The best foreign series of 2015 - the topic of our article today. The popularity of this genre of cinematography is beyond doubt. Annually hundreds of new serials are appearing around the world, but only the best of them are highly appreciated by critics and the audience's love. We compiled our rating of the most interesting series of this year, which will not leave indifferent the connoisseurs of good films.
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Vikings
Historical drama "Vikings" opens the top 10 best series of 2015.The central character is the Danish king( supreme ruler) Ragnar Lodbrock. This is a semi-mythical hero from the Scandinavian sagas. According to the legends, his family goes back to Odin, so the sacred raven of this supreme deity was depicted on the banner of Ragnar. The perfect deeds that myths attribute to Lodbrock are attacks in the 9th century on France and Britain.
The series tells the story of the formation of a great warrior. His dream is to conquer the lands of Northumbria( Britain).But for this Ragnar will have to fight with the local Viking ruler and prove his strength and courage.
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House of Cards
On the ninth place in the list of the best foreign series - political drama "House of Cards" .The film will reveal the background of the American political system.
The main role in the series, Congressman Frank Underwood, was played by Kevin Spacey, the actor is multifaceted and incredibly talented. But the success of the picture is not only on it."House of cards" is an example of the fact that the series can become a real work of art, if a team of professionals works on it.
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Grimm
"Grimm" , based in part on the tales of the famous Grimm brothers - collectors of German folklore, is on the eighth line in the rating of the best foreign series of 2015.Fantasy stories, the characters of which are a variety of unusual creatures living under the guise of people, like viewers with a rich imagination. In the center of the plot of the series is police officer Nick Berkhard, who once learned from his aunt that he belongs to an ancient kind of monster hunters. Famous writers, the Brothers Grimm, were also monster fighter and described in their tales the real stories of encounters with supernatural essences. Now it was Nick's turn to protect people from monsters. October 30, 2015 began the season of the series.
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Strain
Drama series "Strain" , ranked seventh in the list of the best overseas series - this is not another vampire-filled movie about vampires. When it comes to Guillermo Del Toro, you can be sure that the result will be interesting and boring. The series is based on a trilogy of the director's novels, written in collaboration with writer Chuck Hogan.
A plane from Germany urgently lands in New York. As it turns out, passengers and crew members are dead. To find out the reasons for what happened in the cabin of the liner, scientists are led by the epidemiologist Goodweather. He finds the cause of the death of people - parasites, which infected passengers with vampirism. The authorities do not manage to take control of the situation, and the epidemic begins to spread around the city. Goodweather meets Senator Professor Setrakian, who reveals to him the secret that everything that has happened is the work of an ancient vampire who decided to exterminate people and establish his rule on the earth.
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Better call Saul
Comedy picture "Better call Saul" is on the sixth position in the top 10 best foreign series of the current year. Spin-off "In all serious" will please not only fans of this cult series. The history of lawyer Saul Goodman will be interesting to fans of comedy drama detective series.
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Supernatural
Fantasy "Supernatural" - in the fifth position in the ranking of the best foreign serials. In October 2015, began the 11th season of the adventures of the brothers Dean and Sam, the hunters for evil spirits. The series is based in part on urban legends.
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American horror story
Horror "American horror story" takes the fourth place in the list of the most interesting TV series of 2015.It is created as an anthology, where every season is a complete story. The first season talked about the family of Harmons, unknowingly settled in an old mansion, which was famous for being a house with ghosts. The second season brought the audience to the hospital for mentally ill criminals. In the center of the plot of the third - the witches' coven, and the fourth introduced to the latter in America "Circus of freaks".In 2015, the fifth season began. This time the viewer will be shown the history of the hotel, whose guests are not only ordinary people, but also the ghosts of dangerous criminals. The hostess of the hotel, a powerful vampire, is played by the singer Lady Gaga.
3
The real detective
"The real detective" with two excellent actors, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the lead roles - in third place in the ranking of the best foreign detectives of 2015.The genre of the film is very interesting - a neo-noir detective with elements of a thriller. Rustin Cole and Martin Hart are longtime buddies. They met 17 years ago during the investigation of the brutal murder of a woman. The offender was never found. After a while, in 2012, new evidence appears. The case of the serial maniac is again open.
The action in the series takes place in three time intervals, which allows the viewer to follow the changes in the characters of the main characters.
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Walking dead
The second place in our rating of the best series is occupied by "Walking dead" .The world plunged into chaos due to the zombie apocalypse. The last survivors are trying to find a safe place to start over. The group, led by former police officer Rick Grimes, travels around the country in search of shelter.
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The Game of Thrones
We are all used to the fact that films and series have common laws of development. Virtually always in them wins good, and the main characters successfully cope with all the unthinkable difficulties and the most dangerous enemies. The writer George Martin does not consider the life of the main characters of his books untouchable. He puts realism first. And in real life, often evil celebrates victory. Therefore, he easily bids farewell to the main characters and won for it the glory of the most cruel writer.
"Game of Thrones" - a film with absolutely unpredictable storylines, created based on Martin's works, takes first place in our rating of the best foreign series of 2015.
The events of the cruel world of the Seven Kingdoms, where seasons last for years, attract the attention of the viewer to the screen and do not allow you to relax for a second. Hundreds of characters and the interweaving of their destinies make you watch closely all the twists and turns of the story. In the series there are a lot of frank and cruel scenes, but this is the world of Vasteras, where the grandiose wall in the far North is gathering strength of evil, and in the south the mother of dragons Daineris appeared.
