Dirty Business gets the top spot with a 9.0. Three episodes, Channel 4, and genuinely gripping. Greek drama Ghosts and Paradise S02 are the other highlights, and the list has more international variety than most months. February quietly punched above its weight.
By Premiere Lens TV
Ranked from audience rating, release timing, and editorial fit. Updated May 29, 2026.
The month's strongest pick: a 9.0-rated new-series entry on Channel 4 with drama appeal.
Two amateur detectives in an Oxfordshire village discover dying fish in their river. When they contact the water company for answers, the company's odd, evasive response prompts them to launch an investigation that continues today.
8.0 rating on Star, anchored by comedy / fantasy, with enough signal to earn shortlist space.
A young couple inherits a mansion in Kifisia, only to discover it is haunted by nine mischievous ghosts, sparking a series of surreal and comic adventures.
7.9 audience rating, Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 10 wins & 31 nominations total, and a proven season 2 return make this a credible shortlist choice.
A Secret Service agent investigates the murder of a former president in a seemingly peaceful community.
7.6 rating on Netflix, anchored by drama / war & politics, with enough signal to earn shortlist space.
7.3 rating on Netflix, anchored by crime / mystery, with enough signal to earn shortlist space.
7.2 rating on Netflix, anchored by drama, with enough signal to earn shortlist space.
