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The Killing
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Danish police procedural TV drama series
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The Killing is a crime, mystery, and drama series created by Søren Sveistrup. It aired on the DR1 network. The show ran for three seasons and comprised forty episodes.
The series began on January 7, 2007, and concluded on November 25, 2012. Its status is listed as ended. The program holds a vote average of 7.977.
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TV series · TMDB
★ 8.0The 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.
- Aired
- 2007–2012
- Seasons
- 3 · 40 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Søren Sveistrup
- Network
- DR1
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Drama
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- Danish
- Creator
- Søren Sveistrup
- Director
- Kathrine Windfeld
- Composer
- Frans Bak
- Production company
- DR
- Narrative location
- Copenhagen Police Headquarters
- Official website
- www.dr.dk/presse/forbrydelsen
- Image
- Police HQ Copenhagen.JPG
Show 8 more facts
- title
- Forbrydelsen
- number of episodes
- 40
- end time
- 2012-11-25
- start time
- 2007-01-07
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 16:9
- original broadcaster
- DR1
- number of seasons
- 3
- different from
- The Killing
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