This is a very interesting format of shows.
There are 4 different seasons of Criminal with 3 episodes per season. Each of the seasons are from a different country. Spain, Germany, France and the U.K.
What was very creative about this is every single season, every single country used the same set. You are in the same police station every time. The only thing that lets you know that this is a totally different country is the language. So I recommended you keep the language as is and turn on Subtitles/closed captioning. Listening and watching these actors in their native language is part of what makes this unique.
Another thing that clues you that you are in another country is what is in the vending machines. They very cleverly work a view of the vending machine contents into at least one of the stories each season and we see those snacks change. It's very subtle and most people wouldn't pay attention to that, but I did and loved the little nod to another culture and their snacks. Of course, some snacks cross all boundaries, but then there were some very unique things that were fun.
There are strong stories and weak in each season, but totally worth your time.
There are 4 different seasons of Criminal with 3 episodes per season. Each of the seasons are from a different country. Spain, Germany, France and the U.K.
What was very creative about this is every single season, every single country used the same set. You are in the same police station every time. The only thing that lets you know that this is a totally different country is the language. So I recommended you keep the language as is and turn on Subtitles/closed captioning. Listening and watching these actors in their native language is part of what makes this unique.
Another thing that clues you that you are in another country is what is in the vending machines. They very cleverly work a view of the vending machine contents into at least one of the stories each season and we see those snacks change. It's very subtle and most people wouldn't pay attention to that, but I did and loved the little nod to another culture and their snacks. Of course, some snacks cross all boundaries, but then there were some very unique things that were fun.
There are strong stories and weak in each season, but totally worth your time.