Probably many others I just don't recall
Red Dwarf?
Red Dwarf is pretty good. Fawlty Towers is great. Someone recommended "Yes Minister" and the first season is awesome. The Hallmark of great comedy writing is if it holds up, and Yes Minister still is hilarious 40 years later.
Dark is a German Netflix show. It unfolds into something akin to "Lost" over the first four episodes. The ending doesn't suck, and they set up the end to where it's almost impossible to get it right. It's not an amazing ending, but it's impressive that they managed to make it not terrible, since it builds up to a near-impossible ending.
Squid Game is pretty great but gory. Letterkenny and Trailer Park Boys are quirky comedies with some rough language throughout.
Not sure if that counts. I'm from Australia so technically all US tv series are "foreign" to me.
It's a bit old now, but I really liked Summer Snow from Japan. Also Hungry from Japan (similarly dated).
We're on a UK/Irish police drama kick right now:
If you don't mind a bit of war history, SAS Rogue Heroes is incredible. Great look at the unit that became the British SAS, with some really good comedy thrown in. In the same vein (British war/comedy), Bluestone 42 is great too.
Klovn, the tv show (but also the three movies they made), is a Danish Curb Your Enthusiasm style show, often much more out there and including a lot of references to bodily humour.
It might take a little while to get into but it is riotously funny at times.
I think it was on Hulu for a bit, for all you Americans.
Exit (Norwegian)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (joint UK and US production, premiered first on Channel 4)
great ones that never took off in the states
This TV series fits this description to a T because I reckon that most people, when thinking of a sci-fi TV anthology series, would bring to mind Black Mirror.
I watched Electric Dreams shortly after finishing the latest season of Black Mirror; I found the former more enjoyable and poignant than the latter.
Basically I don't watch TV anymore.
Utopia (AU) - similar vein to Parks & Rec but more bureaucracy. I love it.
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Forgetting many others but just having first cup of coffee
Danger 5 from Australia: It's hilarious.
A Very Secret Service is also funny (but it's in Fr*nch)
Silent Witness, Waking the Dead, Hinterland, Inspector Morse, George Gently, Vera, Poirot (the David Suchet version).
We watch a lot of detective shows.
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