Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) and Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman).
AMC announced the series’s cancellation in July 2012, but picked it up for a third season after a renegotiation with Fox Television Studios and Netflix. The Killing was again cancelled by AMC in September 2013, but Netflix announced in November 2013 that it had ordered a fourth season consisting of six episodes to conclude the series. The complete fourth season was released on Netflix on August 1, 2014.
Having been an an avid fan of Forbrydelsen, I’d never wanted to watch the US version , but I have now and the first two series are surprising good with excellent casts and a stunning location (Seattle). Obviously the plot is derivative but there are enough American differences to keep it interesting. Sadly, the last two series couldn’t maintain the standard.
