10 Best Foreign Shows on Spectrum on Demand Right Now

10 Best Foreign Shows on Spectrum on Demand Right Now

April 20, 2025

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They offer internet. They offer cable television. So, it’s not quite a surprise that Spectrum went into streaming with Spectrum on Demand, but for viewers already subscribed to their services, you might be surprised at the library Spectrum managed to curate. Sure, you might already be aware of the binge-worthy American shows on their roster, but if you haven’t yet explored Spectrum’s international section – like their European mysteries, Latino telenovelas, and Japanese anime – here’s our top picks of foreign shows available on Spectrum on Demand.

1. Primal

best

8.3

Genres

Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama

Actors

Aaron LaPlante, Braulio Castillo Jr., Famke Janssen, Isaac Santiago

Moods

Action-packed, Binge-Worthy, Intense

Disproving the notion that American animation is only for kids, the latest project from Genndy Tartakovsky (most known for Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack) is an uncompromising action epic that puts most multimillion-dollar live-action blockbusters to shame. Though Tartakovsky has stated that Primal will continue on as an anthology series, the first two seasons tell a surprisingly character-driven story about a caveman and a mother Tyrannosaurus teaming up to survive in the prehistoric wild—with nearly zero dialogue.

It’s a highly entertaining riff on the man vs. nature story that ends up creating a fleshed-out world full of monsters and magic and families destroyed by all this chaos. And this initial set-up only becomes stronger in its second season, as the warmongering nature of man becomes the real threat. It’s all wrapped up in a beautiful technical package that makes a case for traditional (2-D) animation as a vital art form.

2. My Brilliant Friend

best

8.0

Genres

Drama

Moods

Binge-Worthy

This wonderful Italian epic made by HBO was a huge hit in Italy but remains little-known elsewhere. It’s based on four famous books that tell the coming-of-age story of two brilliant girls who grow up in a poor suburb on Naples in the 1950s. It also has scenes from the current time where one of them mysteriously disappears. Amazing production value, acting, and story make this show so easy to get hooked to.

3. Uzumaki

7.8

Genres

Animation, Mystery

Actors

Kōichi Tōchika, Mariya Ise, Mika Doi, Shin-ichiro Miki

Moods

Gripping, Intense, Mini-series

The last time Junji Ito’s work was animated by a Western studio, it wasn’t terrible, but it didn’t match up to the terror of his original stories. Nevertheless, animators persisted, and Production I.G. and Adult Swim’s attempt is a mini-series adaptation of the three volume manga Uzumaki. Uzumaki: Spiral Into Horror is a peculiar horror series, one that may not be downright terrifying with its small-town tale, but it’s much scarier than other Western adaptations with its faithfulness to Ito’s black-and-white intricate line work. There’s probably no other way to depict this particular story– after all, it’s all about spirals– but director Hiroshi Nagahama adds dizzying movement and composer Colin Stetson adds eerie extended techniques that match the terror Kirie and Shuichi share as they struggle against the neverending spiral spell that takes over their town.

4. The Accident

4.0

Genres

Drama

Actors

Alberto Guerra, Ana Claudia Talancón, Eréndira Ibarra, Erick Elías

Moods

Dramatic, No-brainer

The idea behind the accident itself, the reason this story exists, is hard to wrap your head around because it borders on silly—how do you get a missing girl from that? The way it’s filmed doesn’t help either, as for the most part, you can’t tell if the bouncy house is just tipping over or what. The show sells itself as really serious and melodramatic, and I’m sure it is, but the execution really gets in the way. There are other things to be infuriated about, as well, like the unnatural expository dialogue, and the jumping timelines in the first episode that seem like they didn’t even trust that they could hold your attention with the main storyline. And maybe their instincts were right.

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