The Killing

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Sofie Gråbøl

Sarah Lund

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Morten Suurballe

Lennart Brix

Age : 70 | Popularity : 14%

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Mathias Borch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Sigurd Holmen le Dous

Asbjørn Juncker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Anders W. Berthelsen

Robert Zeuthen

Age : 56 | Popularity : 29%

Olaf Johannessen

Kristian Kamper

Age : 64 | Popularity : 44%

Jonatan Spang

Kristoffer Kamper

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Trine Pallesen

Karen Nebel

Age : 56 | Popularity : 26%

Seasons

Season 1

2007 | 20 episodes

Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day with the Copenhagen police force, planning to move to Sweden with her fiancé and transfer to the Swedish police. However, everything changes when a 19-year old woman, Nanna Birk Larsen, disappears only to be found raped and brutally murdered. Along with her colleague, Detective Inspector Jan Meyer, Sarah is forced to head the investigation as it soon becomes clear that she and Meyer are chasing a very intelligent and dangerous murderer. Meanwhile, local politician Troels Hartmann is in the middle of a hard-fought mayoral campaign when evidence links him to the murder, adding a political thread and further intrigue to the storyline. At the same time, the girl's family and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Over a span of 20 days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.

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Season 2

2009 | 10 episodes

After the resolution of the Larsen case, Lund is demoted and works as a passport officer in the southern town of Gedser. Ulrik Strange, a detective from Copenhagen, visits Lund on behalf of her former boss, Lennart Brix, and asks for her help in solving the murder of military legal adviser Anne Dragsholm. Dragsholm was found murdered at the memorial for executed members of the Danish resistance in Ryvangen Memorial Park, tied to a replica of an execution post used by the firing squads of the German occupying power. Despite initial uninterest, Lund joins the investigation and comes to suspect that the murder is not as straightforward as it seems, despite the forced confession of Dragsholm's husband. Meanwhile, Thomas Buch, the newly appointed Minister of Justice, suspects that his predecessor was involved in the cover-up of a massacre of Afghan civilians by Danish soldiers, and that this incident is connected with Dragsholm's murder.

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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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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Rikke Selin Als Søren B. Ebbe Kasper Leick Martin Schade Theis Schmidt Steen Schapiro
Art	Production Design	Charlotte Garnov Jette Lehmann
Crew	Cinematography	Marcel Zyskind Jacob Kusk Bo Tengberg Rasmus Arrildt
	Script	Søren Sveistrup
	Creator	Søren Sveistrup
Production	Unit Production Manager	David Lee Leader William Knuttel
	Co-Producer	David Lee Leader
	Producer's Assistant	Anders Toft Andersen
	Post Producer	Karen Maarbjerg
	Associate Producer	Peter Nadermann Wolfgang Feindt Klaus Bassiner
	Casting	Tine Sætter-Lassen
	Supervising Producer	Ingolf Gabold
	Line Producer	Sandra Foss
	Executive Producer	Piv Bernth
Directing	Assistant Director	Søren Balle Lisa Aschan Martin Kildegaard Hem
	First Assistant Director	Nikolaj Tarp William Knuttel
	Script Supervisor	Kristine Marie Ermler Connie Wiberg
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Christina Dahlin Julie Holst Birgitte Samson
	Costumer	Mette Meinicke Charlotte Moe Grith Rahbek Anita Helene Sejersen
Writing	Screenplay	Søren Sveistrup Per Daumiller Michael W. Horsten Torleif Hoppe
	Story	Søren Sveistrup
Sound	Music	Frans Bak
Department	Role	Name

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