11 Years Later, This Insane American Remake of a Drama Miniseries Has Aged Like Milk

In 2015, it could be argued that television was in the heart of its "Peak TV" era, as streaming platforms and cable networks emerged as the gold standard for bold, character-driven storytelling. Network TV, meanwhile, remained largely focused on procedurals and longer-season formats, but it occasionally took risks of its own. One of those risks was adapting successful international series for American audiences, a strategy that sometimes worked, but more often resulted in shows that struggled to translate what made the originals compelling. Looking back, many of those attempts haven’t aged particularly well.