The Killing (U.S. TV series)
| The Killing | |
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| Genre | Serial crime drama |
| Developed by | Veena Sud |
| Starring |
Mireille Enos Billy Campbell Joel Kinnaman Michelle Forbes Brent Sexton Kristin Lehman Eric Ladin Brendan Sexton III Jamie Anne Allman Annie Corley Liam James |
| Theme music composer | We Fell to Earth |
| Composer(s) | Frans Bak |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Veena Sud Mikkel Bondesen Søren Sveistrup Piv Bernth Ingolf Gabold |
| Producer(s) |
Aaron Zelman Jeremy Doner Kristen Campo Dawn Prestwich Nicole Yorkin |
| Location(s) |
Vancouver, British Columbia Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia (season 2) |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Fox Television Studios Fuse Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | AMC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original run | April 3, 2011 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Forbrydelsen |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based on the Danish television series with the same English title, but known as Forbrydelsen (The Crime) in Danish. The American version was developed by Veena Sud and produced by Fox Television Studios and Fuse Entertainment. The series' first season, consisting of 13 hour-long episodes, premiered on the cable channel AMC on April 3, 2011, with a two-hour premiere.[1] On June 13, 2011, AMC ordered a second season that will contain 13 episodes,[2] which debuted on April 1, 2012, with a two-hour premiere.[3]
Cast
Main
- Mireille Enos as Sarah Linden, the lead homicide detective
- Billy Campbell as Darren Richmond, politician running for mayor of Seattle
- Joel Kinnaman as Stephen Holder, Sarah's homicide detective partner
- Michelle Forbes as Mitch Larsen, Rosie's mother
- Brent Sexton as Stanley Larsen, Rosie's father
- Kristin Lehman as Gwen Eaton, Darren's lover and his campaign adviser
- Eric Ladin as Jamie Wright, Darren's campaign manager
- Brendan Sexton III as Belko Royce, Stan's co-worker and close friend (regular season 1, guest star season 2)
- Jamie Anne Allman as Terry Marek, Mitch's younger sister and Rosie's aunt
- Annie Corley as Regi Darnell, Sarah's social worker and mother figure also helps take care of Sarah's son Jack (regular season 1, recurring season 2)
- Liam James as Jack Linden, Sarah's son (recurring season 1, regular season 2)
Recurring
- Katie Findlay as Rosie Larsen, the teenage girl who was found dead
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Bennet Ahmed, a teacher at Rosie's high school
- Callum Keith Rennie as Rick Felder, Sarah's fiancé
- Kacey Rohl as Sterling Fitch, Rosie's best friend
- Ashley Johnson as Amber Ahmed, Bennet Ahmed's wife
- Garry Chalk as Lt. Michael Oakes, the detectives' boss
- Tom Butler as Lesley Adams, the mayor
- Alan Dale as Senator Eaton, Gwen's father
Series overview
Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the investigation into the murder of local teenager Rosie Larsen, with each episode covering approximately 24 hours.
Season one (2011)
The first season covers the first two weeks of the investigation and has three main storylines: the police investigation into Rosie's murder, the attempts of her family to deal with their grief, and the fluctuating electoral fortunes of a political campaign that becomes embroiled in the case.
Season two (2012)
The second season debuted on April 1, 2012, with a two-hour premiere.[3] In January 2012, creator Veena Sud stated that the killer of Rosie Larsen will not be revealed until the end of the second season.[4] The season resumes the investigation into the murder and reveals secrets about the Larsen family, as well as a possible conspiracy within the campaign race and the Seattle police department.
Production
The pilot was ordered by AMC in January 2010, and then was picked up for a full series order in August 2010.[5][6] The series is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, with some scenes in season two filmed in Coquitlam, British Columbia at Riverview Hospital. Production began on the pilot episode on December 2, 2010.[7] The pilot is written by series creator and executive producer Veena Sud and is directed by Patty Jenkins.[6]
In contrast to the original Danish series, executive producer Veena Sud explained, "We're creating our own world. We are using the Danish series as a blueprint, but we are kind of diverging and creating our own world, our world of suspects and, potentially, ultimately who killed Rosie Larsen." Sud describes the series as "slow-burn storytelling in a sense that every moment that we don't have to prettify or gloss over or make something necessarily easy to digest, that we're able to go to all sorts of places that are honest, and dark, and beautiful and tragic, in a way that is how a story should be told."[8]
Reception
Critical reception
The series premiere received universal acclaim from critics.[9] Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter gave the series a very positive review, calling it "excellent, absorbing and addictive. When each episode ends, you long for the next – a hallmark of great dramas." Goodman also praised Mireille Enos's performance as the lead character Sarah, saying "It's not until you watch Enos play Sarah for a while that it sinks in – there hasn't been a female American character like her probably ever."[10]Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker gave it a B+, saying "The acting is strikingly good" and that "Some viewers may find The Killing a little too cold and deliberate, but give it time. Its intensity builds steadily, giving the series unexpected power."[11] Alex Strachan of The Vancouver Sun says the series "is soaked in atmosphere and steeped in the stark realism of Scandinavian crime novelists Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson" and that it "is not as much about a young girl's murder as it is a psychological study of what happens afterward, how a tight-knit community tries to recover and how a dead child's mother, father and siblings learn to deal with their pain in their own private ways."[12] Matt Roush of TV Guide applauded the series, calling the acting "tremendous" and that he "was instantly hooked by the moody atmosphere of this season-long murder mystery set in Seattle." He went on to say "What really stands out for me, in this age of cookie-cutter procedurals, is how The Killing dramatizes the devastation a violent death has on a family, a community, on the people involved in the investigation. Nothing about this show is routine."[13]
Subsequent episodes were met with lesser praise by some critics, criticizing the show's reliance upon increasingly implausible red herrings to drive each episode, and the withholding of details about each characters' backgrounds, especially Rosie, thus making them difficult to relate with or empathize.[14][15] The first season finale was met with negative reviews from a number of critics. The Los Angeles Times called it "one of the most frustrating finales in TV history",[16] with Alan Sepinwall of HitFix.com calling the end "insulting".[17] Finally, Maureen Ryan of AOL TV said the finale "killed off any interest I had in ever watching the show again."[18] "[The show] began last spring looking like the smartest, most stylish pilot in years," complained Heather Havrilevsky in The New York Times Magazine. "Fast-forward to the finale, in which we learn that what we've been watching is actually a 26-hour-long episode of Law & Order, and we're only halfway through it."[19]
Ratings
When it premiered, the pilot was AMC's second-highest original series premiere following The Walking Dead. The premiere drew 2.7 million viewers and a 2 household rating. The two encores of the premiere episode brought the ratings of the premiere up to a total of 4.6 million total viewers and a 3.7 household rating.[20] The UK premiere on Channel 4 brought in 2.2 million viewers.[21] In the second season, the viewership and ratings dipped to a series low 1.59 million viewers and 0.6 rating with adults aged 18-49.[22]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards[23] | Best Drama Series | The Killing | Nominated |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Mireille Enos | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Michelle Forbes | Nominated | ||
| 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards[24] | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Mireille Enos | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Michelle Forbes | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Patty Jenkins (Episode: "Pilot") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Veena Sud (Episode: "Pilot") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Elizabeth Kling (Episode: "Pilot") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | The Killing | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | 38th Saturn Awards[25] | Best Television Presentation | The Killing | Pending |
| Best Actress in Television | Mireille Enos | Pending | ||
| Best Supporting Actor in Television | Joel Kinnaman | Pending | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in Television | Michelle Forbes | Pending | ||
| 64th Writers Guild of America Awards[26] | Best New Series | The Killing | Nominated | |
| 69th Golden Globe Awards[27] | Best Actress – TV Series Drama | Mireille Enos | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America Award[28] | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Patty Jenkins | Won |
International distribution
| Country | Channel | Premiere date |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | A&E Network Brasil | 2011 |
| Lithuania | TV3 Lithuania | October 25, 2011[29] |
| Hong Kong | TVB Pearl | January 11, 2012[30] |
| Israel | Yes Oh | January 26, 2012 |
| Italy | Fox Crime | November 3, 2011 |
Online promotion
Season one promotion on AMC's The Killing website included "Rosie's Room", a virtual simulation of murder victim Rosie Larsen's bedroom that users could explore in order to learn more about Rosie's life and search for secrets and clues that could help lead to the discovery of who is responsible for her untimely death. Users could peek inside Rosie's dresser, look under her bed, listen to her answering machine messages, flip through her vinyl record collection, and explore her laptop computer to access her social networking profile, vlogs, photos and emails.[31] Season one promotion also included an interactive application called the "Suspect Tracker", where users could vote each week for who they think is the prime suspect in the murder investigation and discuss their theories about the case and its suspects with other fans.[32] A personality quiz titled "How Would You Be Cast in a Crime Thriller?" was also released prior to season one, which told users what part they would be cast in on The Killing based on their reactions to various crime-related situations.[33] AMC's The Killing website also featured exclusive sneak peek and behind the scenes videos, trivia games, numerous photo galleries, episode and character guides, a blog, and a community forum.
For season two's promotion, AMC's The Killing website added the "Rosie Larsen Interactive Case File", which gives a glimpse into the suspects, evidence, crime scene photographs, and documents related to the case.[34]
References
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- ^ "AMC Renews "The Killing" – Network Greenlights Season Two for 13 Episodes" (Press release). AMC. June 13, 2011. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/06/13/amc-renews-the-killing-network-greenlights-season-two-for-13-episodes-640110/20110613amc01/. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
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- ^ "AMC Orders Two Pilots, Building on Network's Original Programming Strategy" (Press release). AMC. January 20, 2010. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/01/20/amc-orders-two-pilots-building-on-networks-original-programming-strategy-34280/20100120amc01/. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "AMC Picks up Next Original Series – Untitled Project Formerly Known as The Killing". AMC. August 11, 2010. http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2010/08/amc-new-series-formerly-the-killing.php. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
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- ^ Tucker, Ken (March 25, 2011). "The Killing". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20475726,00.html. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
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