The Killing - Season 1

Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day with the Copenhagen police force, planning to move to Sweden with her fiancé and transfer to the Swedish police. However, everything changes when a 19-year old woman, Nanna Birk Larsen, disappears only to be found raped and brutally murdered. Along with her colleague, Detective Inspector Jan Meyer, Sarah is forced to head the investigation as it soon becomes clear that she and Meyer are chasing a very intelligent and dangerous murderer. Meanwhile, local politician Troels Hartmann is in the middle of a hard-fought mayoral campaign when evidence links him to the murder, adding a political thread and further intrigue to the storyline. At the same time, the girl's family and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Over a span of 20 days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.

20 Episodes

Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1

Monday, November 3. Police detective Sarah Lund is about to leave her job in Copenhagen to move to Sweden. Troels Hartmann is gaining ground...

Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2

Monday, November 3-Tuesday, November 4. Nanna's parents identify her body, and details of her sufferings are uncovered. Lund keeps postponin...

Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3

Tuesday, November 4-Wednesday, November 5: Lund and Meyer track down the driver, who ends up injured in the hospital, but also supplies an a...

Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4

Wednesday, November 5-Thursday, November 6: The police investigate the crime scene they have found at Nanna's school and suspect her classma...

Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5

Thursday, November 6-Friday, November 7. Hartmann has won a new political ally, but is drawn into the murder case again when the police unco...

Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6

Friday, November 7-Saturday, November 8: Lund and Meyer investigate teacher Raman al Kemal's actions on the night of the murder. Hartmann le...

Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7

Saturday, November 8-Sunday, November 9. Lund decides to stay in town to continue the investigation even though it puts her relationship wit...

Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8

Sunday, November 9-Monday, November 10. The police locate the place where Nanna was killed, and Rama is charged with the crime. Hartmann is ...

Episode 9

Season 1 - Episode 9

Monday, November 10-Tuesday, November 11. Theis Birk Larsen's brutal punishment of Rama is interrupted by the police, and Theis is arrested....

Episode 10

Season 1 - Episode 10

Tuesday, November 11-Wednesday, November 12. Bengt leaves for Stockholm. Lund and Meyer are hindered in their investigation by a secretive b...

Episode 11

Season 1 - Episode 11

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

Episode 12

Season 1 - Episode 12

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

Episode 13

Season 1 - Episode 13

The spotlight of the police and media is now trained on Troels Hartmann, and he feels his political career is crumbling. Meanwhile strange t...

Episode 14

Season 1 - Episode 14

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

Episode 15

Season 1 - Episode 15

Sarah has walked into a life-threatening situation.

Episode 16

Season 1 - Episode 16

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

Episode 17

Season 1 - Episode 17

Lund and Meyer become convinced there is a link between Nanna's murder and a case that has remained unsolved for 15 years, and frantically t...

Episode 18

Season 1 - Episode 18

Lund and Meyer get more than they bargained for when they visit an abandoned warehouse in their search for evidence. Meanwhile, a prime susp...

Episode 19

Season 1 - Episode 19

Lund finds the odds stacked against her as the search for a missing suspect takes an unexpected turn, and Hartmann and Bremer take part in a...

Episode 20

Season 1 - Episode 20

Lund is determined to catch Nanna's killer despite being taken off the case, and Hartmann is on a downward spiral - until he receives crucia...