In the period of the coronavirus epidemic and the ensuing self-isolation, cinema became one of the most important arts for Russians. For example, the growth of Amediateka’s audience, which collected the best series from around the world, in March amounted to 46%.
And so that you are in the know about the most current trends related to cinema, we suggest taking a look at a selection of the most notable and original TV shows of 2020.
The list is based on the current Fresh TV Fiction rating compiled by The WIT, a Swiss research company. Unfortunately, not all of these series have Russian-language trailers.
10. The epidemic (2019-2020)
Genre: drama, fiction, thriller
Movie Search Rating: 7.2
IMDb Rating: not
Country: Russia
Producer: Pavel Kostomarov
Music: Alexander Sokolov
The popularity and relevance of films about epidemics is now greater than ever. And it is not surprising that the Russian project was among the best TV shows of 2020 according to The WIT.
The events at the beginning of the "Epidemic" are unfolding in our capital, whose inhabitants were struck by a virus similar to the flu that was previously unknown to science, but with devastating consequences. Moscow is quarantined, without electricity and food supplies from outside, healthy people begin to fight for food and gasoline.
And the main character Sergei, who lives outside the city with his beloved woman and her autistic son, must remove his ex-wife and child from the infected city. On the way, Sergey’s father joins him and several people who in a normal situation would never have been next to each other.
This whole motley company sets off on a path full of dangers, away from infection.
9. Fear by the lake (2020)
Genre: thriller, drama, crime
Movie Search Rating: not
IMDb Rating: 6.5
Country: France
Producer: Jerome Cornewo
Music: Arman Amar
In a quiet and calm French province, an outbreak of Ebola occurs, turning Annecy into a ghost town. And while people are dying like flies, the main characters will not only race against time, but also search for answers to questions about whether this is an accident, a crime or a terrorist attack.
8. Epidemie (2020)
Genre: thriller
Movie Search Rating: not
IMDb Rating: 7.5
Country: Canada
Producer: Jan Lanuette Turgon
Music: DJ Ram
The events of this series take place in Montreal, where an unknown and deadly virus begins to spread very rapidly among people. And in this difficult time, the main infectionist of the city, she is the main character, is forced to fight not only with the epidemic, but also with problems in her personal life.
Unlike the Russian Epidemic, the Canadian series brings to the forefront not ordinary people, but doctors, showing the severity of their work. He became the leader in ratings on TV in French-speaking Canada in 2020.
7. Fence (2020)
Genre: thriller, science fiction
Movie Search Rating: not
IMDb Rating: 6.2
Country: Spain
Producer: Daniel Esih
Music: Daniel Sanchez de la Era
One of the most trending TV shows of the year, according to The WIT, will take viewers to Spain in 2045. Disasters and climate change have led to serious social stratification.
As a result, Madrid was divided into two parts by a high wall. The upper strata of society settled in one part of the city, the other was left for ordinary people, experiencing all the “charms” of dictatorship and lack of resources. The main character will have an almost impossible task - to get behind the wall, into the "rich zone" and find his kidnapped daughter.
6. Transplant (2020)
Genre: drama
Movie Search Rating: not
IMDb Rating: 7.3
Country: Canada
Producer: Eric Canyuel, Holly Dale, Alain Derosher
Music: Christian Clermont
Nowadays, increased attention is focused on the work of physicians. And current TV shows picked up this trend. So in the Canadian series, the main character is the transplantologist Bashir, who works in a military hospital in Syria.
Tired of the ongoing war and hard work for a pittance, the Syrian doctor decides to become a refugee by going to a calm and well-fed Canada. Now his main task is to become his own among strangers, in a new language environment and social conditions.
Spectators note the realistic play of the actors, the good dynamics of the film narration, the dramatic and dramatic action, as well as the excellent camera work. So even if you aren’t very attracted to the series about doctors, Transplant can change that.
5. Nursing staff (2019-present)
Genre: drama
Movie Search Rating: not
IMDb Rating: 5.4
Country: Canada
Producer: Ken Girotti, Grant Harvey, Kelly Mackin
Music: Ian Lefebvre, Benjamin Pinkerton
Health topics and epidemics really excite Canadian viewers, it is not in vain that there are many representatives of Canada in the selection of the brightest and most visible series from the top Fresh TV Fiction.
This time, this story is not about an experienced transplantologist and not about a heroic epidemiologist, but about yesterday’s students who are hired by the St. Jude Hospital. Newly made doctors must show what they are capable of, they experience personal and work dramas, make friendly and not only relations with patients. In general, the life of the young "Medical Staff" is in full swing.
4. Murder at the Whitehouse Farm (2020)
Genre: crime, detective
Movie Search Rating: 6.7
IMDb Rating: 7.3
Country: Great Britain
Producer: Paul Whittington
Music: Nial Byrne
Reality remains a source of inspiration for screenwriters of popular TV shows. On their basis, 8.9% of the total number of series projects of this season were created. And “Murder at Whitehouse Farm” is no exception. His script is based on a variety of materials, interviews and research.
This is the story of a family whose members, with the exception of their son, were brutally murdered. At first, the daughter was accused of this terrible crime, which during her life was not quite healthy "on her head." After the massacre of her family, she committed suicide.
However, one of the detectives who participated in the investigation had doubts about her guilt.
3. GR5 (2020)
Genre: drama thriller
Movie Search Rating: not
IMDb Rating: 6.9
Country: Belgium
Producer: Ian Mattis
Music: Jeroen swinnen
At the epicenter of the series, which came out on top in terms of popularity in Belgium, there are four young people who go on the trekking route Grande randonnée 5. They do this in honor of their friend Lisa, who disappeared along the way five years ago. Was it an accident? Or was she killed, or maybe abducted and still held somewhere?
Each participant of this campaign has his own reasons for making the trip, but all of them are united by one common goal - to find out the truth about Lisa. The journey will change them forever: hard physical efforts and mutual tension will lead to confrontation and the search for the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the girl.
2. Backstrom (2020)
Genre: crime drama
Movie Search Rating: not
IMDb Rating: 6.9
Country: Belgium
Producer: Amanda Adolfsson, Jonathan Sjoberg
Music: Eric Ross
Literature remains the main provider of television stories, and 15% of the 2020 new series seen by The WIT are book-based. As an example, we cite Backstrom, which is based on a series of novels by writer Leif G.V. Persson.
In this series, the unkind and arrogant police commissioner Evert Backstrom will face the worst case in his practice when they find a skull with bullet holes on a desert island.
1. Teacher (2020)
Genre: drama, crime, thriller
Movie Search Rating: not
IMDb Rating: 8.4
Country: Turkey
Producer: Coray Kerimoglu
Music: Sertach Ozgumyush
The Turkish film adaptation of the Japanese project Mr. Tops the list of the most visible and trending TV shows in 2020. Hiragi’s Homeroom. Its main character, a young physics teacher Akif Erdem, takes a host of high school students hostage.
But not because he is crazy and eager to punish students for his lack of desire to study. Akif wants to instill in them the values almost lost in the modern world, and also to find out who is behind the suicide of one of the students.
