It was shown on German TV channel ZDF and on Swedish SVT in the autumn of 2010. Episodes were screened eleven days later on Thursdays on Norwegian NRK1. It aired in Denmark between 27 September and 29 November 2009. Pernille Birk Larsen: Ann Eleonora Jørgensenįorbrydelsen II is set two years later and consists of ten episodes.Chief Inspector Lennart Brix: Morten Suurballe (episodes 11-20).

Chief Inspector Erik Buchard: Troels II Munk (episodes 1-11).

Only Gråbøl was told that she was not the killer. The actors would receive the scripts only on an episode-by-episode basis just moments before shooting was scheduled to begin. As a result, she began 'acting like a man' until the character took shape.ĭuring filming of the first series, Sveistrup also refused to reveal the identity of the murderer or even specific plot points to members of the cast, including Gråbøl. Gråbøl had a history of playing emotionally demonstrative characters on Danish television-she had worked with Sveistrup before on the TV-series Nikolaj og Julie-he approached her direct to play the part of Lund before work on the script began.ĭespite her insistence that she wanted to play an 'isolated person unable to communicate' Gråbøl initially found it difficult to strike the right balance for the emotionally-distant Lund and then realised that the only people she knew, who were like the character, were men. Gråbøl, in particular, became eager to defend her character.

Søren Sveistrup, series creator and head writer, worked closely with lead actress Sofie Gråbøl throughout the writing process to develop the character of Detective Inspector Sarah Lund. Novelisations of each series have been published by Macmillan. 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 also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, 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. Each fifty-minute episode covers twenty-four hours of the investigation.

Each series follows a murder case day-by-day. The series is set in Copenhagen and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund ( Sofie Gråbøl). It premiered on the Danish national television channel DR1 on 7 January 2007, and has since been broadcast in several other countries. 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.

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