The Killing will draw you in
This US adaptation of the Danish drama is almost British in tone and well worth a look.
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I probably won’t get around to writing a formal review for The Killing, but it’s definitely work catching on ONE on Wednesday night.
This US adaptation of the Danish drama comes from AMC (Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead) and covers three different subplots all linked to a single murder.
Rosie Larsen has gone missing. Seattle detectives start an investigation into her disappearance which involves questioning Rosie’s family, friends, and neighbours.
The feel of this series is almost British in tone. It doesn’t fall into the usual procedural pitfalls of US crime shows, nor does it resort to histrionics.
Seattle makes for a brooding, bleak setting. Mireille Enos (Big Love) is terrific as the understated Detective Sarah Linden.
I didn’t see the Danish original, but if you’re looking for something character driven that requires a bit of patience, this is definitely worth catching.
It begins with a double episode premiere 8:30pm Wednesday on ONE.
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15 Responses
Loved the original. And if it comes from this adventurous and prolific production house if will be great! And they’ve changed the identity of the murderer – so all the more reason to watch!
So which version should i watch? SBS or ONE. Haven’t seen neither, but interested in seeing one, not both.
It may draw you in but, if you are anything like me, it will take a lot of patience to stick with it past the third or fourth episode.
The Killing has an excellent opening run before going completely downhill. This is an unfulfilling program. I wouldn’t recommend watching it.
Showing it at the exact same time as the Danish original on SBS. Who copied who here? Pretty pathetic by one of them.
I’m definitely gonna be catching the original this time around, what little I’ve heard about the American one (the end of the season at least) is all bad.
This looks amazing!! Saw a preview of it on One today while having lunch at a pub in Pitt Town. I’ll be watching!!!!
Oh I have been waiting for SBS to repeat the original. Is it from the start?
This is all very good but I want to know when Sons of Anarchy series 3 will be shown….just an answer from ten will do.
So Ten decide to put this on at exactly the same time as SBS are showing the Danish original on SBS2, and Spicks and Specks / Gruen are on ABC? Good luck getting more than 200k watching.
loved the original and can not wait for its season 3 – which i think is filming currently- hope the us one is half as good and i will be watching
I had no problem with the end of Season 1 and I personally thought this was one of the strongest dramas out of the US this year. It’s definatly a slow burn but it’s intriguing unfolding is brilliant to those with the patience to follow.
The Danish version is 1 killer storyline per series, AMC went down a different path, the final epiosde is a cliff hanger with many twists which I liked and I cant wait for season 2.
a spoiler warning here for some people…
… yes it draws you in, but it also promised to reveal the killer in the final episode; something it did not do. Thankfully, it got a 2nd season, but still, it was a kick in the balls for people who invested the time in it to be rewarded with the killer being revealed…only for them not to be.
From what I’ve heard this show goes on a downward spiral very quickly thanks to someone named Veena Sud.