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The Killing (Danish TV series)

The Killing (Danish: Forbrydelsen, lit. 'The Crime') is a Danish police procedural drama television series created by Søren Sveistrup and produced by DR in co-production with ZDF Enterprises. It premiered on the Danish national television channel DR1 on 7 January 2007 and has since been broadcast in several other countries.

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Morten SuurballeSøren MallingMikael BirkkjærLotte AndersenVPD
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Genre
Crime drama · Psychological thriller · Mystery · Scandinavian noir
Composer
Frans Bak
Country of origin
Denmark
Created by
Søren Sveistrup
Danish
Forbrydelsen
Literally
The Crime

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The Killing (Danish TV series)

Nodes132
Edges131
Triples23
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
Components1

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The Killing (Danish TV series)

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Starring · 5
The Killing (Danish TV series) → Mikael Birkkjær, Morten Suurballe, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sofie Gråbøl, Søren Malling
Genre · 4
The Killing (Danish TV series) → Crime drama, Mystery, Psychological thriller, Scandinavian noir
Producers · 2
The Killing (Danish TV series) → Piv Bernth, Sandra Foss
Composer · 1
The Killing (Danish TV series) → Frans Bak
Country of origin · 1
The Killing (Danish TV series) → Denmark
Created by · 1
The Killing (Danish TV series) → Søren Sveistrup
Danish · 1
The Killing (Danish TV series) → Forbrydelsen
Literally · 1
The Killing (Danish TV series) → The Crime
Network · 1
The Killing (Danish TV series) → DR1
No. of episodes · 1
The Killing (Danish TV series) → 40

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The Killing (Danish TV series)ComposerFrans Bak1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)Country of originDenmark1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)Created bySøren Sveistrup1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)DanishForbrydelsen1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)GenreCrime drama1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)GenrePsychological thriller1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)GenreMystery1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)GenreScandinavian noir1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)LiterallyThe Crime1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)NetworkDR11.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)No. of episodes401.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)No. of series31.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)Original languageDanish1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)ProducersSandra Foss1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)ProducersPiv Bernth1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)Production companyDR1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)Release7 January 2007 (2007-01-07) – 25 November 2012 (2012-11-25)1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)Running time50 minutes1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)StarringSofie Gråbøl1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)StarringSøren Malling1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)StarringMikael Birkkjær1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)StarringNikolaj Lie Kaas1.00infobox
The Killing (Danish TV series)StarringMorten Suurballe1.00infobox

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