星漢燦爛•月升滄海, Deadwind, Dehli Crime and all that...

If you are like me then very likely you are disgusted and/or bored by the nonsense spewed by Hollywood.

There are, however, many good things to watch created in foreign countries (so long as you can tolerate subtitles).

What's so interesting to me is how each country addresses story telling.  Outside the US things are quite traditional - at least as far as what I am interested in watching.  Law and order in most other countries depends on honor.  You don't see trials nor do you see people weaseling out of their responsibilities.  Honor is important outside the US, and if these shows are any indication, it won't be going away anytime soon.

Here's a list of a few:

Love Like the Galaxy (星漢燦爛•月升滄海)

(Available on Viki. Viki is something like an Asian Netflix.  An annual subscription is around $100 USD.  Wikipedia link.)

This is more or less a romance in ancient China with elements of war and strategy.  There are some excellent action scenes as well.  This is every bit as good as something like Game of Thrones without all the gratuitous sex and violence.  Yes, there is some war related blood but it's not the be-all end-all of the movie.

What you'll see: thoughtful dialog, excellent plot and screenplay, over all very good film/production quality, excellent acting.

What you won't see: Woke nonsense, naked bodies, sexual situations, famous stars.

Deadwind

(Wikipedia link.)

This is a Finnish crime drama that follows a female detective (Karppi) and mother of two through the ins and outs of drug and other Finnish crime.  What's interesting here is the plot - a lot of twists and turns and unexpected sequences of events.

What you'll see: thoughtful dialog, some story-appropriate violence, excellent plot, over all very good film/production quality, excellent acting.

What you won't see: Woke nonsense, naked bodies, sexual situations, famous stars, flashy production.

Dehli Crime

(Wikipedia link.)

This is a hard core crime series (I prefer Season 2 but Season 1 is also quite good - but a bit more graphic).  It's an excellent portrayal of what the city of Dehli is like.  Again, the justice model is very interesting compared to the US.  

What you'll see: thoughtful dialog, some story-appropriate violence, excellent plot, over all very good film/production quality, excellent acting.

What you won't see: Woke nonsense, naked bodies, sexual situations, famous stars, flashy production.