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A scene from the Belgian TV crime series “Public Enemy.” Courtesy of MHz Choice

I believe “Public Enemy: Season One” is the first Belgian crime series I’ve covered, and it’s a pretty good intro to the country’s production of police procedurals. Chloe (Stephanie Blanchoud) is a big-city detective who has run afoul of the brass. That’s why she’s assigned to escort a serial child killer, Guy Beranger (Angelo Bison), who has served 20 of his 30-year sentence, to his parole placement – novitiate to the monks at a small-town monastery. She also has to stick around for quite a while to oversee security. Chloe is probably the worst choice for the gig for reasons we gradually learn during the season.

The village locals are up in arms about having this notorious scumbag in their midst; many of the monks are equally displeased. The villagers fear for the safety of their children.

“Think different,” as Apple famously coined, is more than just a tagline—it’s a manifesto, a rallying cry for innovation in all its forms. But what does it mean to truly think outside the box when it comes to indulging in the art form of binge-watching?

With Apple TV+ stepping into the limelight, we’re invited to dive deep into a realm of unparalleled storytelling—a place where creativity reigns supreme and the content is anything but formulaic. Are you ready to uncover a treasure trove of riveting tales, mysterious twists, and groundbreaking ideas that defy convention?

Kai Alexander and Vincent Londez in Masters of the Air

Apple TV+ may not have the quantity of Netflix’s firehose approach, but the quality here is truly second to none. From the nail-biting drama of Severance to the history-rich Masters of the Air, Apple’s distinctive offerings redefine what it means to be binge-worthy.

This piece contains spoilers for Netflix’s Lupin Part 2.

Netflix’s French crime drama Lupin began by adapting Maurice Leblanc’s Arsène Lupin adventure “The Queen’s Necklace,” but while the ten episodes have put new spins on other Lupin stories, the overall story concerns the eponymous necklace and how it links the Pellegrini and Diop families across twenty-five years. The recently-released Part 2 resolves the series’ biggest question: Will Assane Diop (Omar Sy) be able to have his revenge on Hubert Pellegrini (Hervé Pierre)? More vitally, will he be able to do so while upholding Arsène Lupin’s code of the gentleman thief—that is, to get justice without killing?

“Chapter 10” wraps up the Pellegrini conflict with what Assane refers to as “our last show”—an epic heist where the valuable to be stolen is a few minutes’ privacy alone with Pellegrini. That the confrontation takes place at the Théâtre...

Netflix is on to a winner with Lupin.

That much we've known since the streamer announced that it's on track to reach 70 million subscribers in its first 28 days.

Inspired by Arsène Lupin's adventures, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

The addictive follows professional thief Assane Diop, the only son of an immigrant from Senegal who had come to France to seek a better life for his child.

Assane's father is framed for the theft of an expensive diamond necklace by his employer, the wealthy and powerful Hubert Pellegrini, and hangs himself in his prison cell out of shame, leaving the teenage Assane an orphan.

Twenty-five years later, inspired by a book about gentleman thief Arsène Lupin his father had given him on his birthday, Assane sets out to get revenge on the Pellegrini family, using his charisma and mastery of thievery,...