The Killing
originally aired on AMC
The Killing premiered on April 3, 2011, on AMC, based on the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. The American version was developed by Veena Sud and produced by Fox Television Studios and Fuse Entertainment. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows homicide detectives Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) and Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman) AMC announced the series's cancellation in July 2012, but picked it up for a third season. The Killing was again cancelled by AMC in September 2013, but Netflix announced in November 2013 that it had ordered a fourth season consisting of six episodes.