywhere. I've seen elsewhere that Trapped (Icelandic but the cast includes Bjarne Henriksen who was Theis Birk Larsen in The Killing) is due in February & assume Follow the Money will follow fairly soon after that. I'm especially looking forward to Trapped.I'm also really looking forward to the launch of Walter Presents. Though - apart from Deutschland 83 - I'm not sure which of their initial line up to watch first. I have already seen Spin - which aired on TV5 as Les hommes de l'ombre (The Men in the Shadows). Highly recommended - especially the second series.
Also good to see more Latin American imports announced earlier in the week (Times article + Broadcast). I'm especially interested in seeing Profugos (Chile) as I've heard good things about that.
From The Times: " 9. Profugos (seasons 1 and 2)
Chile, More4, All4
The biggest hit to come out of HBO Latin America — Breaking Bad meets Prison Break. Four men become fugitives (profugos) after a failed drug deal, running from the north of Chile to the south, chased by the police and a far more dangerous drug criminal".
Their other newly announced Latin American acquisitions are from Brazil & Mexico:
"12. Magnifica 70 (season 1)
Brazil, All4
A compelling drama about erotic obsession, freedom of expression and political repression in a riveting setting: 1970s Brazil. Vincente works as a film censor and, his job to ensure that no subversive ideas or images reach an audience. His life is turned upside down when he becomes obsessed with Dora, the lead actress of an erotic film he is forced to ban.
13. Mr Avila (seasons 1 and 2)
Mexico, More4, All4
A visceral crime family saga with all the poetic pathos of Six Feet Under.
Mr Avila is a married man who balances two jobs: insurance salesman and assassin working for a criminal organisation — until it all unravels".