The Killing (2011– )

Follows the police investigation of the murder of a young girl, tying together three interlocking stories as investigators chase a variety of leads.

Stars:

Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Liam James

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mireille Enos	...	Sarah Linden (38 episodes, 2011-2013)
Joel Kinnaman	...	Stephen Holder (38 episodes, 2011-2013)
Liam James	...	Jack Linden (29 episodes, 2011-2013)
Billy Campbell	...	Darren Richmond (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Michelle Forbes	...	Mitch Larsen (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Brent Sexton	...	Stan Larsen (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Kristin Lehman	...	Gwen Eaton (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Eric Ladin	...	Jamie Wright (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jamie Anne Allman	...	Terry Marek (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Evan Bird	...	Tom Larsen (22 episodes, 2011-2012)
Seth Isaac Johnson	...	Denny Larsen (22 episodes, 2011-2012)
Tom Butler	...	Mayor Lesley Adams (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Annie Corley	...	Regi Darnell (17 episodes, 2011-2013)

Storyline

In Seattle, Det. Sarah Linden is on what is supposed to be her last day on the job. She and her son Jack are supposed to leave that evening to join her fiancé in Sonoma. Her replacement, Det. Stephen Holder, is ready to take over but they answer a call from a patrol car who have found a bloodied sweater in a field. When the missing girl, Rosie Larsen, is found in the trunk of a car at the bottom of a lake it turns out the car is registered to the campaign committee for councilman Darren Richmond, who is running for mayor. Linden delays her departure for what she hopes will be only a few days.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | based on tv series | crime investigation | seattle washington | police detective | 

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Taglines:

Who Killed Rosie Larsen?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

AMC [United States]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Persian

Also Known As:

Dochodzenie

Filming Locations:

The Bridge Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

KMF Films, Fuse Entertainment, Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Danish title of the original series, "Forbrydelsen", actually translates to "The Crime" - not "The Killing" as it was called in the UK.

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Connections

Featured in Weekend Weekend: Episode #1.6 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Main Title Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Richard File and Wendy Rae Fowler
Performed by 'We Fell to Earth'

User Reviews

AMC can do no wrong

I had to watch this twice, the two hour premiere that is. I think what struck me most was the calm and slow storytelling. When TV is drowning in unrealistic CSI's et al (where investigators cook up fingerprints to techno music in dimly lit rooms), every time we pass a CSI on channel surfing my husband always says 'don't they ever turn on the freakin lights in that office?' and we both laugh.

This is police work as it really is, plodding, unexciting, procedural, a lot of driving, mixed with a bit of clever intuition, slammin good.

Every character is a suspect, the story can go anywhere, so promising.

If anyone was worried about the state of the serialized TV drama going too far down the f-word/porn route, all arguments that only subscription HBO or Showtime dramas were good bc they used nudity or cursing bc 'that's how real life is'...this is yet another AMC show that shuts them all up. Don't get me wrong, I love my Trueblood and huge fan of Sopranos et al, but this show isn't a 'guilty pleasure', its just a pleasure.