The Killing (2011– )

Follows the police investigation of the murder of a young girl, tying together three interlocking stories as investigators chase a variety of leads.

Stars:

Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Liam James

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mireille Enos	...	Sarah Linden (38 episodes, 2011-2013)
Joel Kinnaman	...	Stephen Holder (38 episodes, 2011-2013)
Liam James	...	Jack Linden (35 episodes, 2011-2013)
Billy Campbell	...	Darren Richmond (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Michelle Forbes	...	Mitch Larsen (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Brent Sexton	...	Stan Larsen (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Kristin Lehman	...	Gwen Eaton (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Eric Ladin	...	Jamie Wright (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jamie Anne Allman	...	Terry Marek (26 episodes, 2011-2012)
Evan Bird	...	Tom Larsen (22 episodes, 2011-2012)
Seth Isaac Johnson	...	Denny Larsen (22 episodes, 2011-2012)
Tom Butler	...	Mayor Lesley Adams (19 episodes, 2011-2012)

Storyline

In Seattle, Det. Sarah Linden is on what is supposed to be her last day on the job. She and her son Jack are supposed to leave that evening to join her fiancé in Sonoma. Her replacement, Det. Stephen Holder, is ready to take over but they answer a call from a patrol car who have found a bloodied sweater in a field. When the missing girl, Rosie Larsen, is found in the trunk of a car at the bottom of a lake it turns out the car is registered to the campaign committee for councilman Darren Richmond, who is running for mayor. Linden delays her departure for what she hopes will be only a few days.

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Based On Tv Series | Crime Investigation | Seattle Washington | Police Detective | 

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Taglines:

Be Careful What You Uncover

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

AMC [us]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Persian

Also Known As:

Dochodzenie

Filming Locations:

The Bridge Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

KMF Films, Fuse Entertainment, Fox Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mireille Enos did not watch the Danish original, Forbrydelsen, before filming this series.

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Connections

Featured in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2011)
A clip is shown

User Reviews

A hidden gem

I am writing this after the first season finale, and I came to this without expecting much and what a shocking pleasant surprise it was and absolute gem of a thriller.

I rarely give a rating of 10, there would always be some part that would be missing and something goes wrong in any department, nothing ever went wrong with this.

The whole first season is one murder case, so you can expect some slow pace, and slow pace doesn't always mean a drag, and "The Killing" is the best example for that, the pace is deliberately set to slow, to let all emotions, settings to sink in, the show gives you very subtle clues and you would swear that know who killed "Rosie Larsen" and think it is your idea, which is most often first proved right then wrong :) The acting, direction, screenplay, music a absolute top notch, a lessen that other crime thrillers (CSI, Criminal Minds, Suspect Behavior et. al.) should take a note of this epic of a thriller.

If you haven't watch it yet you are missing an epic.