From ‘The Leopard’ To ‘The Seduction’

Next year is shaping up to be a hot one for European productions, with everything from Italian dramas being produced by Netflix Cheetah To Max Türkiye The first Gokturk Attracting audiences to non-English fare. Enjoy the second season, which will entertain young audiences Maxton Hall: The World Between Us And the Jesse Williams vehicle from Prime Video Italy Costira The year 2025 is expected to be prosperous. Read on for our picks, and add your own in the comments.

“Whiskey on the Rocks” (Disney+, SVT)
Sweden

We're kicking off our tour with Disney+'s first Nordic original series, as it premieres in select countries and on Hulu in the US on January 22nd. It began airing on SVT1 in Sweden over Christmas, but we'll give it a pass considering it's scheduled for a global release in 2025. The political satire — written by Patrik Nebot and Henrik Jansson Schweitzer and Humanoids directed by Magnus Bemberg — is set around the early hours of the morning. On October 28, 1981, a Soviet Whiskey-class nuclear submarine was spotted aground inside a restricted Swedish military zone. Step forward the quiet Swedish Prime Minister Thorbjörn Wallden (Rolf Lassgaard) who is forced to play the role of peacemaker between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (Kstotis Stasis Jakstas) and US President Ronald Reagan (Mark Noble).

'The Rise of the Crow' (TV2, ORF)
Hungary, Slovenia, Austria

The producers described this production as “the most epic Central European production ever produced.” Led by Hungarian Gellert L. An international cast stars as Janos Hunyadi, the army commander who defeats the Ottoman forces at the Battle of Belgrade in 1456. The epic swords and sandals series, based on Ban More's best-selling series of novels, can fill a major interest. A Dragon HouseHole in the hole, since season 3 of the George R.R. Martin series won't be filmed until next year. TV2 has It rises Rights in Hungary and Slovenia and ORF in Austria. German company Beta distributes globally, and co-produces alongside several other companies, including Robert Lantos, the Hungarian-Canadian producer.

“The Leopard” / “El Gatopardo” (Netflix)
Italy

Last year, Netflix Italy started the year with Supersex And this time the pornography is replaced by period drama. Cheetah Stars Kim Rossi Stewart as the Prince of Salina, who realizes that his aristocratic life is threatened by uprisings on the streets of Sicily in the 1860s. Forced to find new loyalties, he realizes that the best way forward would be to break his favorite daughter's heart. The show is partly directed by Tom Shankland, with a script by Richard Warlow and Benji Walters, and is produced by Indiana in Italy and Moonage Pictures in the UK.

“Seduction” / “Merteuil” (Max)
France

Diane Kruger and Annamaria Vartolomei are in the lead MerteuilMax's reimagining of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's classic novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (“Dangerous Liaisons”). The star power alone is enough to attract attention, but the fact that it's Max's first original from France only adds to the narrative's charm. Expect sex, royal courts and smoldering French passion, if the much-loved 1988 film starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer and Keanu Reeves is anything to go by. Outside France, it will be known as… SeductionIn addition to the anticipation.

'Maxton Hall: Season 2 of The World Among Us (main video)
Germany

Arguably the most unexpected European TV show of recent years, Maxton Hall: The World Between Us It is a German-produced British school drama about Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig Matten), a brilliant young woman who aspires to attend Oxford University. After winning a scholarship to elite college Maxton Hall, she meets wealthy fellow student James Beaufort, and the pair are brought together after Ruby inadvertently witnesses events that are part of an explosive secret. UFA Fiction was Prime Video's biggest international launch ever in its opening week and has quickly been renewed for a second time in 2025. And speculation about a third is already excited.

“Costeira” (main video)
Italy

Another production stronghold in Italy, Costira He follows Desperate Housewives and Gray's Anatomy It stars Jesse Williams as a half-Italian ex-US Marine who returns to Italy, the land of his childhood, as a repairman at one of the world's most luxurious hotels on the stunning Positano coast. When one of the owner's daughters disappears, he is forced to take action. It's gunshots set against a beautiful backdrop of sun, sea and sand, and it's one of Prime Video's top contenders for 2025.

“Huilius” (Netflix)
Poland

This is a five-part series from Eastern Europe that has Netflix's top brass swimming in anticipation. Hewelius The film is inspired by Poland's most mysterious maritime tragedy, where the ferry Jan Hevelius sank during a severe storm on January 14, 1993, claiming the lives of 55 people, with only nine surviving. The series delves into tragedy, while also exploring loss, grief, and the struggle for justice. Fall 2025 has been set as a release date, with supervised production continuing High water Makers Jan Holubek, Kasper Pajon, and Anna Kubinska.

Ol Goktürk (MAX/Blue TV)
turkey

Turkish dramas are still among the hottest dramas in the international market, and The first Gokturk It is among the originals used by Warner Bros Discovery to help rebrand its BluTV streaming device under the international Max brand. Albert Çağlar's historical fantasy drama about the beginning of the Asian Empire features a hybrid three-act format, beginning with a three-episode arc before being followed by a full film. The third part will complete the project. Max promises “a rich and yet undiscovered narrative world, unforgettable characters, and a multilingual release. The series and film tell a story of friendship, freedom, and historical struggle.”