The Killing (Danish TV series)

The Killing
Series 1 Danish poster
Danish	Forbrydelsen
Literally	The Crime
Genre	Crime drama Psychological thriller Mystery Scandinavian noir
Created by	Søren Sveistrup
Starring	Sofie Gråbøl Søren Malling Mikael Birkkjær Nikolaj Lie Kaas Morten Suurballe
Composer	Frans Bak
Country of origin	Denmark
Original language	Danish
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	40
Production
Producers	Sandra Foss Piv Bernth
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	DR
Original release
Network	DR1
Release	7 January 2007 (2007-01-07) – 25 November 2012 (2012-11-25)
Related
The Killing (American)
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The Killing (Danish: Forbrydelsen, lit. 'The Crime') is a Danish police procedural drama television series created by Søren Sveistrup and produced by DR in co-production with ZDF Enterprises. It premiered on the Danish national television channel DR1 on 7 January 2007 and has since been broadcast in several other countries.

The series is set in Copenhagen and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund (Sofie Gråbøl). Each series follows a murder case. Each fifty-minute episode covers twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines and dark tone, and for giving equal emphasis to the stories of the murdered victim's family and the effect in political circles 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.

The Killing has proved to be an international success, particularly in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands, receiving numerous awards and nominations including a BAFTA Award and an International Emmy. It has become something of a cult show. Novelisations of each series have been published by Macmillan.