"it's much harder for local content to break international markets because the accessibility is much lower the other way around, which means it's harder for loc

"it's much harder for local content to break international markets because the accessibility is much lower the other way around, which means it's harder for local content to recoup the same production budgets." How does this explain the success of Scandinavian crime dramas such as The Killing, The Bridge, Wallander? These have enjoyed much success in the UK and are always shown with subtitles. So success for foreign language drama is certainly possible in English speaking markets, and without dubbing either.