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THE KILLING: Must-Binge Scandinavian Series Makes Its North American Debut Today On Topic!

THE KILLING  premieres today on Topic TODAY which will be the first time that it has been available in the US ever! Swing by www.topic.com/the-killing to check out Season 1. The subsequent 2 seasons will be releasing weekly on Thursdays.

Synopsis: The brutal murder of a young girl launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time, span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer. Two more seasons follow about a series of killings of soldiers and the abduction of an industrial magnate’s daughter.

Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini). Starring Sofie Gråbøl (The House That Jack BuiltFlickering Light), Morten Suurballe (“Vikings”, The GuityLars Mikkelsen (Headhunter, The Day Will Come) and Bjarne Henriksen (The Hunt, The Celebration)

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