Features

Five of the best German crime shows

By
Compared to France, Italy, Spain and the Nordic countries, German crime fiction doesn’t have a big presence in the English-speaking world. The country is better known for its great composers and its philosophers than for its detectives or serial killers. But things are changing, on…
Read more
FeaturesNews

Babylon Berlin coming to Netflix USA

By
Crime Fiction Lovers in the United States: get ready for achtung. On 30 January, Netflix will start streaming the hit German TV series Babylon Berlin – an onscreen kaleidoscope of music, decadence, sex, corruption, political intrigue and, yes, plenty of crime. Set in 1929, during…
Read more
Features

The best crime shows of 2017

By
The approach to making crime shows changed after programmes like The Killing and Wallander became smash hits in Scandinavia a decade ago. Plotlines are usually drawn out over between six and ten episodes, allowing the depth, detail, nuance and atmosphere of a crime novel, not…
Read more
Features

Witnesses season 2 coming to BBC Four

By
Atmospheric French crime drama set on the country’s northern coast seems to be what director Hervé Hadmar does best, and if you watched The Forgotten Girls or the first series of Witnesses you’ll know exactly what we mean. Creepy killers, bizarre deaths, a deep and…
Read more