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Netflix is hitting the ground running in 2025, especially for lovers of police dramas and crime thrillers. While watching shows and movies that are dubbed over or require closed captions can be a turn-off for some English-speaking viewers, Netflix has inspired more subtitle-friendly audiences thanks to its many great international series. The following examples are proof that anyone who is still avoiding subbed or dubbed shows might be missing out on some of the best stories of the year.

A nice change of pace from the typical American police procedural, The Åre Murders successfully tackles the Nordic noir genre; Public Disorder acts as a commentary on current sociopolitical tension in Italy; and the French film Squad 36 is a respectable addition to the cops-and-car-chases plots that audiences are oh-so fond of. All three of these projects bring something fresh to well-worn narratives.

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After watching the first season of Netflix’s Public Disorder, a series that focuses on the systematic abuse of power by authoritative forces, one might immediately be reminded of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, which gained prominence back in 2020, and consider that the narrative is inspired by the real-life horrors that strengthened the said movement. However, the series is actually an adaptation of journalist Carlo Bonini’s novel, Acab: All Cops Are Bastards, published back in 2009, which chronicles the rampant instances of unrestricted violence meted out by Italian riot cops. The TV series, taking place a decade and a half since the publishing of the novel, shows how things really haven’t changed despite all the regulations imposed upon the authorities, as the ones who are assigned to serve justice will inevitably exercise their power upon the ones who lack it—until a complete restructuring of the existing rotting system is done.

In the Italian crime drama Public Disorder, a team of riot police officers navigates societal turmoil and personal conflicts after a violent demonstration causes irreversible consequences. From director Michele Alhaique, the series stars Marco Giallini, Adriano Giannini, and Valentina Bellè. Based on the 2012 film Acab, Public Disorder was created by Carlo Bonini (Suburræterna) and Filippo Gravino (The First King).

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In the Susa Valley in Turin, Italy, activists who oppose the construction of a new high-speed rail clash with Rome’s riot police, and the demonstration grows violent. The chief of riot police is left gravely injured, leading to the promotion of an officer who’s determined to reform the department. As social tensions rise, so do the interpersonal issues among the squad. Will the riot unit be able to rise up amid mounting turmoil among...

"This is not brotherhood. This is the end of everything." Netflix has unveiled the full trailer for the Italian thriller series called Public Disorder, which will be available for streaming worldwide next week. Sadly they switched the title - the official Italian name is A.C.A.B. La serie, or simply the Acab series. Public Disorder is Netflix streaming series about a riot police team in Rome, whose personal and professional lives slowly fall apart because of the hatred burning inside them. Among rising tensions, the team members are called to take sides & forced to question the deeper meaning of their work and their own membership of the Department. The series cast includes Julia Messina, Francesco Buttironi, Aiman Machhour, Marco Giallini, Valentina Bellè, Pierluigi Gigante, and Adriano Giannini. "Violence becomes the common thread connecting their lives, both professionally and personally." This looks intense and brutally honest and tough -...

“Public Disorder”, is a new Italian-produced live-action ‘riot police’ procedural TV series, directed by Michele Alhaique, adapting the novel by Carlo Bonini, starring Julia Messina, Francesco Buttironi, Aiman Machhour, Marco Giallini, Valentina Bellè, Pierluigi Gigante, and Adriano Giannini, streaming January 14, 2025 on Netflix:

‘…a riot police team in Rome, see their personal and professional lives slowly fall apart because of the hatred burning inside each of them. Among rising tensions, the team members are called to take sides and forced to question the deeper meaning of their work and their own membership in the Department…”

“Now, after a night of fierce clashes in ‘Val di Susa’, the team from the ‘Mobile Unit of Rome’ is left without its leader, who is seriously injured. However, this team isn't like the others—it's ‘Rome’, a squad that has learned to counter unrest with borderline methods and a bond as tight as a tribe,...

"Every move we make is under the microscope. We are kicking the hornet's nest." Prime Video has revealed an official trailer for a new cop series titled On Call, set for a streaming debut in January 2025. Somehow, someone thought we needed more shows about cops? The series follows a pair of police officers on patrol as they respond to a new radio call, arriving on the scene to resolve incidents. The series is set in the sunny surf town of Long Beach, California. Starring Troian Bellisario as a veteran officer, Brandon Larracuente as an ambitious rookie officer, Lori Loughlin, Rich Ting, with Eriq La Salle (who also directed four of the episodes as well). "Shot with a mixture of hand-held cameras, bodycam and dash-cam footage to create a cinema verité effect, the innovative series explores the morality of protecting and serving a community." Yeah this is obviously some copaganda. Unlike...