
Let’s face it; some of the best Netflix originals are the non-English language ones. Just look at Lupin, Unorthodox, Ragnarok, Money Heist, Dark, The Rain, Who Killed Sara?, and Into the Night – to name a few! Here are new foreign Netflix originals (series and films) coming out this summer. There’s a blend of everything, so you’re bound to find something appealing!
Ray
Season 1 (June 25)
Language: Hindi
Official synopsis: From a satire to a psychological thriller, four short stories from celebrated auteur and writer Satyajit Ray are adapted for the screen in this series.
Somos.
Season 1 (June 30)
Language: Spanish
Official synopsis: The lives of the people of Allende, a Mexican border town, are overtaken by a powerful cartel’s operations, leading to tragedy. Inspired by true events.
Prime Time
Film – June 30
Language: Polish
Official synopsis: New Year’s Eve 1999. Twenty-year-old Sebastian, armed with a gun, hijacks a TV studio and takes two hostages—a famous TV presenter and a security guard. His plan? No one seems to know, including Sebastian himself. His demand to deliver his message, whatever that may be, via live broadcast is repeatedly thwarted by an uncertain police force and an egotistical network chairman. As the night wears on, Sebastian and the hostages bond in unexpected ways, while those in power fumble to restore order.
Generation 56k
Season 1 (July 1)
Language: Italian
Official synopsis: Italy, late 90s: Internet finally lands on the small island of Procida, forever changing the love lives of the teenagers Daniel, Matilda, Luca and Sandro. Twenty years later internet will reconnect them again, showing that, even in a completely different world, certain feelings never change.
Young Royals
Season 1 (July 1)
Language: Swedish
Official synopsis: When Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding) arrives at the prestigious boarding school Hillerska he finally gets an opportunity to explore his true self and find out what kind of life he really wants. Wilhelm starts dreaming of a future filled with freedom and unconditional love far away from the royal obligations – but when he unexpectedly becomes next in line for the throne his dilemma is heightened as he has to make a choice. Love or duty.
The Cook of Castamar
Season 1 (July 9)
Language: Spanish
Official synopsis: In 1720 Madrid, a talented cook catches the eye of a widowed duke just as he returns to aristocratic society. Based on the novel by Fernando J. Múñez.
Last Summer
Film – July 9
Language: Turkish
Official synopsis: During summer vacation in a beachside town, 16-year-old Deniz seeks the affection of his childhood crush and navigates a love triangle.
A Classic Horror Story
Film – July 14
Language: Italian
Official synopsis: In this gruesome suspense film, strangers traveling in southern Italy become stranded in the woods, where they must fight desperately to get out alive.
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