Yahoo News Every Walter Presents show coming to All 4
Since it launched in January 2016, All 4's Walter Presents strand has brought us the best of television drama from all over the world - including Germany's Deutschland 83, France's Spin and Norway's Mammon.
Now in its second year, Walter Presents will be introducing you to an all-new roster of international hits and Digital Spy has your exclusive first-look at 2017's line-up - complete with commentary from curator Walter Iuzzolino himself.
(Note: Two mini-series will debut in May - the four-part Reborn and two-part Lanester. The listings for October through December are still provisional.)
JANUARY
Acquitted - from Norway
Walter says: "Ice cool, breathtaking Norwegian thriller featuring a beautiful cast and a compelling murder mystery story set in amongst the enchanting natural spectacle of the fjords. Did handsome multimillionaire Axel brutally kill his girlfriend, or is his home town harbouring a shocking secret?"
FEBRUARY
Elite Squad - from France
Walter says: "Two cops - they used to be best friends, now they are deadly rivals with a big score to settle. Gritty, violent, fast-paced French cop show for all lovers of Spiral and Braquo."
MARCH
Nick's Law - from Germany
Walter says: "Blockbuster German series starring acting superstar Til Schweiger - who plays Nick Tschiller, a tough, uncompromising cop who is not afraid to face the darkest side of Hamburg's criminal underbelly."
APRIL
Mafiosa - from France (Corsica)
Walter says: "Move over Godfather - the most ruthless and terrifying Mafia Lord in French TV history is a woman, Sandra Paoli. Betrayed by her brother, who has become the undisputed king of the family clan in Corsica, Sandra moves to Paris to plot a terrible revenge."
MAY - PT.1
Reborn - from France
Walter says: "A dark, addictive French story of betrayal and revenge. A former crook who is believed to be dead has built a new life abroad after extensive reconstructive facial surgery. The old judge in charge of his case tracks him down, and asks him to go back to his home town, to infiltrate the criminal gang he used to work with under his new identity, and give them up to the police."
MAY - PT.2
Lanester - from France
Walter says: "While investigating a range of macabre murders, top cop Eric Lanester loses his sight. With the help of a young taxi driver Gabrielle, he continues his investigation, which soon awakens demons considered buried."
JUNE
Hotel Adlon - from Germany
Walter says: "Lavish, compelling family saga about the real life story of Berlin's Adlon Hotel, one of the most iconic luxury establishments in the world – and the family who created it and managed it through the darkest chapters of German history."
JULY
Hellfjord - from Norway
Walter says: "Twisted, irreverent, unmissable comedy drama from Norway - urban police officer Salmander accidentally kills his police horse in front of thousands of children… and becomes public enemy number one. As punishment, he gets relocated to the location farthest north in Norway: Hellfjord. Yes, it is truly one hell of a fjord…"
AUGUST
Dead Beautiful - from France
Walter says: "French star Thierry Godard starts in this classy crime thriller. Parisian detective Martin investigates a strings of murders of beautiful women, juggling his work with a really messy private life: ex-wife, young daughter, and new lover…"
SEPTEMBER
Tainted - from Brazil
Walter says: "André is a hunky police officer who has spent years in jail after being wrongly accused by his own father of being involved in a kidnapping. Now, he is fixated on a single goal: finding clues to prove his innocence, and understanding the truth behind his father's betrayal."
OCTOBER - TBC
Paris - from France
Walter says: "One city, one day, 12 destinies - a romantic and dramatic saga that paces with Paris's heartbeats."
NOVEMBER - TBC
Flight of the Storks - from France
Walter says: "A young English academic teams up with an amateur ornithologist to follow storks on their migration from Switzerland to Africa. But it is a dangerous journey into a deadly web of intrigue."
DECEMBER - TBC
Forgotten Girls - from France
Walter says: "For six years now, Police Officer Janvier has been obsessed by the unsolved disappearances of six girls. He believes that these six forgotten girls, whose bodies have never been found, were targeted by the same killer, even though the case has led to a dead end: no suspect, no trail... until a young woman vanishes in strangely similar circumstances."
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