The Killing (2007)

01/07/2007 (DK) • 1h

Crime, Mystery, Drama

Overview

The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode covering twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the story of the murdered victim's family alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast.

Top Billed Cast

Sofie Gråbøl

Sarah Lund

40 Episodes

Morten Suurballe

Lennart Brix

40 Episodes

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Mathias Borch

40 Episodes

Sigurd Holmen le Dous

Asbjørn Juncker

40 Episodes

Anders W. Berthelsen

Robert Zeuthen

40 Episodes

Olaf Johannessen

Kristian Kamper

40 Episodes

Jonatan Spang

Kristoffer Kamper

40 Episodes

Trine Pallesen

Karen Nebel

40 Episodes

Tammi Øst

Birgit Eggert

40 Episodes


Last Season

Season 3

2012 | 10 Episodes

This final series of Forbrydelsen explores the global financial crisis as the ostensibly random murder of a sailor leads Sarah Lund through the financial community. Lund has ambitions for promotion and a new lifestyle, but at the same time is struggling to maintain a relationship with her son Mark. Through the investigation she finds herself thrown together with a former lover, Mathias Borch, who now works for Special Branch.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Danish

Keywords

loss of loved one

murder investigation

nordic noir

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