The Killing (2007)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (32,442 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): MZ Choice Amazon Channel · Mhz Choice · The Roku Channel · Tubi TV · Kanopy · Hoopla · Plex
Language: DA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.96 avg 20 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 57 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Afsnit 1	7.8	689
2	Afsnit 2	7.7	554
3	Afsnit 3	7.8	511
4	Afsnit 4	7.7	495
5	Afsnit 5	7.7	487
6	Afsnit 6	7.8	479
7	Afsnit 7	7.8	473
8	Afsnit 8	7.9	464
9	Afsnit 9	8.0	461
10	Afsnit 10	8.1	457
11	Afsnit 11	8.0	441
12	Afsnit 12	7.9	444
13	Afsnit 13	8.0	432
14	Afsnit 14	8.0	433
15	Afsnit 15	8.1	430
16	Afsnit 16	8.0	422
17	Afsnit 17	8.0	424
18	Afsnit 18	8.3	454
19	Afsnit 19	8.3	443
20	Afsnit 20	8.2	507

Season 2 (2009)

7.75 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 60 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Afsnit 1	7.5	411
2	Afsnit 2	7.5	360
3	Afsnit 3	7.6	349
4	Afsnit 4	7.8	338
5	Afsnit 5	7.7	338
6	Afsnit 6	7.8	337
7	Afsnit 7	7.8	326
8	Afsnit 8	7.8	327
9	Afsnit 9	8.0	324
10	Afsnit 10	8.0	356

Season 3 (2012)

7.88 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.5 59 min avg

Big finale

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Afsnit 1	7.7	380
2	Afsnit 2	7.7	335
3	Afsnit 3	7.7	326
4	Afsnit 4	7.8	316
5	Afsnit 5	7.9	315
6	Afsnit 6	7.7	315
7	Afsnit 7	7.8	305
8	Afsnit 8	8.0	298
9	Afsnit 9	8.0	295
10	Afsnit 10	8.5	419