So that’s it, a second killing is over and done with – and all too quickly.
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The writing is as strong as ever thanks to series creator Søren Sveistrup once again leading the writing team, and the direction gets stronger with each passing series – there’s a real style to this latest outing which is a match to anything that UK or US broadcasters can accomplish.
This show takes no prisoners and you’re going to have to concentrate to keep up. Sorry.Īnd so we’re back up and running with our latest slice of top notch Nordic Noir, with the return of the Queen of Scandinavian Crime Dramas, the Danish Forbrydelsen which is known in English as The Killing.įirst signs are positive: we’re right back into the unsettling, claustrophobic world of chief inspector Sarah Lund (played superbly once again of course by the peerless Sofie Gråbøl.) Right from the opening ship-bound scenes that begin the new ten-part story you’ll be gripped and on the edge of your seat, as the information about plot, characters and context flies at you thick and fast. While spoilers aren’t intended, they’re nonetheless inherent. You should have watched the first two episodes before reading this. Posted on NovemUpdated on January 16, 2015 And this third season? Rather too much nagging familiarity, too many echoes of the first two. The second season seemed to be more issue-led and lost some of the intensely personal emotional power of the first. The first season showed signs of rushed writing after its season was unexpectedly doubled in length and as a result is cluttered with a ridiculous number of red herrings and loose threads never satisfactorily tied off at the end.
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But now after just less than two years in our lives the series is finished after a mere three seasons, never to return.įor all its strengths that make it – in my view at least – the best show that’s been on TV during that time, the series has never been perfect. It burned brief in our hearts – it only arrived in the UK in January 2011 – but it certainly burned bright. Topic says in the last years its subscriptions have climbed by more than 500%.Posted on DecemUpdated on January 16, 2015Īvoids large-scale explicit spoilers, but a lot is heavily implied so read at your own peril until you’ve seen the complete series.Īnd so that’s the end of The Killing – known to true fans by its proper Danish title Forbrydelsen. and previously announced German mystery Dark Woods, which kicked off the series last week. The Topic’s ‘Summer Of Suspense’ line-up includes three seasons of Danish financial crime series Follow The Money ( Bedrag) four seasons of Danish/Swedish Scandi noir series The Bridge (Bron/Broen) Russian series Dead Mountain PBS docuseries Philly D.A. The US remake of the same name aired on AMC and starred Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman. Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe, and Lars Mikkelsen star in the procedural about detective Sarah Lund who investigates cases with political and personal consequences. The Killing will debut on August 12, followed by a successive season each week. Streaming service Topic will screen Bafta international series winner The Killing (Forbrydelsen) this summer in the Nordic Noir TV classic’s first ever airing in North America.Īll four seasons of the Danish-Norwegian-Swedish show will stream in Topic’s ‘Summer Of Suspense’ series of crime thrillers and mysteries.
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