Scripted series · AMC
The Killing
The past can't be washed away.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Brendan Sexton III
Belko Royce
26 eps
Mireille Enos
Sarah Linden
44 eps
Annie Corley
Regi Darnell
38 eps
Joel Kinnaman
Stephen Holder
44 eps
Gregg Henry
Carl Reddick
6 eps
Joan Allen
Margaret O'Neal
6 eps
Kristin Lehman
Gwen Eaton
26 eps
Sterling Beaumon
Lincoln Knopf
6 eps
Michelle Forbes
Mitch Larsen
26 eps
Levi Meaden
AJ Fielding
6 eps
Brent Sexton
Stanley Larsen
26 eps
Eric Ladin
Jamie Wright
26 eps
Jamie Anne Allman
Terry Marek
26 eps
Liam James
Jack Linden
13 eps
Billy Campbell
Darren Richmond
26 eps
Elias Koteas
James Skinner
12 eps
Hugh Dillon
Francis Becker
12 eps
Amy Seimetz
Danette
12 eps
Bex Taylor-Klaus
Bullet
12 eps
Julia Sarah Stone
Lyric
12 eps
Max Fowler
Twitch
12 eps
Peter Sarsgaard
Ray Seward
12 eps
Morten Hauch-Fausbøll
Jarl Frevert
6 eps
Katie Findlay
Rosie Larsen
13 eps
Rowan Longworth
Adrian Seward
18 eps
Alona Tal
1 eps
Jewel Staite
Caroline Swift
5 eps
Camille Sullivan
Meg Connell
1 eps
Ben Cotton
Pastor Mike
1 eps
Brian Markinson
Gil Sloane
1 eps
Laine MacNeil
Angie Gower
1 eps
Patti Allan
Bev Royce
1 eps
Marin Ireland
Liz Holder
1 eps
Revard Dufresne
Head Transpo Guard
1 eps
Seth Isaac Johnson
Denny Larsen
22 eps
Ethan Rodrigues
Young Cadet #3
2 eps
Eitra Kennedy
Benissimo Lee
1 eps
Evan Bird
Tom Larsen
22 eps
Ashley Johnson
Amber Ahmed
7 eps
Michael Mando
Vasquez
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Killing actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Killing reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 44 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20104 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201113 episodes
7.5IMDbA conflicted homicide detective seeking to leave Seattle and start a new life feels compelled to stay and solve the murder of a teenage girl.
Best episode · S01E13 Orpheus Descending
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201213 episodes
7.5IMDbSeattle police detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder continue to track a teenage girl's killer after getting it wrong, with tragic consequences.
Best episode · S02E13 What I Know
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201312 episodes
7.7IMDbEx-detective Sarah Linden returns to a career she thought she'd left behind when her former partner uncovers a string of murders linked to her past.
Best episode · S03E10 Six Minutes
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20146 episodes
8.0IMDbLinden and Holder return to probe the brutal murder of a family while confronting their own dark actions in the final season of this crime thriller.
Best episode · S04E04 Dream Baby Dream
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E10
Six Minutes
Sarah copes with the consequences of past mistakes; Holder wrestles personal demons; Seward is truthful.
- Directed by Nicole Kassell
- Written by Veena Sud
S04E04
Dream Baby Dream
Linden and Holder focus their investigation on a new suspect, and a tip from an informant leads Reddick to a shocking discovery.
- Directed by Gregory Middleton
- Written by Sean Whitesell
S02E13
What I Know
Sarah and Holder's investigation comes to a close. Meanwhile, Richmond sets out on a bold new course; and a surprise source helps bring closure to the Larsens.
- Directed by Patty Jenkins
- Written by Dan Nowak, Veena Sud
S03E09
Reckoning
The hunt for a pornographer leads to a shocking revelation; Holder looks for a scapegoat; Twitch and Lyric find their dream home.
- Directed by Jonathan Demme
- Written by Dan Nowak
S03E12
The Road to Hamelin
In the Season 3 finale, Sarah risks her life when someone dear to her goes missing; and Holder's past is used against him.
- Directed by Dan Attias
- Written by Nicole Yorkin, Dawn Prestwich
S04E06
Eden
Linden and Holder are confronted with the shocking truth behind the Stansbury murders.
- Directed by Jonathan Demme
- Written by Veena Sud
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E03
The Good Soldier
- Directed by Ed Bianchi
- Written by Nicole Yorkin, Dawn Prestwich
S04E01
Blood in the Water
- Directed by Nicole Kassell
- Written by Veena Sud
S04E04
Dream Baby Dream
- Directed by Gregory Middleton
- Written by Sean Whitesell
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Veena Sud
Showrunner
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Coleman Herbert
Writer
Nathaniel Halpern
Writer
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Linda Burstyn
Writer
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Nic Sheff
Writer
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David Wiener
Writer
Nic Pizzolatto
Writer
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Wendy Riss
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Dan Nowak
Writer
Jeremy Doner
Writer
Soo Hugh
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Aaron Slavik
Writer
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Brett Conrad
Writer
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Sean Whitesell
Writer
Eliza Clark
Writer
Nicole Yorkin
Writer
Aaron Zelman
Writer
Dawn Prestwich
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jeremy DonerProducer
- Veena SudExecutive Producer
- Nicole YorkinProducer
- Aaron ZelmanProducer
- Dawn PrestwichProducer
Writing
- Coleman HerbertWriter
- Nathaniel HalpernWriter
- Linda BurstynWriter
- Nic SheffWriter
- David WienerWriter
- Nic PizzolattoWriter
Direction
- Jonathan DemmeDirector
- Agnieszka HollandDirector
- Dan AttiasDirector
- Kari SkoglandDirector
- Brad AndersonDirector
- Gregory MiddletonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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