TV series

The Killing

2007–2012 · 3 seasons

A slow, grey Copenhagen rain-soaked puzzle that pulls you into grief and politics, leaving you uneasy and hooked.

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.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, mystery, corruption, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
mystery
corruption
family
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild