The inaugural Too Much TV Global Television Awards has announced its winners, honoring the finest non-English language television shows and movies available on U.S. streaming platforms between December 1, 2023, and December 1, 2024. Over 60,000 ballots were cast by the subscribers of the Too Much TV daily newsletter, reflecting the growing importance of international programming in American streaming culture.
“Non-English language television is increasingly popular in the United States, but that popularity hasn’t been reflected in entertainment press coverage or PR efforts by some of the streamers,” said AllYourScreens.com founder Rick Ellis, who is also the journalist behind the Too Much TV Newsletter. “We launched these awards as a way to celebrate the best global television available to American audiences, as well as to remind people in the industry of the growing importance of these productions.”
“As these award winners illustrate, global television is more than just Squid Games,” Ellis continued. “You can find everything from true crime specials to comedies to hard-hitting prestige dramas, released by producers in dozens of countries across the world.”
Here is a breakdown of winners by streamer:
Netflix: 19
Apple TV+: 3
Hulu: 3
Viaplay: 3
Prime Video: 2
Max: 2
Disney+: 1
MHz Choice: 1
Here is the complete list of winners for the First Annual Too Much TV Global Television Awards:
APAC (Asia-Pacific)
Best Scripted Drama Series - South Korea
A Shop For Killers (Hulu) - [trailer]
Best Scripted Drama Series - Japan
Like A Dragon: Yakuza [Prime Video] - [trailer]
Best Scripted Drama Series - Southern & SE Asia
Joko Anwar's Nightmares & Daydreams [Indonesia] [Netflix] - [trailer]
Overall Winner: Best Scripted Drama Series - APAC
A Shop For Killers [South Korea] [Hulu] - [trailer]
Best Scripted Comedy Series - APAC
Seoul Busters [South Korea] [Hulu] - [trailer]
Best Unscripted Series - APAC
Culinary Class Wars [South Korea] [Netflix]
Best Movie - India
Bhakshak [India] [Netflix]
Best Movie - South Korea
Uprising (Netflix) [trailer]
Best Movie - Southern & SE Asia
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven And Hell [Netflix]
Overall Winner: Best Movie APAC
Uprising (Netflix) [trailer]
Best Documentary - APAC
The Indriana Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth (India) (Netflix)
Best Variety/Comedy Special - APAC
The Great Indian Kapil Show (India) (Netflix)
EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa)
Best Scripted Drama Series - Africa
Aníkúlápó: Rise Of The Spectre [Nigeria] [Netflix] [trailer]
Best Scripted Drama Series - Continental Europe
My Brilliant Friend [Italy] [HBO]
Best Scripted Drama Series - Middle East
Another Self [Turkey] [Netflix]
Best Scripted Drama Series - Nordic Countries
Ronja The Robber's Daughter [Sweden] [Viaplay] - [trailer]
Best Scripted Drama Series - Spain
Red Queen [Reina Roja] [Spain] [PrimeVideo]
Overall Winner - Best Scripted Drama Series - EMEA
Ronja The Robber's Daughter [Sweden] [Viaplay] - [trailer]
Best Scripted Limited Series -EMEA
The Fortress [Norway] [Viaplay] - [Q&A: Eili Harboe Talks The Fortress]
Best Scripted Comedy Series -EMEA
Miss Merkel [Germany] [MHz Choice] - [trailer]
Best Unscripted Series -EMEA
The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties [France] [ Netflix]
Best Movie - Africa
House Of Ga'a [Nigeria] [Netflix]
Best Movie - Continental Europe
The Wages Of Fear [France] [Netflix] - [trailer]
Overall Winner - Best Movie - EMEA
The Wages Of Fear [France] [Netflix] - [trailer]
Best Documentary -EMEA
Skin Hunters [Poland] [Max]
Best True Crime -EMEA
The Asunta Case [Spain] [Netflix]
LATAM (Latin America)
Best Scripted Drama Series - Mexico
Midnight Family [Mexico] [Apple TV+]
Best Scripted Drama Series - South America
Griselda [Columbia] [Netflix]
Overall Winner - Best Scripted Series - LATAM
Midnight Family [Mexico] [Apple TV+]
Best Scripted Comedy Series - LATAM
C.H.U.E.C.O. [Argentina] [Disney+]
Best Scripted Limited Series - LATAM
Women In Blue (Las Azules) [Mexico] [Apple TV+] [trailer]
Best Movie - LATAM
Rest In Peace [Argentina] [Netflix]
Best Documentary - LATAM
The Accidental Twins [Columbia] [Netflix]
Best True Crime - LATAM
The Guardian Of The Monarchs [Mexico] [Netflix] - [trailer]
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