[Wake Up]

Synopsis

Braquo follows a squad of Paris cops who exist in the blurred boundaries at the very edge of the law, often using violence and intimidation to get the job done.

RIYL

The Wire, Luther, Forbrydelsen, The Shield, & Breaking Bad?

Watch the first three episodes on Hulu - [link]
Import the BD via Amazon* - [link]

*only season one is Region A

[Wake Up]

it'd be wise to go into this without any information so stray away from reviews, etc.

[Cody Nelson]

Incredibly interested by this. Anything with a Luther RIYL justifies a viewing from me. Need to try and fill the hole that show left in me at least a little bit. DL'ing the pilot right now.

[Wake Up]

Originally Posted by Cody Nelson

Incredibly interested by this. Anything with a Luther RIYL justifies a viewing from me. Need to try and fill the hole that show left in me at least a little bit. DL'ing the pilot right now.

Braquo is more akin to Luther than The Wire, and this is definitely a looser procedural. But it's very much grounded in a Wire-esque reality while diving into the morally ambiguous edges of Luther. It's engrossing and pulse pounding and for very entertaining TV that does make.

[Star Slight]

Interesting

[Shakriel]

Will definitely be checking out.

[Wake Up]

[Keagan Ilvonen]

Gunna check this out!

[IAmNietzche]

It's not really that good.

[Wake Up]

Originally Posted by IAmNietzche

It's not really that good.

To be fair, I'm not touting this as some sort of second coming in the form of European television. It isn't. It's a fun and enjoyable television show that works well on a purely visceral level. It's fine.

[IAmNietzche]

Originally Posted by Wake Up

To be fair, I'm not touting this as some sort of second coming in the form of European television. It isn't. It's a fun and enjoyable television show that works well on a purely visceral level. It's fine.

I can get behind fine. Definitely not a favorite though.

Have you checked out Engrenages? It's been around for a few years (in its fourth season I think). It is a fantastic French police procedural.

[TJ Wells]

Originally Posted by IAmNietzche

I can get behind fine. Definitely not a favorite though.

Have you checked out Engrenages? It's been around for a few years (in its fourth season I think). It is a fantastic French police procedural.

The first three seasons of that are on Netflix. Will definitely check it out.

[IAmNietzche]

Originally Posted by TJ Wells

The first three seasons of that are on Netflix. Will definitely check it out.

Please do and let me know what you think.

[suicidesaints]

Saw Braquo on Hulu and had been thinking of checking it out... I started the pilot the other night but fell asleep halfway through (granted it was 3 in the morning) but it seemed to have potential

[Wake Up]

Originally Posted by IAmNietzche

I can get behind fine. Definitely not a favorite though.

Have you checked out Engrenages? It's been around for a few years (in its fourth season I think). It is a fantastic French police procedural.

I'm actually just through the second episode of Spiral as of a few days ago. I've heard a lot of great things about it. Have you see Borgen or Broen/Bron (the bridge)? I've been looking to get into those as well, but haven't had a recommendation from someone.