Walter Presents Explained

Walter Presents
Owner:Channel Four Television Corporation and Global Series Network
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
Country:United Kingdom

Walter Presents is a video-on-demand service of the UK's Channel 4, part of its streaming platform. Launched on 3 January 2016, it specialises in foreign-language drama and comedy with English subtitles. It is named after Walter Iuzzolino, who selects its content.[1] The service was later offered as an ad-free subscription service in the United States in March 2017,[2] and in Australia via a Foxtel service in November 2017.[3] It launched in New Zealand in May 2020 as part of free streaming service TVNZ OnDemand (now TVNZ+).[4] It has been available in Italy as an on-demand service since September 2018 through a deal between Global and Discovery Networks.[5] In 2022 Walter Presents launched in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland on the premium streaming service C More.[6]

Production

In the UK, the service is a partnership between Channel 4 and Global Series Network. It is free to view and supported by advertisements. Walter Iuzzolino began reviewing potential content for the service two years before its launch, viewing 3,500 hours of television in all.

The service aims to avoid so-called art-house programming in favour of more mainstream productions that compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime for audiences already familiar with such Nordic dramas such as The Bridge.[1] Iuzzolino set three criteria for selection: the show must be popular in its native country, as were Homeland and House of Cards in the United States; it must be "award-winning or already critically acclaimed"; and it must have "the finest writing, directing and acting that each country has to offer...something worth our time as viewers".[7]

To promote the service, some of the content is also being aired on Channel 4's conventional channels, Channel 4 and More4.[7] From October 2019, Welsh-language channel S4C began to broadcast some Walter Presents series with Welsh subtitles as part of Walter Presents ar gyfer S4C (English: Walter Presents for S4C) with some series available with Welsh subtitles online on S4C Clic, the channel’s on-demand service.

In the US, Walter Presents is known as Walter's Choice and is presented by PBS.[8]

Programmes

TitleOriginGenreStatus
10SwitzerlandMystery dramaUnavailable
13 CommandmentsBelgiumCrime thrillerAvailable
23 CasesGermanyCrime thrillerAvailable
AcquittedNorwayMystery dramaUnavailable
DramaAvailable
AlexSwedenThrillerAvailable
All the SinsFinlandCrime dramaAvailable
Amsterdam ViceCrime dramaAvailable
Anne+Coming-of-age dramaAvailable
FrancePeriod thrillerAvailable
AstridFranceDetective / Police proceduralAvailable
Arctic CircleFinlandCrime dramaAvailable
Bad BanksGermanyCrime dramaAvailable
Beauty and the BakerIsraelRomance dramaUnavailable
Before We DieSwedenThrillerAvailable
Beyond AppearancesFranceMystery dramaAvailable
Black WidowCrime dramaAvailable
Crime dramaAvailable
Blue EyesSwedenPolitical thrillerAvailable
DramaAvailable
PolandDramaUnavailable
Box 21SwedenCrime thrillerAvailable
BulletsFinlandThrillerAvailable
CaseIcelandPsychological crime thrillerUnavailable
Cenk BatuGermanyCrime dramaUnavailable
Clan[9] Belgium Detective dramaUnavailable
ArgentinaCrime thrillerUnavailable
Code 37: Sex CrimesBelgiumCrime dramaAvailable
ContactFranceMystery dramaAvailable
IcelandLegal dramaAvailable
Cover StoryIcelandDramaAvailable
FranceCrime dramaAvailable
Crow's Blood[10] JapanHorror[11] Unavailable
Cry WolfDenmarkDramaAvailable
Dead BeautifulFranceThrillerAvailable
Deadly MoneyGermanyThrillerUnavailable
FranceMystery dramaAvailable
Deliver UsDenmarkPsychological dramaAvailable
Detective CainFranceCrime dramaAvailable
Deutschland 83GermanySpy dramaAvailable
Deutschland 86GermanySpy dramaAvailable
Deutschland 89GermanySpy dramaAvailable
BulgariaCrime thrillerAvailable
Dicte – Crime ReporterDenmarkCrime dramaUnavailable
DopamineDenmarkCrime dramaAvailable
SpainCrime thrillerAvailable
Elite SquadFrancePolice dramaUnavailable
EyewitnessNorwayCrime thrillerUnavailable
Farang: Dead Man RunningSwedenCrime dramaAvailable
Fear by the LakeCrime thrillerAvailable
FenixCrime thrillerAvailable
Flight HS13ThrillerUnavailable
Forgotten GirlsFranceCrime dramaUnavailable
FramedCrime dramaUnavailable
Frozen SkyGermanyDramaUnavailable
FugitivesChileCrime dramaUnavailable
Gold DiggersRussiaThrillerAvailable
A Good FamilyFinlandThrillerAvailable
GreyzoneDenmark, SwedenThrillerAvailable
GrowDenmarkCrime thrillerAvailable
Guardian of the CastleCroatiaThrillerAvailable
HeartlessDenmarkVampire thrillerUnavailable
Helen DornGermanyCrime dramaUnavailable
HellfjordNorway Comedy dramaUnavailable
Hide and SeekUkraineCrime dramaAvailable
Home GuardsHungaryDramaUnavailable
Hotel AdlonGermany DramaUnavailable
Hotel Beau SéjourBelgiumSupernatural crime thrillerAvailable
FranceThrillerUnavailable
ItalyCrime dramaAvailable
Ice Cold Murders: Rocco SchiavoneItalyCrime dramaAvailable
Inspector BorowskiGermanyMystery dramaAvailable
Inspector FalkeGermanyCrime dramaAvailable
Czech RepublicComedy dramaUnavailable
Just One LookFranceAction thrillerAvailable
Kabul KitchenFranceComedy dramaUnavailable
PolandHistorical crime dramaAvailable
Killer by the LakeFranceCrime dramaAvailable
LanesterFranceMystery dramaUnavailable
SwedenThrillerAvailable
Czech RepublicCrime thrillerUnavailable
LibertyDenmarkDramaAvailable
Lifeline[12] SpainThrillerAvailable
Line of SeparationGermanyHistorical dramaUnavailable
Locked UpSpainPrison dramaAvailable
ItalyCrime dramaAvailable
The LostSwedenCrime dramaAvailable
Luna and Sophie[13] [14] GermanyCrime dramaAvailable
Mafia Only Kills in SummerItalyComing-of-age dark comedyAvailable
MafiosaFranceCrime dramaUnavailable
Magnifica 70[15] BrazilDramaAvailable
Maltese: The Mafia DetectiveItalyCrime dramaAvailable
Mama's AngelIsraelThrillerAvailable
MammonNorwayDetective dramaUnavailable
Match DayFranceCrime dramaUnavailable
MercilessBrazilPsychological crime thrillerUnavailable
Milk and HoneyIsraelComedyUnavailable
GermanyCrime dramaUnavailable
FranceDramaAvailable
MonsterNorwayThrillerAvailable
Moscow NoirSwedenThrillerAvailable
New NursesDenmarkHistorical dramaAvailable
New TexasBelgiumComedy dramaUnavailable
Nick's LawGermanyCrime dramaUnavailable
Night and DaySpainThrillerAvailable
No LimitFranceAction thrillerUnavailable
No Second ChanceFranceThrillerAvailable
Nordic MurdersGermanyCrime dramaAvailable
NorskovDenmarkCrime dramaAvailable
FranceThrillerAvailable
OutlierNorwayThrillerAvailable
PAKTPolandPolitical thrillerAvailable
PartisanSwedenCrime thrillerAvailable
FranceCrime dramaAvailable
PhilharmoniaFrancePsychological thrillerAvailable
Point BlankGermanyCrime dramaUnavailable
DramaUnavailable
Professor TBelgiumCrime dramaAvailable
Pure EvilArgentinaPsychological crime thrillerUnavailable
BrazilDramaAvailable
Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic MurdersSwedenDramaAvailable
RebornFranceDramaUnavailable
FranceCrime dramaAvailable
ResistanceFranceHistorical dramaAvailable
Rest In PeaceCroatiaCrime dramaUnavailable
Rough JusticeBelgiumDetective dramaAvailable
Ride Upon the StormDenmarkDramaAvailable
NorwayCrime dramaAvailable
Sakho & ManganeSenegalCrime dramaAvailable
GermanySpy dramaAvailable
BelgiumComing-of-age dramaAvailable
Scratch My BackBelgiumComedy dramaUnavailable
Seaside HotelDenmarkHistorical dramaAvailable
RussiaDramaAvailable
Shades of GuiltGermanyLegal thrillerAvailable
Son of a B****BrazilComedy dramaUnavailable
SpinFrancePolitical dramaUnavailable
Sr AvilaMexicoFamily crime dramaUnavailable
Stockholm RequiemSwedenCrime dramaAvailable
Mystery dramaAvailable
Tabula RasaBelgiumThrillerUnavailable
TaintedBrazilThrillerUnavailable
PolandCrime dramaUnavailable
DenmarkCrime dramaAvailable
Thicker Than WaterSwedenMystery dramaAvailable
Thou Shalt Not KillItalyCrime dramaAvailable
Time Is a KillerFrancePsychological thrillerAvailable
Tony's RevengeFranceCrime dramaUnavailable
Top DogSwedenLegal thrillerAvailable
SwedenCrime thrillerAvailable
BelgiumLegal thrillerAvailable
ValkyrienNorwayDramaUnavailable
Vanished by the LakeFranceCrime dramaAvailable
SwedenCrime comedyAvailable
When the Dust SettlesDenmarkPsychological dramaAvailable
Witch HuntNorwayThrillerAvailable
Young and PromisingNorwayDramaAvailable

Reception

According to Channel 4, the 11 titles available in the first month attracted 1.1 million views on All 4.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walter Presents: Channel 4 launches new digital service offering best TV shows from around the world. The Independent. 27 November 2015. 27 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Walter Presents streams into the US. Multichannel.com. 3 March 2017. 13 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Foxtel back in SVOD business, launching Walter Presents in Australia. Mediaweek Australia. 13 October 2017. 13 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Walter Luzzolino on the best TV shows from around the world. Radio New Zealand. 25 May 2020. 8 November 2022.
  5. Discovery Strikes Deal With Channel 4's Walter Presents To Launch Premium Drama Service In Italy. Discovery Corporate Site. 2 May 2018. 12 May 2018.
  6. C More lanserar Walter Presents och blir först ut med kurerad streamingtjänst. C More Press Site. 3 January 2022. 1 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Deutschland 83' Just The Tip of the Iceberg of a New World of Subtitled Drama, Courtesy Of 'Walter Presents'. HuffPost. 3 January 2016. 10 January 2016.
  8. Web site: What Is "Walter's Choice" Anyway? . Wolanin . Andrea . WGBH . January 8, 2020.
  9. Web site: How foreign TV drama became de rigueur with UK viewers. The Guardian. 2 January 2016. 20 January 2016.
  10. Web site: Crow's Blood - All 4 . www.channel4.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181101135931/https://www.channel4.com/programmes/crows-blood . 2018-11-01.
  11. Web site: TV CROW'S BLOOD – allcinema. 1 November 2018. Stingray. ja.
  12. Web site: 21 February 2017. Lifeline Lands in the US and UK. 22 February 2017. TTVNews. 22 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222200501/http://www.todotvnews.com/news/lifeline-lands-in-the-us-and-uk.html. dead.
  13. Web site: 27 January 2021. 'Presumed Guilty,' 'Fear by the Lake' Among 'Walter Presents' Titles Coming to PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel in February – Media Play News. 2022-07-19. Media Play News.
  14. Web site: Luna and Sophie | PBS. 2023-01-01. PBS.
  15. Web site: Broadcast. 18 January 2016. Walter Presents grabs Latin American drama.
  16. Web site: Walter Presents passes 1m views in two weeks. Television Business International. 22 January 2016. 29 January 2016.

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