The Killing (2007–2012)
"Forbrydelsen" (original title)

Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.

Creator:

Søren Sveistrup

Stars:

Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe, Lars Mikkelsen

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sofie Gråbøl	...	Sarah Lund (40 episodes, 2007-2012)
Morten Suurballe	...	Lennart Brix (30 episodes, 2007-2012)
Lars Mikkelsen	...	Troels Hartmann (20 episodes, 2007)
Bjarne Henriksen	...	Theis Birk Larsen (20 episodes, 2007)
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen	...	Pernille Birk Larsen (20 episodes, 2007)
Marie Askehave	...	Rie Skovgaard (20 episodes, 2007)
Michael Moritzen	...	Morten Weber (19 episodes, 2007)
Anne Marie Helger	...	Vibeke Lund (19 episodes, 2007-2012)
Søren Malling	...	Jan Meyer (18 episodes, 2007)
Nicolaj Kopernikus	...	Vagn (17 episodes, 2007)
Jonas Leth Hansen	...	Emil Birk Larsen (17 episodes, 2007)
Kasper Leth Hansen	...	Anton (17 episodes, 2007)

Storyline

The brutal murder of a young girl launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden, but can't bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl's parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen, but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer. Two more seasons follow about a series of killings of soldiers and the abduction of an industrial magnate's daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | police | soldier | election | prime minister | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk] Official site [dk]

Country:

Denmark Norway Sweden Germany

Language:

Danish Norwegian Swedish

Release Date:

7 January 2007 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

The Killing II

Filming Locations:

Politigården, Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danmarks Radio (DR), Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), Sveriges Television (SVT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min 57 min (10 episodes) 55 min (20 episodes) 57 min (40 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Danish title "Forbrydelsen" translates to "The Crime", not "The Killing".

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Connections

Referenced in Live fra Bremen: Episode #6.8 (2012)

User Reviews

With enough pressure you can get a diamond

I'm not a fan of series. I seldomly download stuff and don't want to watch on fixed times (did anyone say commitment issues? ;) ), so i prefer to watch movies instead. And if i would watch a series, i never imagined that i would watch a detective series out of free will. Chills go down my spine if i think about my mothers addiction of these kind of series, like Columbo, Agatha Christies franchises, Bergerac and the like. But friends lent this one to me with the message that it's very thrilling to watch. My mother's stuff is most of the time, 1 ending story per episode. But this is a roller coaster ride for 20 episodes, at least the first 12 ~ 14 episodes they feed new clues so an other person of the fixed cast becomes the main suspect. Later on it's still thrilling but it's more of a wrap up, but by that time your hooked and want to watch the rest.

Of course the murder it's thrilling on itself, but my main appreciation can be summarized with one word: pressure. I don't want to give away anything, but you'll understand if you watch the series and as Superman have shown with enough pressure you can get a diamond, Forbrydelsen is a nice one at that.