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17 Freakin' Awesome-Looking Foreign TV Shows and Movies Dropping on Netflix in May

22/04/2021 - 04:25 AM

Don't let subtitles hold you back from enjoying some of the best content Netflix has to offer. The streaming service has tons of foreign movies [1] and foreign TV shows [2] from around the world available to watch, and in May, you can look forward to even more films and series debuting throughout the month. In addition to new seasons of Girl From Nowhere, The Neighbour, Who Killed Sara [3]?, and Ragnarok, you can expect to see a prequel to Undercover, a French reality series that gives off major Selling Sunset [4] vibes, and so much more. Here are all the international movies and TV shows you need to stream this month.

Girl From Nowhere, Season 2

The second season of this Thai thriller series continues the story of Nanno, a teen who makes it her mission to infiltrate new schools and expose the transgressions of the students and faculty at each new place.

When it's available: 7 ay [6]

Milestone

This Hindi-language drama from India revolves around a recently widowed truck driver who — after years on the job — is asked to train the younger operator who may end up replacing him.

When it's available: 7 May [7]

Mine, Season 1

In this Korean drama, two women who married into a wealthy conglomerate family plot to topple the family and escape all the secrets they've been forced to keep.

When it's available: 8 May

Dance of the Forty One

Based on a true story, this Mexican romance is set in early 20th-century Mexico, telling the story of a congressman who ties the knot with the Mexican president's daughter — only to engage in an illicit affair with the president himself.

When it's available: 12 May [8]

Oxygen

This French psychological thriller revolves around Liz, a woman who wakes up in a medical cryogenic unit with no memory of how she got in there . . . and no idea how to get out.

When it's available: 12 May [9]

Ferry

This prequel to the Belgian-Dutch crime series Undercover [10] delves into Ferry Bouman's story, recounting his life (and loves) before he built his drug empire.

When it's available: 14 May [11]

I Am All Girls

Set in the 1980s, this crime thriller from South Africa follows the story of a special-crimes investigator, who unexpectedly teams up with a serial killer in order to bring down a global child-sex-trafficking syndicate.

When it's available: 14 May [12]

Move to Heaven, Season 1

This Korean drama tells the story of a young man with Asperger syndrome named Gu-ru and his uncle, with whom he starts a trauma cleaning business following the death of Gu-ru's father.

When it's available: 14 May [13]

The Strange House

Based on the book by Martina Wildner, this teen thriller from Austria follows two brothers who — after moving to a remote town from a big city — attempt to figure out the mystery behind whatever is haunting their new home.

When it's available: 14 May [14]

Racket Boys, Season 1

In this Korean drama, a middle-school badminton club in bad shape attempts to turn their team around in time to quality for the youth championships.

When it's available: 17 May

Sardar Ka Grandson

This Hindi-language Indian dramedy revolves around a young man who goes to great lengths to fulfil his grandmother's dying wish: to take her to her ancestral home in Pakistan.

When it's available: 18 May [15]

Who Killed Sara?, Season 2

In this Mexican crime drama, a man who spent 18 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit sets out to avenge his sister — as well as the family who framed him for her death — and it's back for a second instalment.

When it's available: 19 May [16]

The Neighbour, Season 2

In this Spanish comedy based on a comic of the same name, a 20-something man-child named Javier unexpectedly becomes a superhero — despite the fact that he can barely manage to maintain a relationship or take care of himself — and his story continues in the second season.

When it's available: 21 May [17]

Baggio: The Divine Ponytail

This Italian sports drama revolves around real-life football star Roberto Baggio, following the highs and lows of his historic 22-year career.

When it's available: 26 May [18]

Ragnarok, Season 2

Inspired by Norse mythology, this Norwegian coming-of-age series is back for a second season, continuing the story of a teenager gifted with the embodiment of Thor who may be his town's only hope in the face of bizarre weather patterns.

When it's available: 27 May [19]

The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties, Season 1

This unscripted reality series from France revolves around the Kretz family and their luxury real estate business in Paris.

When it's available: 31 May

AlRawabi School For Girls, Season 1

Netflix's second Arabic original series takes place at an all-girls high school in Jordan, following a group of bullied outcasts as they attempt to take down their tormentors.

When it's available: TBA [20]


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