The Killing (2007)
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
Sarah Lund Sofie Gråbøl
Lennart Brix Morten Suurballe
Mathias Borch Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Asbjørn Juncker Sigurd Holmen le Dous
Robert Zeuthen Anders W. Berthelsen
Kristian Kamper Olaf Johannessen
Kristoffer Kamper Jonatan Spang
Karen Nebel Trine Pallesen
Season 3
2012
10 episodes
Season 3 of The Killing premiered on September 23, 2012
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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Keywords
- loss of loved one
- murder investigation
- nordic noir