Best European suspense series

Dead Hot (2024)

5 years ago, Elliot came home to find his soulmate Peter had vanished—with nothing left behind but his finger in a puddle of blood. Still living with Peter's twin Jess, they don't know if he ran away, was kidnapped or worse. Elliot tries moving on, and after a magical date with wonderful Will, that seems possible. But when shit hits the fan, Elliot and Jess know they need to find out the truth.

Malika (2018)

One girl who attends her cousin wedding, and a loud explosion, one of them dies and the other takes on her personality and lives in tension and anxiety.

Kommissar Marthaler (2012)

The Forbidden Files (1988)

Les Documents Interdits (The Forbidden Files) is a series of 13 short films written, directed, and produced by Jean-Teddy Filippe. These short films are among the first precursors of what is commonly known today as found footage. Distributed by MBA Films and ARTE France/La Sept. The broadcast of the pilot was on Antenne 2. See more at https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Documents_interdits

The Stone Tape (1972)

A team of research scientists moves into an old house and uses its scientific equipment to try and record and analyse the strange phenomena that seem to affect a particular room in the building.Television drama about a team of scientists eager to discover a new recording medium who take over a brooding, Gothic mansion recently bought and renovated by their employers, Ryan Electrics. On moving in, they find that one vital room remains unfinished, as the builders refuse to work there because of strange noises and feelings of acute unease.

Nightsleeper (2024)

Set on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who've never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?

Blindspot (2023)

Hannah Quinn, who works monitoring the CCTV on a rough estate, sets off to solve a murder that she witnesses.

Secret Smile (2005)

After Miranda Cotton breaks off her affair with the manipulative Brendan Block, she and her family become targets of his depraved revenge scheme.

Los Archivos del Cardenal (2011)

Los Archivos del Cardenal is a fictional series, but based on real events.The series tells the story of lawyer Ramon Sarmiento (Benjamin Vicuna) and the social worker Laura Pedregal (Daniel Ramirez), both employees of the Vicariate of Solidarity, an organization founded by Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez and whose mission was to defend the human rights during the military dictatorship in Chile, between 1973 and 1990. In this institution social workers were tasked with receiving political refugees and their family members, especially the disappeared. Subsequently, the lawyers had the job of bringing legal action as habeas corpus which sought to protect people.The series starts with Ramon Sarmiento, a lawyer and member of an upper class family who had suffered expropriation of their farms during the Agrarian Reform of Eduardo Frei. Researching for the occurrence of bones on a farm near you, Pedregal meets Laura Sarmiento, who works at the Vicarage with his father, Carlos Pedregal (Alejandro Trejo). Together they begin to engage in the stories of those persecuted by the security agents of the dictatorship, as the National Intelligence Agency, under the leadership of Christian vicar (Francisco Melo), inspiring role in the story of Father Cristián Precht.

Delook & Sharpy (1999)

The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002)

During some excavations in Israel, some archaeologists found the skeleton of a man who according to early indications are 2000 years.But the finding is even more surprising when found in the tomb also buried a bag containing a video camera manual.Everything indicates that the skeleton is of course a time traveler with a mission to shoot a video of Jesus of Nazareth.

15 Days (2018)

This Drama starts with a brutal murder - before rewinding back the 15 Days to find out why, how, and most importantly, who was responsible.

Mafia Game In Prison (2019)

Mafia Game in Prison is a variety show where the cast members will divide themselves into different teams and play various games to find the hidden “mafia” member. Cast: Kim Tae Jin, Lee Soo Geun, Jung Hyung Don, Hwang Jae Sung, Jang Do Yeon, Lee Sang Yeob, Kim Jong Min, SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan, IZ*ONE’s Choi Ye Na and GOT7's JB

Zé Gato (1979)

Zé Gato is a tough cop who tries to catch the various criminals, for this task he has the help of his boss an ex-con and a retired cop.

Whines & Spirits (2008)

Karl Beattie and Stuart Torevell hunt far and wide in search of Britain’s creepiest and most haunted pubs and hostelries. There are spooky goings on with terrifying outcomes in which one venue shall be crowned ‘Britain’s Scariest Pub’.

99 lugares donde pasar miedo (2019)

Los pasadizos oscuros, los cementerios y los castillos suelen dar lugar a historias fantasmales que se transmiten de generación en generación. Lorenzo Fernández Bueno recorrerá los lugares más terroríficos del planeta en compañía de rostros conocidos como el cómico Dani Rovira, los cantantes Ana Guerra y Roi Méndez y el actor Fernando Tejero.

Die nettesten Menschen der Welt (2023)

Inspired by popular suspense short stories and anthology series like "The Twilight Zone," "The Nicest People in the World" confronts us with the supernatural and tackles the issues of our time in an exciting, frightening and satirical way. The teenager Lill runs like a ghostly thread through the four seemingly self-contained stories. But what do a crossbow, a manga comic and a video game have to do with it?

Kattenoog (2015)

Kattenoog, a small and characteristic village on the edge of a mysterious lake. A horror mystery has reigned in the village for years, for which the Horror Club was created. Their job is clear: to protect the village and its inhabitants from witches, vampires, werewolves and other scum that are after the Cat's Eye, a mysterious witch stone with magical powers hidden on the Cat's Eye Island. But that doesn't go without a fight… The Cat's Eye legend is keeping Max, the star of the online horror channel BOE tv, busy. Together with his cameraman Boris and brand new co-host Daphne, he heads to the mysterious village to unravel the secret of the magical stone… Is the legend true or false?

Phantom (2019)

In a mental health facility, an unknown man comes to his senses .... while he doesn't remember anything, nobody quite knows how he turned up there. It is only known that his name is Ivan, he has been in the clinic for a year, all this time under powerful antidepressants. Only the director of the clinic knows the truth about his situation, but he mysteriously dies the same day Ivan regains consciousness.

Crime College (2019)

In 'Crime College', the investigative leaders of the police, the prosecutors and forensic specialists led by Rick Nieman explain in detail for once how they managed to solve a sensational case, and answer questions from the public. The program shows many never-before-seen photos and evidence from the police file, including original parts from the bombs.

Sweet Swan of Avon: Shakespeare's Hidden Codes (2009)

Was William Shakespeare really one of the greatest authors of the times? The Norwegian organist Petter Amundsen has found a system of codes that can change everything we know about William Shakespeare.

Jakten På En Mördare (1998)

Mystery in Paris (2011)

Follows a series of ghastly murders that occur in the most iconic places in the City of Light, centering around the women of the Belle-époque.

Vid Vintergatans slut (2010)

Murder Must Advertise (1974)

When one of the copy writers of Pym's Advertising Agency meets his death by falling down a spiral staircase, a new "writer" joins the staff to investigate the matter. His name: "Death Bredon." His true name: Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey.

The time-capsule (1963)

Five Red Herrings (1975)

Hailed by critics as the finest mystery series ever filmed, this original BBC adaptation of the Dorothy L. Sayers novel stars Ian Carmichael as aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Wimsey goes on holiday in Scotland, hoping to relax and catch some trout, but he is soon called on to catch more than fish when Campbell, an unpopular local artist, is found dead. Campbell appears to have taken an accidental fall, but his hot-tempered behavior and ongoing feuds with several local men suggest murder. Wimsey feels certain of this when a key piece of evidence is missing from the seaside spot where Campbell was found. With six possible suspects, Wimsey must use his skills to determine the five red herrings and expose the murderer. In the dramatic conclusion, Wimsey reenacts the crime, casting himself as the murderer and Bunter as the victim.

The Doll (1975)

Returning from Geneva, publisher Peter Matty encounters Phyllis du Salle and is instantly captivated by her beauty, charm and air of continental mystery. On a seaside trip, he gets more than he bargained for when Phyllis mysteriously disappears and Matty's car, which she borrowed, is returned unoccupied by the local police.

The Black Triangle (1981)

Storie Maledette (1994)

Storie Maledette è un programma televisivo italiano nato nel 1994. L'ideatrice e la conduttrice del programma è Franca Leosini.Lo scopo della trasmissione, inserita nel palinsesto di Rai 3, è quello di raccontare storie di personaggi della vita comune diventati noti per avvenimenti di cronaca nera e, quindi, di casi giudiziari. Gli intervistati sono tutti condannati al carcere, da dove viene registrata la puntata, che ha lo scopo di ricostruire le vicende, l'analisi dei moventi, e il successivo iter processuale.