Romanian TV series worth binge-watching
Mistery, cybercrime or the underworld of local mobsters – Romanian TV series have moved past their sitcom and telenovela beginnings to show a different local reality and give viewers extra reasons to stay glued to their TV sets or mobile…
RI Newsroom · Journalist
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Mistery, cybercrime or the underworld of local mobsters – Romanian TV series have moved past their sitcom and telenovela beginnings to show a different local reality and give viewers extra reasons to stay glued to their TV sets or mobile devices. We have selected some of them below.
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Umbre/ Shadows
This crime-drama series with a touch of dark comedy follows cab driver Relu, played by Șerban Pavlu, who earns a living as an enforcer for a local mob boss. After he accidentally kills a man, Relu wants to leave behind the world of crime but cannot find a way out.
It was the first HBO Europe original series to be broadcast in the United States, while its second season premiered at the 2018 Transilvania International Film Festival, making it the first television series to be screened at this film festival. It was broadcast in 19 European countries where HBO operates.
The series is available on HBO Go Romania.
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Hackerville
This Romanian-German co-production takes its name from the nickname of the Romanian city of Râmnicu Vâlcea, in the southern part of the country. The city, with a population of some 98,000 residents, rose to unexpected fame in the 1990s as a hotbed of cyber-crime. The series starts off focusing on a cyber-attack on a German bank, which brings Frankfurt-based IT crime expert Lisa Metz to Timișoara, the city of he birth, where she has to team up with a local policeman, while navigating the culture clashes. It stars Anna Schumacher, Andi Vasluianu and Voicu Dumitras.
The series is available on HBO Go Romania.
Valea Mută/ The Silent Valley
The protagonists of these series are two teenagers Filip (Theodor Șoptelea) and Horia (Vlad Bălan), who witness of a crime that takes place near the mountain city of Brașov. The series puts the spotlight on the relationship between the two, oscillating between friendship and attraction, and on the frightening events they go through after they decide to keep silent on what they have seen.
The series is available on HBO Go Romania.
În derivă / In Treatment
Based on a international format, the series stars well-respected Romanian film and stage actor Marcel Iureș, who plays a therapist. The series presents the therapy sessions he holds but also the personal struggles he goes through.
The series is available on HBO Go Romania.
