Best Romanian series
A curated collection of popular series from Romania.
Umbre (2014)
Umbre (2014)
Relu is a family man. He has two children, a wife and a double life. Seen through the eyes of his family, Relu Oncescu appears to be an ordinary taxi driver. No one suspects that Relu works as a collector for Capitanu', a local mobster. Neither of the two worlds (his family and the mafia) knows of the other's existence. Relu manages to keep everything under control, but not for long. After accidentally killing a man, he tries to get out of the underworld, but he can't find his way back. Day by day, the secrets he keeps become increasingly oppressive and the lies begin to surface, one by one.
Spy/Master (2023)
Spy/Master (2023)
During the height of the Cold War, Victor Godeanu, the right-hand man and closest advisor to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, and secret agent for the KGB, must escape Romania and Ceaușescu before his cover is blown. Helped by an undercover Stasi agent and an up-and-coming CIA agent, Godeanu must elude the KGB and his own country’s spooks, fully aware that his defection is putting his family back home in mortal danger.
Subteran (2025)
Las Fierbinti (2012)
Las Fierbinti (2012)
The action takes place in the village of Fierbinți, where the existence of the inhabitants takes place slowly, in a rural paradise that has adapted, in a purely Romanian style, to modern times. Deputy Mayor Vasile wants to take the place of the current mayor and relies on the support of the innkeeper Bobiță and his friend, Giani, the typical provincial swindler. Celentano, Firicel a lu 'Cimpoaie, Ardiles and Santa Peleus, the drunks of the village, are colorful and humorous appearances.
The Silent Valley (2016)
The Silent Valley (2016)
Filip and Horia are two teenagers who seem like two usual friends, but after they spend the night in Horia's cabin, they discover their mutual attraction and they engage in an affair. After a car stops by the cabin, the two realize that they've become witnesses to a multiple homicide. Being afraid that by confessing, their relationshop will surface, the two choose to remain silent, but their secret will become harder and harder to keep and they'll find themselves in a frightening series of events.
The Sacrifice (2019)
The Sacrifice (2019)
Sacrificiul is a multi-generational story of three sisters who were separated and were only reunited years later by the fortuitous connection of their children. When a secret affair surfaces, they can't think of a way to make a truce.
Tuff Money (2020)
Tuff Money (2020)
After two hapless stoplight technicians make an offhand joke about an imaginary heist, everyone in their small Romanian town suddenly wants a piece of the pie – forcing the pair to make a decision that could change their lives forever.
Ruxx (2022)
Ruxx (2022)
Reliable 30-something Rux’s plans to leave Bucharest to join her long-distance lover in LA are upended when her boss assigns her to his wife’s mayoral race and pairs her with a know-it-all colleague.
Vlad (2019)
America Express (2023)
America Express (2023)
9 pairs of stars are ready to embark on the adventure of their lives, in the hardest reality show in Romania. America Express will take them on the Golden Route, on a route of more than 7000 kilometers, which passes through Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia.
Wild Romania (2022)
Wild Romania (2022)
The Carpathian Mountains, the Danube River and the Black Sea, gave birth to the wildest country in Europe. The richness of this place lies in spectacular mountains, in rivers full of life, in healthy forests. Following the four seasons of the year, we will discover the life of the most emblematic animals of Romania and we will unfold the story of the most amazing natural landscapes.
The Freckled Boy (1973)
The Freckled Boy (1973)
During the times of the Second World War in Royal Romania, a street smart kid accidentally becomes part of an organization which will eventually decide the future of his country.
Daddy (2024)
Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator (2023)
Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator (2023)
In-depth documentary mini-series presenting the rise, rule and fall of communist Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and the way he shaped both Romanian and international history.
Chefi la cuțite (2016)
Chefi la cuțite (2016)
The show is the Romanian version of "Game of Chefs", a competition open for both amateur and professional chefs, competing for the title of "Romania's most talented chef". The show has four stages: The blind auditions, training camp, kitchen battles, and finals.
Full Sail (1977)
Full Sail (1977)
Full Sail is a TV series aired on Romanian National Television (TVR), based on the eponymous novel by Radu Tudoran.The series follow the adventures of two friends, the Romanian Anton Lupan and the French Pierre Vaillant. Anton Lupan tries to find the L'Esperance schooner, which belonged to them, wiyhout knowing that it was a victim of a pirate attack. But he hopes in particular to find Pierre, so they can start on a trip to an uncharted land, which they attempted several times to explore unsuccessfully. He found the ship, but his friend was nowhere to be found. Anton was forced to leave on a trip across Atlantic, to Tierra del Fuego.
On My Way with Irina Rimes (2022)
On My Way with Irina Rimes (2022)
After two years of working nonstop, singer Irina Rimes makes a two-week journey in a mobile studio, traveling across Romania and beyond in order to reconnect with herself, find inspiration, and complete her new album, Home.
Stand-Up Revolution (2022)
Nothing Brigade (2024)
Nothing Brigade (2024)
In a humorous approach, the series follows the small and insignificant cases that the policemen of the Nothing Brigade: Arrow, Giovanni, Carmola and Toma have to solve.
Lacrimi de iubire (2005)
Lacrimi de iubire (2005)
Pariu cu viata (2011)
Pariu cu viata (2011)
A Bet With Life is a teen musical dramedy TV series that centres upon the love story between two teenagers Ioana Popa and Andrei Anghel whose destinies are switched at birth. Ioana and Andrei are students in their senior year at the National College of Arts. They are happily in love or at least this is what Ioana thinks until the moment she learns shes nothing but a bet Andrei made with Cristi, his best friend. What nobody knows is that Andrei has truly fallen for her. Disappointed, Ioana takes refuge in music, especially in LaLa Band, the modern music club created by the new music teacher at the college, Raluca. The 20 talented members of LaLa Band promise to insert new adrenaline into the post-Beatles music. They all have a great passion for music and big dreams to become international stars and have sold out concerts. Ioana was raised in a poor family by Gica Popa and Tantica together with her brother, Rafael and her sister, Gio. With plenty of humor and always looking for fun, the Popas live by the motto education is not important, only money matters. Andrei is a charismatic young guy who comes from a wealthy family that seems to be perfect. But the truth starts to come up when Anca, Andreis sister, is diagnosed with a severe kidney disease, inherited from Mara Anghels family. Her only chance of survival is a kidney transplant. After running the blood tests, Mara and Sandu Anghel have to face another shocking truth: Andrei is revealed as not being related to Anca or the family at all. Mara and Sandu Anghel realize their child was switched at birth in the tragic fire that occurred at the maternity hospital 17 years ago. And they begin the search of their real child the child that could save Ancas life as well as their own.
Dansez pentru tine (0)
Dansez pentru tine (0)
Dansez pentru tine is a show produced and broadcast on television station Pro TV, presented and moderated by Ștefan Bănică, Jr. and Iulia Vântur. It was the most watched entertainment show in Romania in recent years as audiences. It is the Romanian version of the BBC's popular Dancing with the Stars, franchise which has been sold to more than 35 countries worldwide.