The Killing( 2007)

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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.

Søren Sveistrup
Creator

Series Cast

Sofie Gråbøl
Sarah Lund
Morten Suurballe
Lennart Brix
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Mathias Borch
Sigurd Holmen le Dous
Asbjørn Juncker
Anders W. Berthelsen
Robert Zeuthen
Olaf Johannessen
Kristian Kamper
Jonatan Spang
Kristoffer Kamper
Trine Pallesen
Karen Nebel
Tammi Øst
Birgit Eggert
Peter Mygind
Tage Steiner
Helle Fagralid
Maja Zeuthen
Stig Hoffmeyer
Niels Reinhardt

Current 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.