Best European drama series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch drama shows from Europe, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine

    Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine 2026

    Hungry for a new heist, Berlin summons the gang to Seville and turns an ambitious duke into the victim of his own plan: to steal a da Vinci masterpiece.

    Netflix
    75
  • Poster for Black Rabbit

    Black Rabbit 2025

    A rising-star restaurateur is forced into New York's criminal underworld when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail.

    Netflix
    75
  • Poster for Run Away

    Run Away 2026

    A desperate father searching for his runaway daughter gets caught up in a murder case — and stumbles upon secrets which could destroy his family for good.

    Netflix
    74
  • Poster for Slow Horses

    Slow Horses 2022

    Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

    Apple TV
    84
  • Poster for Steal

    Steal 2026

    A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who stole £4 billion pounds of people's pensions and why.

    Prime Video
    71
  • Poster for Hijack

    Hijack 2023

    Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.

    Apple TV
    74
  • Poster for House of Guinness

    House of Guinness 2025

    Dublin, 1868. The Guinness family patriarch is dead, and his four children — each with dark secrets to hide — hold the brewery's fate in their hands.

    Netflix
    77
  • Poster for Down Cemetery Road

    Down Cemetery Road 2025

    When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbor teams up with a private investigator to find them. As secrets unravel and a military conspiracy emerges, all hell is unleashed on South Oxford's sleepy suburbs.

    Apple TV
    69
  • Poster for Legends

    Legends 2026

    As drugs flood the streets of '90s Britain, a team of civil servants is thrust undercover to topple the gangs behind it.

    Netflix
    80
  • Poster for Billionaires' Bunker

    Billionaires' Bunker 2025

    When a group of billionaires takes shelter in a luxury bunker, an old feud between two families resurfaces amid an unprecedented global conflict.

    Netflix
    68
  • Poster for A Thousand Blows

    A Thousand Blows 2025

    Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar Goodson, criminal kingpin and notorious boxer.

    Disney+
    74
  • Poster for The Other Bennet Sister

    The Other Bennet Sister 2026

    Mary isn't your typical period drama heroine. She is awkward, anxious, preachy, full of facts, a terrible singer, overlooked by her mother and seemingly destined to an empty dance card for the rest of her life… until Mary takes matters into her own hands.

    BBC One
    83
  • Poster for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 2024

    Five years after the death of schoolgirl Andie Bell, Pippa Fitz-Amobi sets out to uncover what really happened to her. Sal Singh, Andie's boyfriend, admitted to the murder before taking his own life, but Pip doesn't believe he's responsible and teams up with Sal's brother Ravi to uncover the truth. If Sal Singh isn't a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from finding out the truth?

    BBC Three
    73
  • Poster for How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

    How to Get to Heaven from Belfast 2026

    Three lifelong pals embark on a chaotic quest to solve the mystery of their old friend's suspicious death and keep their own dark secret under wraps.

    Netflix
    75
  • Poster for The War Between the Land and the Sea

    The War Between the Land and the Sea 2025

    When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT step into action as the land and sea wage war.

    BBC One
    65
  • Poster for Half Man

    Half Man 2026

    When Niall's estranged 'brother' Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives.

    BBC One
    81
  • Poster for Maxton Hall – The World Between Us

    Maxton Hall – The World Between Us 2024

    When Ruby unwittingly witnesses an explosive secret at Maxton Hall private school, the arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student for better or worse: He is determined to silence Ruby. Their passionate exchange of words unexpectedly ignites a spark...

    Prime Video
    78
  • Poster for Patience

    Patience 2025

    Patience Evans works in the Criminal Records Office in the city of York. She views the world in a unique way because she has a special gift – she is autistic. Patience has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot. Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf recognizes her talents and takes her under her wing. Patience helps the police tackle a series of challenging cases by bringing her unique insight to crimefighting.

    Channel 4
    73
  • Poster for Rivals

    Rivals 2024

    It is 1986 and Britain is booming. "Rivals" dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of TV where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger. Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. With every man and woman out only for themselves, can true love really blossom?

    Disney+
    78
  • Poster for Hostage

    Hostage 2025

    When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.

    Netflix
    71
  • Poster for Agatha Christie's Seven Dials

    Agatha Christie's Seven Dials 2026

    England, 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths—the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent—to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery.

    Netflix
    67
  • Poster for Unchosen

    Unchosen 2026

    When a young mother from a sheltered cult crosses paths with a mysterious stranger, she embarks on a risky affair that awakens desires and dark secrets.

    Netflix
    66
  • Poster for Criminal Record

    Criminal Record 2024

    In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.

    Apple TV
    71
  • Poster for Unfamiliar

    Unfamiliar 2026

    When the past catches up with two former spies, their biggest challenge isn't car chases, shootouts or fistfights — it's telling each other the truth.

    Netflix
    71
  • Poster for Girl Taken

    Girl Taken 2026

    Follow the story of twin sisters Lily and Abby, whose lives are shattered when Lily is abducted from their quiet rural English town by beloved local teacher Rick Hansen. After years of abuse in captivity, Lily escapes - only to discover that freedom brings its own challenges.

    Paramount+
    69
  • Poster for My 2 Cents

    My 2 Cents 2026

    When his friend Wild Boar lands himself in hot water with organized crime, Zero and the gang unite to save him while barely coping with their own lives.

    Netflix
    87
  • Poster for Murder Mindfully

    Murder Mindfully 2024

    When mafia lawyer Björn attends a mindfulness class to find a better work-life balance, he discovers surprising new coping strategies — including murder.

    Netflix
    76
  • Poster for Salvador

    Salvador 2026

    During a violent confrontation arranged between radical fans of two football clubs, Salvador Aguirre, an ambulance driver, rescues his injured daughter Milena, a member of the ultra group, which defends racist, violent and homophobic values, totally opposed to those he instilled in her.

    Netflix
    75
  • Poster for Breathless

    Breathless 2024

    A passionate medical team is devoted to saving lives in a bustling public hospital where tensions — and romance — keep their pulses racing.

    Netflix
    73
  • Poster for Red Eye

    Red Eye 2024

    London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.

    ITV1
    72
  • Poster for The Buccaneers

    The Buccaneers 2023

    A group of fun-loving American girls burst onto the scene in tightly corseted 1870s London, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Sent to secure husbands and status, the buccaneers' hearts are set on much more than that.

    Apple TV
    72
  • Poster for The Crystal Cuckoo

    The Crystal Cuckoo 2025

    Hoping to learn more about her heart donor, a young doctor arrives in a mountain town where decades of mysterious tragedies plague the small community.

    Netflix
    74
  • Poster for King & Conqueror

    King & Conqueror 2025

    The story of a clash that defined the future of a country and a continent for a thousand years. Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy were two men destined to meet at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. These two former allies with no design on the British throne found themselves forced by circumstance and personal obsession into a war for possession of its crown.

    BBC One
    70
  • Poster for Oasis

    Oasis 2026

    Oasis is the most luxurious holiday resort in the country — a paradise reserved for the wealthiest families, featuring private beaches, VIP facilities, and impenetrable security. The perfect place to spend the best summer of your life. But everything falls apart when the police storm the resort to investigate a mysterious disappearance. In such an exclusive place, everyone is a suspect — and no one can leave until the culprit is found.

    Netflix
    68
  • Poster for Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies 2026

    After a plane crash, a group of schoolboys find themselves stranded on a tropical island without adults. Ralph is elected leader and, with the help of the intelligent Piggy, strives to maintain order and civilization. Jack, responsible for the signal fire, becomes increasingly focused on hunting and power struggles. This leads to tensions within the group, gradually pushing the boys from hope and structure into chaos and tragedy.

    BBC One
    69
  • Poster for The Asset

    The Asset 2025

    A young agent goes undercover to befriend a drug smuggler's wife. But the closer she gets to her target, the more complicated her mission becomes.

    Netflix
    71
  • Poster for Malice

    Malice 2025

    A charming tutor infiltrates a wealthy family's life, revealing a sinister agenda.

    Prime Video
    64
  • Poster for Blue Lights

    Blue Lights 2023

    Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.

    BBC One
    79
  • Poster for Néro the Assassin

    Néro the Assassin 2025

    France, 1504. A ruthless assassin goes on the run with his estranged daughter in his quest to protect her from deadly enemies and evil forces.

    Netflix
    70
  • Poster for That Night

    That Night 2026

    When a young, naïve single mother gets embroiled in a murder during an island getaway, her sisters rush to help. But they only make things worse.

    Netflix
    67
  • Poster for The Monster of Florence

    The Monster of Florence 2025

    As a serial killer targets couples and strikes terror in Italy, authorities explore a case from 1968 that may be key to finding The Monster of Florence.

    Netflix
    65
  • Poster for Hotel Costiera

    Hotel Costiera 2025

    Shortly after Daniel, or DD as everybody knows him, starts working at the hotel, one of the owner’s daughters disappears. He must do whatever it takes to find her and bring her home while still solving the ever-changing problems of the exclusive hotel guests.

    Prime Video
    64
  • Poster for Innate

    Innate 2025

    A psychologist is forced to confront her past when a new series of murders echoes the crimes that put her serial killer father behind bars 25 years ago.

    Netflix
    72
  • Poster for Gangs of Galicia

    Gangs of Galicia 2024

    When her father's murder reveals a hidden double life, a lawyer seeks revenge by infiltrating a Galician drug cartel and becoming close to its leader.

    Netflix
    72
  • Poster for The Witness

    The Witness 2026

    With their 2-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell's partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation.

    Netflix
    70
  • Poster for Lead Children

    Lead Children 2026

    When a young doctor discovers that children living near a smelting plant suffer from lead poisoning, she risks her career and safety to save them.

    Netflix
    77
  • Poster for The Law According to Lidia Poët

    The Law According to Lidia Poët 2023

    In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what is rightfully hers: to be enrolled in the official register of lawyers. A profession, at the time, reserved exclusively for men. Nevertheless, nothing could stop her dream of becoming the first female lawyer in Italy.

    Netflix
    79
  • Poster for Beyond Paradise

    Beyond Paradise 2023

    After leaving paradise and seeking a quieter life, Humphrey has taken a job as Detective Inspector in his fiancée Martha's hometown. But with the high crime rate, maybe things will be louder than expected.

    BBC One
    73
  • Poster for Drops of God

    Drops of God 2023

    While the world of wine mourns the death of Alexandre Léger, his estranged daughter, Camille, learns his extraordinary collection is now hers. But before she can claim her inheritance, Camille must best Alexandre's protégé, Issei, in a test of their senses.

    Apple TV
    77
  • Poster for The Forsytes

    The Forsytes 2025

    Chronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world.

    5
    70
  • Poster for La nena

    La nena 2026

    Months after the events of The Purple Network, the hunt is not over yet. Following Lucas's death, Elena Blanco has disappeared. Only Mariajo knows where she is, but she keeps it a secret, even from the rest of the team. The fight against The Network has taken too much of a toll on her, and in a desperate attempt to get her life back on track, she has left the BAC.

    Atresplayer
    77
  • Poster for Two Graves

    Two Graves 2025

    When the disappearance of two teen girls shocks a quiet coastal town, a bereft grandmother risks everything to uncover the truth and seek revenge.

    Netflix
    73
  • Poster for Industry

    Industry 2020

    In the cutthroat world of international finance, a group of young graduates compete for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London. The boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in a company culture defined as much by sex, drugs and ego as it is by deals and dividends.

    HBO
    74
  • Poster for Rage (Furia)

    Rage (Furia) 2025

    Five women face extreme situations that will unleash their rage.

    HBO Max
    68
  • Poster for Las hijas de la criada

    Las hijas de la criada 2025

    Atresplayer
    74
  • Poster for Heweliusz

    Heweliusz 2025

    After a catastrophic ferry disaster, the off-duty captain seeks answers and justice for those who lost their lives — and those they left behind.

    Netflix
    76
  • Poster for Turn of the Tide

    Turn of the Tide 2023

    When a boat loaded with cocaine sinks off his home island, Eduardo sees a risky but exciting opportunity to make money and fulfill impossible dreams.

    Netflix
    73
  • Poster for The Tribute

    The Tribute 2026

    The story follows Adolfo Novak, a powerful family patriarch, whose 80th birthday celebration uncovers decades of secrets, betrayals, loyalties, and a thirst for revenge.

    SkyShowtime
    72
  • Poster for The Anatomy of a Moment

    The Anatomy of a Moment 2025

    Madrid, Spain, February 23, 1981. A group of Civil Guards storm into the Congress of Deputies and terrorize those present by firing shots into the air. Only three men remain unmoved: Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez; Vice President Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado; and Santiago Carrillo, leader of the Communist Party.

    Movistar Plus+
    76
  • Poster for High Tides

    High Tides 2023

    Over a tense summer on the Belgian coast, a wealthy friend group faces adulthood's harsh realities while grappling with love and societal expectations.

    VRT 1
    70
  • Poster for The Chestnut Man

    The Chestnut Man 2021

    At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.

    Netflix
    76
  • Poster for Day One

    Day One 2026

    Barcelona, 2026. During Mobile World Congress week, Ulises Albet, a former tech prodigy turned anti-tech activist, becomes the prime suspect in a murder. As he escapes through a city under lockdown, he uncovers the imminent launch of a groundbreaking technology that could put humanity's ethical future at risk. To stop it, he must confront his past.

    Prime Video
    67
  • Poster for Trigger Point

    Trigger Point 2022

    For London's bomb disposal experts, no day is ever the same as they risk their lives protecting the city from harm.

    ITV1
    71
  • Poster for Blood Coast

    Blood Coast 2023

    As a vicious drug dealer tries to overtake Marseille, a rogue police captain and his daredevil team welcome a new recruit with an agenda of her own.

    Netflix
    74
  • Poster for Pubertat

    Pubertat 2025

    The harmony of a community is shattered by an allegation of sexual assault on social media that points to three teenagers as the main suspects.

    HBO Max
    79
  • Poster for 33 días

    33 días 2026

    Atresplayer
    69