The Killing (Forbrydelsen) Series: Great Nordic Noir From Danes

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First Episode (S1, E1) Afsnit 1

The brutal murder of a young girl launches an extensive police investigation that threatens to derail a political career and a police woman’s planned retirement.

Second Episode (S1, E2) Afsnit 2

The body of the missing student is found in an abandoned car. Suspicion falls on local politician Troels Hartmann when it is found that the car is registered to his campaign office.

Third Episode (S1, E3) Afsnit 3

Sarah delays her departure for Sweden, and she and Meyer pursue the hire car driver. After receiving vital information, they return to the school where they make a grisly discovery.

Fourth Episode (S1, E4) Afsnit 4

Sarah and Meyer continue the investigation and concentrate on Oliver and Jeppe, while Hartmann wins a political battle but may have lost a friend.

Fifth Episode (S1, E5) Afsnit 5

Sarah and Jan realise that Nanna’s girlfriend Lisa is more involved than she lets on, and the investigation focuses on the school and one of the teachers. Meanwhile, Hartmann fires Morten.

Sixth Episode (S1, E6) Afsnit 6

When the high school teacher, Rama, is identified as a suspect in the killing of Nanna, Troels Hartmann panics. Rama is one of his immigrant role models and part of his election campaign.

Seventh Episode (S1, E7) Afsnit 7

Sarah cancels her trip to Sweden and Meyer is not happy to have her back. Meanwhile, the police hone in on the teacher, Kemal, as their main suspect and Troels is in danger of being demoted.

Eight Episode (S1, E8) Afsnit 8

School teacher Rama Kemal is still the main suspect in the young girl’s murder, and Sarah and Jan pursue him relentlessly. But is he really the young girl’s killer?

Ninth Episode (S1, E9) Afsnit 9

Theis lands in prison after kidnapping Kemal and beating him up. Hartmann avoids a vote of note confidence and then takes revenge on the plotters.

Tenth Episode (S1, E10) Afsnit 10

Meyer and Sarah suspect a cover-up when they’re told to stay away from Troels Hartmann, but Sarah pursues the case and finds a Liberal party reception room that looks like a crime scene.

Eleventh Episode (S1, E11) Afsnit 11

Sarah and Jan know who they are looking for but are puzzled by their superiors’ reactions.

Twelfth Episode (S1, E12) Afsnit 12

Sarah and Jan interrogate Troels, whose private information opens a new can of worms.

Thirteenth Episode (S1, E13) Afsnit 13

The spotlight of the police and media is now trained on Troels Hartmann, and he feels his political career is crumbling. Meanwhile, strange things are going on at the town hall with fatal consequences.

Fourteenth Episode (S1, E14) Afsnit 14

Troels’s political opponent Bremer wastes no time in taking advantage of his discomfort.

Fifteenth Episode (S1, E15) Afsnit 15

Sarah has walked into a life-threatening situation.

Sixteenth Episode (S1, E16) Afsnit 16

Sarah won’t get on board when her superiors insist that Nanna’s murder has been solved.

Seventeenth Episode (S1, E17) Afsnit 17

Sarah and Jan are convinced there’s a link between Nanna’s murder and an unsolved case.

Eighteenth Episode (S1, E18) Afsnit 18

Sarah and Jan check out a warehouse to look for evidence but something unexpected happens.

Nineteenth Episode (S1, E19) Afsnit 19

The hunt for a missing suspect takes an unexpected turn.

Twenty Episode (S1, E20) Afsnit 20

Having been taken off the case, will Sarah succeed in nailing Nanna’s murderer?

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First Episode (S2, E1) Afsnit 1

The body of a female is found in a Copenhagen park. Shortly after, an ex-soldier who served in Afghanistan is killed. Are the murders linked? Only one person can help: DI Sarah Lund.

Second Episode (S2, E2) Afsnit 2

Sarah Lund finds a connection between the murdered woman and Raben’s soldier friend, Allan Myg Poulsen. Meanwhile, Raben runs amok when he learns that his application for release has been rejected.

Third Episode (S2, E3) Afsnit 3

Ex-soldier Raben is on the run and he looks up a former army chaplain who gets him in contact with yet another ex-soldier, Kruger. They meet, but Kruger wants nothing to do with the past.

Fourth Episode (S2, E4) Afsnit 4

Gruner is found dead, bound to his wheelchair. Now there are only two members of the squad left, Raben and Lisbeth Thomsen, whose whereabouts are unknown.

Fifth Episode (S2, E5) Afsnit 5

Sarah Lund and Strange travel to Sweden to question and protect the only other surviving member of Raben’s former army squad. But Raben himself is on the same mission.

Sixth Episode (S2, E6) Afsnit 6

Against Strange’s advice, Sarah arranges to exhume Per Moller. She’s convinced there’s nobody in the coffin because he’s been sighted three months after his death. But the coffin isn’t empty.

Seventh Episode (S2, E7) Afsnit 7

Sarah has found the chaplain, who’s wounded and she pursues the perpetrator. But she’s attacked by him and barely survives. Meanwhile, Raben is still on the run, but Special Branch is watching him.

Eight Episode (S2, E8) Afsnit 8

Raben is in intensive care after having been shot by Strange. He still insists that Strange is the murdering officer, Perk. Under interrogation, Strange admits to having been in Afghanistan.

Ninth Episode (S2, E9) Afsnit 9

Sarah Lund and Ulrick Strange are in Afghanistan on a mission to track down the killer. Pressing on with the investigation back home, Brix decides to conduct a search at the army barracks.

Tenth Episode (S2, E10) Afsnit 10

Sarah Lund and Ulrick Strange return from Afghanistan with new, conclusive evidence, while Brix and his team are looking at what appears to be an important finding in the investigation.

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First Episode (S3, E1) Afsnit 1

Body parts are found at Copenhagen dock only hours before a visit by the prime minister.

Second Episode (S3, E2) Afsnit 2

The police try to track down the kidnapper of Robert Zeuthen’s daughter Emilie.

Third Episode (S3, E3) Afsnit 3

It becomes clear that Emilie Zeuthen’s kidnapper will stop at nothing to recover his debt.

Fourth Episode (S3, E4) Afsnit 4

Another failed attempt to capture their man leaves Borch and Lund with a dilemma – should they obey the perpetrator’s instructions or take action in spite of his directives, thereby risking Emilie’s life?

Fifth Episode (S3, E5) Afsnit 5

The kidnapper continues to insist that he’s seeking to recover a debt. If Lund is to save Emilie’s life, it will be up to her to find out what the debt is and how it should be repaid.

Sixth Episode (S3, E6) Afsnit 6

In Jutland, Borch and Lund make an eerie discovery and find themselves in danger.

Seventh Episode (S3, E7) Afsnit 7

A new element turns out to play a role of great significance in the investigation.

Eighth Episode (S3, E8) Afsnit 8

A suspect is taken in for examination as the police try to find out about the notebook.

Ninth Episode (S3, E9) Afsnit 9

Sarah Lund is held back in her attempts to make headway with the investigation.

Tenth Episode (S3, E10) Afsnit 10

It’s election day and the Prime Minister has everything to gain but Emilie’s fate remains uncertain.