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It's Cecilie's birthday, and she and her boyfriend Erik have invited her old friend Marie to their summer house with her new boyfriend Joakim. Everything is perfect: the weather, the house, the lunch table, and the garden. But Joakim has brought more than just clothes for the weekend.

The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode covering twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the story of the murdered victim's family alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast.