The Killing

The Killing
What is the killing about?
Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Lund is in her last day
with the Copenhagen police force; about to move to
Sweden to join her fiancé and transfer to the Swedish
police. Everything changes when 19-year-old Nanna Birk
Larsen is found raped and brutally murdered. Sarah heads
the investigation and is teamed up with her replacement,
Detective Inspector Jan Meyer. Troels Hartmann,
politician, is in the midst of a hard-fought mayoral
campaign when evidence links him to the murder. 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.
Where is it set?
It is set in Denmark, particularly Copenhagen. This is the
capital city of Denmark
What is DR
DR, officially Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a
Danish government-owned radio and television public
broadcasting company.
Cast?
Inspector Sarah Lund: Sofie Gråbøl
Inspector Jan Meyer: Søren Malling
Chief Inspector Erik Buchard: Troels II Munk (episodes 1-11)
Chief Inspector Lennart Brix: Morten Suurballe (episodes 11-
20)
Troels Hartmann: Lars Mikkelsen
Mayor Poul Bremer: Bent Mejding
Rie Skovgaard: Marie Askehave
Theis Birk Larsen: Bjarne Henriksen
Pernille Birk Larsen: Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
Vagn Skærbæk: Nicolaj Kopernikus
Rama: Farshad Kholghi
Morten Weber: Michael Moritzen
Nanna Birk Larsen: Julie Ølgaard
How successful was the killing?
n the wake of the successful Wallander series, The Killing became another Scandinavian crime hit
with British viewers when it was shown on BBC Four in the spring of 2011. Although subtitled, it
ttracted more viewers than Mad Men,[25] scored audience appreciation figures of 94%,[26] and ha
been described as "the best series currently on TV".[27] The success has created an interest in all
hings Danish,[28] and the female detective's Faroese jumper has been the subject of newspaper
rticles as well as becoming a sought after online item.[29]

As well as the UK, DR also sold the series to a number of other broadcasters worldwide, and The
Killing was eventually shown in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Russia and Spain
with varying degrees of success. Producer Piv Bernth described the broad appeal of the show as
groundbreaking", and explained what she believed to be the root of its popularity:

It's the first time you have a detective drama over 20 episodes – other series had one killing per
episode. And we also have this three-plot structure – what does it [a murder] mean for a police
nvestigator, what does it mean for the parents, what does it mean for the politicians. It's not just
bout finding the murderer. That's important, but it's not all."[30]

Over 120 countries have purchased the first two seasons of The Killing.
Where is it exhibtied?
007: Norway on NRK1 (as Forbrytelsen)[32]
007: Finland on Yle Fem (as Brottet) and AVA (as Rikos)[33]
007: Faroe Islands on SvF (as Brotsgerðin)
008: Sweden on SVT1 (as Brottet)[34]
008: Iceland on RÚV
008: Germany on ZDF (as Kommissarin Lund: Das Verbrechen)
009: Austria on ORF
010: Belgium, France, Germany on ARTE (as The Killing)
010: Australia on SBS One[35]
010: Belgium on Canvas[36]
011: United Kingdom on BBC Four[37] (as The Killing)
011: Russia on Channel One (as Убийство)[38]
011: Spain on AXN (as The Killing: Crónica de un asesinato)
011: Portugal on AXN Black (as The Killing: Crónica de um assassinato)
011: Poland on Ale Kino+ (as The Killing)
012: Japan on Super! drama TV (as The Killing)
012: Brazil on Globosat HD (as The Killing: História de Um Assassinato)
012: Netherlands on Nederland 2 by the KRO (as The Killing)[39]
012: Hungary
012: New Zealand on SoHo TV (as Forbrydelsen)[40]
012: Belgium, France, Germany on ARTE (as The Killing)[41]
012: Italy on RAI4 (as Killing)
012: Croatia on HRT3 (as Ubojstvo)
013: Estonia on ETV (as Kuritegu)
013: Czech Republic on ČT2 (as Zločin)
013: Greece on Mega Channel (as The Killing)
013: Turkey on Dizimax Vice (as Forbrydelsen)
013: Serbia on RTS1 (as Ubistvo)
013: Taiwan on PTS (as The Killing)
013: Latin America on AXN Central & South America (as The Killing: Crónica de un asesinato)
013: Republic of Ireland on TG4 (as The Killing)