The Weekly World Drama List (11-17 December)

New and returning world dramas

Small Claims S1/FS Acorn UK 13/12/2021
Bonus Family S4 Netflix 14/12/2021
The Gulf S2 Alibi 15/12/2021
Decoupled S1 Netflix 17/12/2021
Seaside Hotel S3 Walter P. 17/12/2021

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

Partisan S1 Channel 4 Mon Ep. 5 (of 5)

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

Private Eyes S5 Sky Witness Tue Ep. 3 (of 8)
Vienna Blood S2 BBC2 Fri Ep. 2 (of 3)

New and returning world dramas – details

Small Claims S1/FS Acorn UK 13/12/2021
Two overworked young mums played by Rebecca Gibney (Wanted) and Claudia Karvan (The Secret Life of Us. Bump) turn their hand to sleuthing and become a formidable force in this Australian feature length mystery film series. Lurking behind the anonymous facade of the suburbs they never know what case will be next, from murders to greed and dark passions, it’s all in a days’ work. Three films are available including Small Claims: White Wedding and Small Claims: The Reunion.

Bonus Family (Bonusfamiljen) S4 Netflix 14/12/2021
A new couple, their exes and their children navigate the emotional challenges and tricky logistics of blended family life in this Swedish dramedy which is marketed as a Netflix Original series.

The Gulf S2 Alibi 15/12/2021
After losing her memory in a car crash that killed her husband, Detective Jess Savage (Kate Elliott) becomes determined to bring the killer to justice. But, as she gets closer to the truth she so desperately seeks, Jess discovers that her world is not so morally black and white. Return of the crime drama from New Zealand.

Decoupled S1 Netflix 17/12/2021
A misanthropic writer and his startup-founder wife juggle their impending divorce with the absurdities and annoyances of life in their affluent world. Netflix Original series from India.

Seaside Hotel (Badehotellet) S3 Walter P. 17/12/2021
Season 3 of the popular Danish period drama is set in summer 1930. It seems that the financial crisis has no effect on the hotel guests. However, behind closed doors, the perfect facades begin to shatter. Walter’s Intro to the series as a whole is embedded below.

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Subtitled film premieres (BBC, Channel 4 & Film 4 only)

The Beast (Korea, 2019) Friday, Film4
When a schoolgirl’s body washes up in Incheon, two detectives race to find the culprit.