10 Most Underappreciated TV Shows Of The Decade (So Far)

10. Trapped

Often the most criminally underappreciated television is put out by non-American, or even non-English speaking teams. Although Scandinavian noir thrillers and French dramas are now more readily available than ever outside their own countries, they still only attract a fraction of the viewership earned by similar (and often inferior) American shows.

Trapped is one such series, a white-knuckle crime drama wherein the elements play just as crucial a role as the criminals themselves.

Set in a remote Icelandic town called Seyðisfjörður, Trapped follows disgruntled chief of police Andri Olafsson as he attempts to solve a grisly murder. A mutilated torso is dredged out of the local harbour, prompting a mid-blizzard investigation, the likes of which is unprecedented for Andri’s small precinct.

Meanwhile, a mysterious and potentially innocent convicted arsonist returns to the town, a group of local businessmen attempt to sell off parts of the town to Chinese investors, and a violent sex trafficker is brought to justice around the same time that the torso shows up.

It borrows a lot from Twin Peaks and shows like The Killing, but Trapped still feels very much like its own unique beast, a beast that has yet to catch on like a lot of its sister shows. Trapped has aired on BBC Four and recently begun airing on Viceland in the States, but without a large marketing push or a decent broadcast slot, it has gone largely unnoticed by the majority of viewers.