10 Foreign-Language Netflix Series You Need To Watch

Netflix, and similar streaming services, have completely changed the way we think about TV. Countless hours of entertainment are right at our fingertips, with an almost endless supply of shows available anywhere, anytime. Anyone who has a Netflix account will know how easy it can be to spend hours on end simply browsing the menus, without ever actually deciding what to watch.

It’s fair to say that English-speaking nations tend to dominate the TV industry, due to the enormous budgets and resources behind shows like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and others. However, Netflix is a global phenomenon and, over the last few years, the company has started to develop and promote dozens of foreign-language series.

Spain, France, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, and many other countries now have their own featured shows on Netflix services all around the world, allowing us to experience new stories, new locations, new cultures, and new ways of looking at things.

It’s easy to spend all your TV time watching big American and British shows, but there’s a whole world of entertainment out there and it’s definitely a good idea to broaden your horizons and give these shows a try, even if you might have to watch them with subtitles or dubbed voices.

Also known as Quiz from God or Quiz of God because apparently nobody can decide what to call this thing, this is a South Korean medical drama. Between The Good Doctor, Grey’s Anatomy, House, and others, plenty of English-speaking viewers already have a huge number of options open to them when it comes to hospital-based shows, so what makes this one so different?

For starters, the show is led by the character of Han Jin-woo, a bizarre and brilliant brain surgeon who is simply a joy to watch. Similar to the character of House, Han has an eccentric personality but always gets results. Each episode begins with a seemingly impossible problem for Han and the team to overcome, but they gradually piece together the puzzle, and it's a lot of fun for viewers to follow along and see the solution come together.

While many medical dramas concern themselves with everyday health issues and injuries, God’s Quiz tends to centre around extremely rare diseases you’ve probably never heard of, so it’s a fascinating educative experience to learn about these unknown health issues and see how Han and his team work to cure them.