Indeed, several of my favourite recent shows from the region have broken the thriller mould.
“It’s funny you should say that,” says Sue Deeks, who acquired Modus for the channel, when I put it to her.
While season one of the Danish financial-crime drama explored corruption in the renewable energy industry, season two will involve peer-to-peer lending.
A fourth and final season of the much loved show has been confirmed, but has yet to go into production.