Whether you’re looking to dive into an epic viewing binge (seven seasons of the classic drama Murder: Life on the Road), take your nose to discover noir in a new place (Finland Reindeer Noir) or visit the fast-moving future (sci-fi drama The snowpiercer), SBS On Demand’s A Collection of Bingeable Box Sets it has something for everyone.
Here’s a taste of some compelling TV shows waiting to be devoured.
Nurse Jackie
Throughout the seven brilliant seasons of this multi-Emmy Award-winning show, the super talented Edie Falco has us cheering, despairing and hoping for the best in flawed but dedicated nurse Jackie Peyton. In a dark comedy that turns dark, sad and funny, we join Nurse Jackie in a busy New York City hospital. A jaded Catholic with a weakness for pain relief, Jackie juggles patients and problems. Falco’s critically acclaimed performance was part of a stellar cast including Merritt Weaver as trainee nurse Zoey Barkow, Eve Best as Eleanor O’Hara, Jackie’s doctor and friend; Peter Facinelli as Dr. Fitch Cooper; Paul Schulze as a chemist; and Anna Deavere Smith as hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus. When the first season began, The Hollywood Reporter said “Both the show and the character are amazing to see – and worth taking multiple doses of.” It was a feeling that was as effective at the end as it was at the beginning.
All seven seasons of Nurse Jackie are streaming on SBS On Demand.
Green Lights
The guard announced this is the third season of the Belfast drama “the best yet” which is “quickly becoming the best TV series ever”. Strong praise but deserved. From the first season, which introduced police trainees in the police force of Northern Ireland (PSNI) – Grace (Sian Brooke), Annie (Katherine Devlin) and Tommy (Nathan Braniff) – to the second season, where the three and their colleagues including Stevie Neil (Martin McCann) faced the loss of the force and a city full of drugs, and the third season is strong. Green Lights it has been praised for its strong stories, emotional depth, realistic portrayal of the challenges of police work and strong characters. Winner of Best Drama Series at last year’s BAFTAs and this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards, Green Lights it’s more than just a big police show; it’s a story there, like McCann notesthere’s something extra about the characters at the heart of it all.
All three seasons of Blue Lights air on SBS On Demand.
Northern Exposure
If you haven’t found this gem yet, and you’re looking for something to focus on, look no further, with over 100 episodes across six seasons. The Emmy-winning series stars Rob Morrow as a recent med school graduate who owes four years of medical service in Alaska due to the status of his student loans. After moving to the faraway fictional town of Cicely to pay off her debt, it’s not long before the New York City native notices the unique considerations of the town’s residents. A funny and well-written culture clash, Northern Exposure he is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner.
All six seasons of North Exposure will be broadcast on SBS On Demand from 19 March.
Call my agent!
Watching the star guests. Watch it for witty dialogue. Watch it for the hilarious chaos of Paris’ top talent agency dealing with the demands of celebrity and self-promotion. Call my agent! it has a variety of stars playing, or versions of them, with the best French stars including Thibault De Montalembert, Camille Cottin and Gregory Montel as agents Mathias, Andrea and Gabriel, and many others as guests, and the international powerhouse Sigourney Weaver.
All four seasons of Call My Agent! are broadcast on SBS on Demand.
Marcella
From The Bridge screenwriter Hans Rosenfeldt, this series brings a Nordic feel to the Brit crime drama. Returning to the Met’s Murder Squad after a 12-year hiatus, Marcella Backland (Anna Friel) is a detective in her early 30s who gave up her fast-paced role to get married and dedicate her life to starting a family. With the sudden end of her marriage, Marcella returns to work and is assigned one of her old cases, after a series of murders that have similar characteristics to the unsolved murders that happened more than a decade ago. But Marcella has more than a case to solve: she experiences periodic blackouts, and it soon appears that she may be a suspect herself.
All three seasons of Marcella air on SBS On Demand.
Gomorrah
Writing about organized crime is dangerous but that’s what Roberto Saviano did with the bestseller Gomorrah, which was adapted into a film (also broadcast. on SBS On Demand) and then the TV series, which for all five seasons of the terrible year plunged viewers deep into the dark heart of the Camorra, a ruthless Neapolitan criminal organization. As the action unfolds, Ciro (Marco D’ Amore), the right-hand man of club godfather Pietro Savastano’s loyalty is tested. When Pietro decides to sacrifice the lives of many of his own to make a bloody statement to his rival house manager, something dies in Ciro – one of the many victims of the bloodshed is his stepfather. When Pietro is arrested, Ciro must protect the next in line, Gannaro (Salvatore Esposito) while taking care of revenge plans. mob killings, secret deals with rivals, drug smuggling and more unfold in a fantastic story based on powerful action.
All five seasons of Gomorrah are streaming on SBS On Demand.
The film is also broadcast on SBS On Demand.
Berlin station
Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage) is an undercover agent who has just arrived at a CIA station in Berlin, Germany. But it’s not just suspected citizens he’s after. Miller has an undercover mission: to find out who the whistleblower is. If you liked it His country and you want another spy drama with twists, turns and secrets, with people risking their lives to save their colleagues, then you take a trip to Berlin (and the setting for another edible series, respected. Babylon Berlin).
All three seasons of Berlin Station are broadcast on SBS On Demand.
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