What's your favorite versions? I've watched the UK and NZ ones (and I know the US one isn't worth it), but I haven't gotten into the non-English ones yet.
Other than those two, the Australian and Norweigan (Kongen Befaller) are great, though early on in Norway's seasons there'll be a fair number of repeat tasks from the UK version. Same for Denmark (Stormester), perhaps more so.
Portugal's is pretty decent, though the format runs two hours per episode. I also thought the Croation version (Direktor Svemira) was decent, though the individual cast members lean hard into their own stereotypes (Lidija as the personification of the male gaze, for example).
Sweden's is really popular, but I personally didn't care for it at all.
As with the US version, it's probably best to pretend that Spain and Belgium's didn't happen.
Thanks! I did not even realize there were so many! I imagine it's a popular format due to how well it can go for comparatively little budget and planning.
I'll have to track those down. Two hours per episode for Portugal's sounds _wild_, I'm interested to see how that goes.
Portugal's is pretty decent, though the format runs two hours per episode. I also thought the Croation version (Direktor Svemira) was decent, though the individual cast members lean hard into their own stereotypes (Lidija as the personification of the male gaze, for example).
Sweden's is really popular, but I personally didn't care for it at all.
As with the US version, it's probably best to pretend that Spain and Belgium's didn't happen.