The killing

Danish TV series
Contents

1 2 3
Basic Information Genre Style
Technique(tone)

4 5 6
Characters Plots Final thoughts
01 Basic Information

Danish police procedural drama

television series
created by Søren Sveistrup
produced by DR in co-production with ZDF Enterprises

‧Popular in the UK and remake in the US

‧ 3 Series (1-20EP / 2-10EP / 3-10EP)
‧ Each episode covers 24 hours of an investigation
‧ Difficult to watch each episode independently
‧ BAFTA for best international TV series in 2011
02 Genre #crimedrama #psychologicalthriller #mystery #Scandinaviannoir

#crime drama #psychological thriller

police/murder stories thriller + psychological fiction

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focus on criminal acts psychological narratives set
and the investigations

<The aspect of The Killing>

where a woman is being chased

by an unknown person
in the woods late at night.
02 Genre #crimedrama #psychologicalthriller #mystery #Scandinaviannoir

#mystery #Scandinavian noir

the nature of an event a police point of view

remains mysterious in Scandinavia countries

do not know who the killer avoiding metaphor

until the last episode and set in bleak landscapes

a dark and morally complex mood

<The aspect of The Killing> depicting a tension
the murder, misogyny, misandry…
giving the feeling of a somber
mood throughout the show.
03 Style, technique(tone)

‧the series is noted for its plot twists

‧ season-long storylines and dark tone

‧ for giving equal emphasis to the stories

‧ the murdered victim's family / the effect in political circles
03 Style, technique(tone)

‧the series is set in Copenhagen

‧ revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund (Sofie Gråbøl)

‧The first series : following the police investigation into the murder of a young woman

‧The second series : set two years later

‧The final series : beginning with the murder of a sailor

04 Characters

Sarah Lund Jan Meyer Troels Hartmann

(Inspector) (Inspector) (a candidate for mayor)
04 Characters

Sarah Lund Jan Meyer Troels Hartmann

(Inspector) (a candidate for mayor)
04 Characters

Moving to Sweden with her son

⮕ to continue her investigation
⮕ the distance from her fiancé and son

Lund is cuttingly ruthless

but also she has some warmth in her

A traditionally male character

in a woman's body
It’s common to see portrayals of male
Jan Meyer detectives
Troels on televi-
Hartmann
Sarah Lund
(Inspector) sion becoming estranged from friends and family
(a candidate for mayor)
04 Characters

A white sweater
with black snowflake-like patterns
: a person who doesn’t use her sexuality

A brilliant move that makes Lund nuanced

beyond gender expectations

The contrast of
a very cynical woman in a very cynical work
Sarah Lund and then this very soft-valued
Jan Meyer sweater
Troels Hartmann
(Inspector) (a candidate for mayor)
04 Characters

Sarah Lund Jan Meyer Troels Hartmann

(Inspector) (Inspector) (a candidate for mayor)
04 Characters

Assisting Sarah Lund To feel exasperated

with Lund’s methods
To replace Lund ⮕ the investigation pro-
when she leaves gresses
for Sweden ⮕ He sees Lund can pro-
duce results
A more conventional
detective than Lund The frustration
Sarah Lund Jan Meyer The camaraderie
Troels Hartmann
(Inspector) (Inspector) (a candidate for mayor)
04 Characters

Sarah Lund Jan Meyer Troels Hartmann

(Inspector) (a candidate for mayor)
04 Characters

The main suspect

It's slowly known who Hartmann is

from being involved in Nanna's murder

the distrust for Hartmann as a politician

But he seems like a pretty good guy

He stores a large collection of skeletons

Sarah Lund Jan Meyer Troels Hartmann
(Inspector) (a candidate for mayor)
04 Characters

Nanna Birk Larsen Theis and Pernille Birk Larsen

(Nanna’s parents)
04 Characters

Nanna Birk Larsen Theis and Pernille Birk Larsen

(Nanna’s parents)
04 Characters

The character
whose murder serves as the cen-
tral focus of the plot

A victim in "The Killing."

Nanna Birk Larsen Theis and Pernille Birk Larsen

(Nanna’s parents)
04 Characters

Nanna Birk Larsen Theis and Pernille Birk Larsen

(Nanna’s parents)
04 Characters

The characters who pack

the most emotional punch

Shows the effects of the murder

on the victim’s family

The actors do a wonderful job

at portraying grieving parents
Nanna Birk Larsen Theis and Pernille Birk Larsen
(Nanna’s parents)
05 Plots

Sarah is to move to Sweden. On the trail of a principal murder suspect

Nanna Birk Larsen(19) has disappeared. To jeopardize the investigation
She is found raped and brutally murdered by Jan’s impulsiveness threatens

EP 1 EP 2 EP 3

Evidence links Troels Hartmann to the murder

He is in the middle of an election campaign
(the new mayor of Copenhagen)
05 Plots

Troels Hartmann is heading for trouble

To discover clues in the victim’s school Someone has attempted to hide crucial facts
Some shocking news for Sarah. Theis receives some shattering information

EP 4 EP 5 EP 6

Nanna’s friend Lisa may know more than her.

Investigators ought to focus to a different direction.
05 Plots

The police has disappeared

with murder suspect Rama Troels divulges private information
The investigation reaches a standstill Sarah and Jan interrogate Troels

EP 9 EP 11 EP 12

As the investigation leads again

in the direction of Troels Hartmann
the reactions of their superior officers are puzzling
05 Plots

Principal suspect Troels Hartmann

Political opponent Bremer loses no time Sarah won’t agree that
in taking advantage of the situation Nanna’s murder has been solved

EP 14 EP 15 EP 16

Sarah has walked into a life-threatening situation

the puzzle of the murderer’s identity
might finally be resolved
05 Plots

Sarah succeed in nailing Nanna’s murderer

There is a link between Nanna’s murder The motive was that he had tried to
and an unsolved case from 15 years earlier prevent Nanna from traveling away

EP 17 EP 18,19 EP 20

A prime suspect disappears

The hunt for a missing suspect takes an unexpected turn
06 Final thoughts and message of the show
A lot of time to detailing the
repercussions of the murder
upon the victim’s family.
The grief of Theis and Pernille
Birk Larsen was laid bare as they
Tried to come to terms with
their daughter’s death.
“The Killing” is …
The amount of time devoted to The solution of the crime
the development of other enfolds very gradually.
characters
: the victims, their family members, All of Season 1 is devoted to the
and the criminals. investigation of a single murder
Many of them become three-di-
mensional people.
The big surprise was that Nanna's father,
Theis Birk Larsen, ended up killing Vagn in
the dark forest. Theis became a mur-
derer.
06 Final thoughts and message of the show

Sarah Lund’s fight for justice

She's brave and strong, but she has so many weak points
But she fight for victims, society, her colleagues and herself

He who fights with monsters should be careful

least he thereby becomes a monster.
When you stare at the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Thank you for listening!

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