Perfect for lovers of literature and compelling dramas or mysteries, the Based on Books Collection on MHz Choice offers richly layered stories with stunning settings and complex characters that leap off the page and into your imagination.
Explore gripping international TV series on MHz Choice, all inspired by bestselling novels and brought vividly to life on screen.
From dramatic modern mysteries like All This I Will Give to You to twists on classic characters like in Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games, this collection features richly layered stories, set in striking locales, bring unforgettable characters and gripping narratives from page to screen.
Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games
MYSTERY | FRANCE | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
Agatha Christie’s world-famous mysteries are delightfully adapted in a new series of French TV movies – sexy, witty and definitely addictive! Set in the 1950s, these iconic stories introduce new investigators in classic Christie style: Chief Inspector Laurence, a man of class and refined taste, and the young ambitious journalist Alice Avril – along with Laurence’s ever-loyal secretary, Marlène.
All This I Will Give to You
MYSTERY | FRANCE | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
A Parisian writer inherits a vast wine estate, uncovering dark family secrets and murder. Based on the acclaimed novel by Dolores Redondo.
Amsterdam Vice
DRAMA – CRIME | NETHERLANDS | DUTCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
Amsterdam, 1980: Rookie cop Jurre de Cock fights crime amid social unrest in this gritty reimagining of A.C. Baantjer’s famous detective.
Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter
MYSTERY | SWEDEN | SCANDINAVIAN CRIME FICTION | SWEDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
Based on author Liza Marklund’s best-selling crime novels, Annika Bengtzon is a journalist and working mother of two struggling to raise her family. Fearless in her search for the truth, she won’t take no for an answer from anyone: not from prestigious academicians or drug dealers or from colleagues inside her own profession.
Babylon Berlin
DRAMA – CRIME | GERMANY | GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-MA
A troubled cop and a working class typist uncover a political conspiracy amid the vice and glamour of 1920s Berlin. Based on the Gereon Rath series by Volker Kutscher.
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone
MYSTERY | ITALY | ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
A ragtag team of misfit detectives solves crimes in Naples. Based on the bestselling mystery novels by Maurizio de Giovanni.
Camilla Läckberg’s Fjällbacka Murders
MYSTERY | SWEDEN | SWEDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
Based on the international bestselling novels by Camilla Läckberg. Erica is a successful crime novelist who has recently moved to the beautiful fishing village of Fjällbacka, on the dramatic and picturesque Atlantic coast of Sweden, with her policeman husband and three children. But simmering beneath her hometown’s serene beauty lie dark, hidden secrets, twisted desires and deceit waiting to erupt into the ultimate sin – murder.
Detective Montalbano
MYSTERY | ITALY | ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation… it’s all in a day’s work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. Filmed in the ancient, sun-washed Sicilian city of Ragusa Ibla, the series is based on the international best-selling mystery novels by Andrea Camilleri and stars Luca Zingaretti.
Murders at Barlume
MYSTERY | ITALY | ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
Quirky and comic Italian mysteries from the producers of Detective Montalbano.
The Sandhamn Murders
MYSTERY | SWEDEN | SWEDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
Nordic crime meets beautiful island scenery in this series based on the popular novels by Viveca Sten.
Time is a Killer
DRAMA | FRANCE | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | TV-14
Psychological thriller about a Corsican woman trying to unravel a mystery that has derailed her life. Based on the bestselling novel by Michel Bussi.
