Streaming tips

International series you might have missed

A Nearly Normal Family

The latest Nordic crime thriller to make global waves follows the Sandell family, who go to great lengths to protect their daughter, Stella, after she’s charged with murder. Suspense and family secrets abound in a twisty, six-episode thriller with shifting perspectives. Netflix

The Lying Life of Adults

Fans of My Brilliant Friend should rush to this Italian series, based on another comingof-age novel by Elena Ferrante. A bourgeois teenager, intrigued after hearing her father compare her to his despised sister, crosses the tracks to the poor side of Naples and comes under the spell of her fiery Aunt Vittoria, played wonderfully by Valeria Golino. Netflix

The Clearing

This creepily atmospheric Australian series focuses on a fictional doomsday cult that abducts children, douses their heads in peroxide, and schools them in the ways of Mommy, a delusional leader trying to raise a family of “perfect” children molded in her image. Hulu

Dear Child

This six-part hit German thriller achieves maximum suspense as it unravels the mystery of a 13-year-old abduction case. The action begins with a hit-and-run road accident in a forested area that leaves a woman badly injured and a quiet girl as the sole witness. Netflix

The Empress

If you’ve burned through every costume drama from Bridgerton to The Buccaneers, consider this award-winning series from Germany. It follows a rebellious young duchess who is thrust into the intrigue filled Austrian court after she becomes the unlikely bride of Emperor Franz Joseph I. Netflix

The Good Mothers

This fantastic Italian series tells a mafia tale from a novel angle, focusing on wives of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta who turn on their husbands to help bring down the crime syndicate. Hulu