Television Programs

American dystopian series about a totalitarian society in the U.S. after a 2nd Civil War. Fertile women are in great demand due to environmental disaster and consequently forced into sexual slavery.  Based on 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood and starring Elizabeth Moss and Samira Wiley. Season 1 won 8 PrimeTime Emmy Awards.

Originally a television miniseries from the perspectives of German youths during WWII:

Possibly the best mystery TV show, starring the great Helen Mirren:


Fascinating Danish TV series about the Danish parliament and how it works/doesn’t and its first female head:

Wonderful Israeli series is a warm, funny family saga of Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem:


Another great detective series, this one starring Michael Gambon: