But we’re not snobs-if you want to put on the dubbed version (which Netflix typically defaults to), we’ll only judge you a little bit.īelow are the 15 best international series on Netflix:ġ5. Often, these stories just land better when presented in their original language. There’s just no substitute for the way that Lotte says “gud” in Babylon Berlin, for example. But we at Paste highly encourage you to give the subtitled or captioned versions of these shows a try.
Now, we understand that some people do prefer dubbing because it’s just easier-you can do other things and not always look at the screen, and plenty of viewers would prefer not to read their TV. then international means, basically, “not that.” For our list of the best international series on Netflix, we’ve also cut out British and Anglo shows to focus specifically on foreign language offerings (you can check out our list of the best British TV shows on Netflix here) because the main thing we’re looking to celebrate below are subtitles, yes, subtitles! “International” is obviously a relative term, but since Paste is based in the U.S.