These foreign language TV shows should be on your new year watch list
Sometimes the best shows fly under the radar by virtue of the language barrier. But you miss out on some top-class entertainment if you filter Netflix to English only. And watching in a foreign language is a great way to pick up new phrases. Plus, by using subtitles you’re forced to pay full attention. It’s hard to keep one eye on Instagram when you’re busy reading. Let us convince you to watch these five foreign shows in five words.
Money Heist
![Money Heist theatre 'experience' launches in UK based on Netflix drama - Radio Times](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2020/04/Money-Heist-2ffc443.jpg?quality=90&resize=768,574)
Platform: Netflix
Language: Spanish
Five words: robbery, drama, high-octane, addictive, fresh.
Dark
![Watch Dark | Netflix Official Site](https://occ-0-1722-1723.1.nflxso.net/dnm/api/v6/6AYY37jfdO6hpXcMjf9Yu5cnmO0/AAAABWKGy4K_1_dvtIW7celhWo6bXLMybAQPY7sAzW2aoc6gUizViVh4WXlTfUy-wJF09wIxphPT0fFx-LwBRmcJ9dEZ3HiR.jpg?r=077)
Platform: Netflix
Language: German
Five words: unnerving, tense, confusing (in a good way!), strange, unique.
Babylon Berlin
![Babylon Berlin: This should be your next quarantine Netflix binge - Vox](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/42Vt9nISuAf_v_ajE7AKPHn3c4k=/1400x1400/filters:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19920051/babylonberlinliv.jpg)
Platform: Now TV
Language: German
Five words: thrilling, noir, conspiracy, drugs, historical.
Kingdom
![Watch Kingdom | Netflix Official Site](https://occ-0-990-987.1.nflxso.net/dnm/api/v6/6AYY37jfdO6hpXcMjf9Yu5cnmO0/AAAABU9bHervQ-EtmiZVt8zsrEhQobTSgzXGHPmHaap3Xg8K7Nk5yhuD3uLDBeBBcoqFrPlyvlzaqxPGe7KTisTxFotu0lEJ.jpg?r=e6e)
Platform: Netflix
Language: South Korean
Five words: gruesome, gory, period, scary, epic.
Trapped
![BBC names Icelandic crime drama Trapped one of the TV shows to watch in 2018 | Icelandmag](https://icelandmag.is/sites/default/files/styles/lightbox/public/thumbnails/image/ofaerd.jpg?itok=kYK_pigR)
Platform: Amazon Prime
Language: Icelandic
Five words: mystery, crime, coastal, affair, investigation.
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