The Killing (TV Series) / Episode List
This episode list contains all episodes of the US crime series The Killing , sorted by the US first broadcast . Between 2011 and 2014, a total of 44 episodes were created in four seasons.
Overview
| Season | Number of episodes | First broadcast in the USA | German-language first broadcast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 13 | April 3, 2011 | June 19, 2011 | 1st of March 2013 | May 24, 2013 |
| 2 | 13 | April 1, 2012 | 17th June 2012 | May 31, 2013 | 23rd August 2013 |
| 3 | 12 | 2nd June 2013 | 4th August 2013 | 16th September 2014 | |
| 4th | 6th | August 1, 2014 | 16th September 2014 | ||
season 1
The first broadcast of the first season was from April 1 to June 19, 2011 on the American television channel AMC . The German-language premiere broadcast of the German pay-TV transmitter RTL Crime from 1 March to 24 May, 2013.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rosie Larsen | pilot | Apr 3, 2011 | 1st Mar 2013 | Patty Jenkins | Veena Sud |
| In Seattle, Washington, Detective Sarah Linden is investigating the disappearance of Rosie Larsen, a young girl. When Larsen's body is discovered, Linden begins a homicide investigation while her private life falls by the wayside. The body was found in a vehicle belonging to the Darren Richmond Councilor’s mayoral campaign, reducing its chances of winning the upcoming election. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | The cage | The cage | Apr 3, 2011 | March 8 2013 | Ed Bianchi | Veena Sud |
| The police questioning of Rosie Larsen's grieving parents and Rosie's best friends results in a list of suspects and leads the detectives to new evidence at the school. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | El Diablo | El Diablo | Apr 10, 2011 | 15th Mar 2013 | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin |
| Richmond City Councilor suspects a leak in his team and suspects even his closest associates, Gwen and Jamie. Richmond has the e-mail traffic of all employees checked and finds an e-mail from Jamie's computer to the opposing camp. He seems to be the leak. Sarah tracks down a witness who leads to a suspect while trying to collaborate with her new difficult partner, Holder. When Linden has to answer Rosie's mother's question as to whether Rosie's last few minutes were excruciating, she immediately lets her know one thing: some truths are simply unbearable and cannot be spoken. But that doesn't make it go away: not for Sarah. Linden is being taken more and more by the events. | |||||||
| 4th | 4th | A silent echo | A soundless echo | Apr 17, 2011 | 22 Mar 2013 | Jennifer Getzinger | Soo Hugh |
| 5 | 5 | Super 8 | Super 8 | Apr 24, 2011 | 29 Mar 2013 | Phil Abraham | Jeremy Doner |
| Stanley Larsen turns to his colleague Belko to find out who the police are suspecting. Richmond agrees to launch a smear campaign against the mayor. In the meantime, Holder and Linden ask Ahmed, who shows them a Super 8 film in which Rosie can be seen on a bicycle with an unknown companion. | |||||||
| 6th | 6th | What's left | What You Have Left | May 1, 2011 | Apr 5, 2013 | Agnieszka Holland | Nic Pizzolatto |
| Linden and Holder learn that Rosie visited Ahmed's home on the night of the murder. The Richmond Campaign continues to suffer over his association with murder suspect Ahmed, while Stan ponders justice. | |||||||
| 7th | 7th | retribution | Vengeance | May 8, 2011 | Apr 12, 2013 | Ed Bianchi | Linda Burstyn |
| The Larsen case continues to revolve around prime suspect Bennet Ahmed. Meanwhile, Richmond is under more pressure for refusing to openly distance itself from Ahmed. | |||||||
| 8th | 8th | Walls | Stonewalled | May 15, 2011 | April 19, 2013 | Dan Attias | Aaron Zelman |
| Linden clashes with the FBI when two cases merge. Linden and Holder's relationship is strained when pictures of Rosie's murder are leaked to the press. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | So-called | Undertow | May 22, 2011 | Apr 26, 2013 | Agnieszka Holland | Dan Nowak |
| 10 | 10 | I'll let you know when I'm there | I'll Let You Know When I Get There | May 29, 2011 | May 3, 2013 | Ed Bianchi | Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich |
| 11 | 11 | Missing | Missing | June 5, 2011 | May 10, 2013 | Nicole Kassell | Veena Sud |
| 12 | 12 | Beau Soleil | Beau Soleil | June 12, 2011 | 17th May 2013 | Keith Gordon | Jeremy Doner & Soo Hugh |
| 13 | 13 | Orpheus Descent | Orpheus Descending | June 19, 2011 | May 24, 2013 | Brad Anderson | Veena Sud & Nic Pizzolatto |
season 2
The first broadcast of the second season was from April 1 to June 17, 2012 on the American television channel AMC . The German-language premiere broadcast of the German pay-TV transmitter RTL Crime May 31 to August 23, 2013.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | 1 | Reflections | Reflections | Apr 1, 2012 | May 31, 2013 | Agnieszka Holland | Veena Sud |
| 15th | 2 | My happy day | My lucky day | Apr 1, 2012 | June 7, 2013 | Dan Attias | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin |
| 16 | 3 | Stunned | Numb | Apr 8, 2012 | 14th of June 2013 | Brad Anderson | Eliza Clark |
| 17th | 4th | Ogi Jun | Ogi Jun | Apr 15, 2012 | June 21th 2013 | Phil Abraham | Jeremy Doner |
| 18th | 5 | Ghosts of the past | Ghosts of the Past | Apr 22, 2012 | June 28, 2013 | Ed Bianchi | Wendy crack |
| 19th | 6th | Openings | Openings | Apr 29, 2012 | 5th July 2013 | Kevin Bray | Aaron Zelman |
| 20th | 7th | Keylela | Keylela | May 6, 2012 | 12th of July 2013 | Nicole Kassell | Dan Nowak |
| 21st | 8th | From the reservation | Off the reservation | May 13, 2012 | 19th July 2013 | Veena Sud | Nathaniel Halpern |
| 22nd | 9 | Sayonara, Hiawatha | Sayonara, Hiawatha | May 20, 2012 | July 26, 2013 | Phil Abraham | Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich |
| 23 | 10 | 72 hours | 72 hours | May 27, 2012 | Aug 2, 2013 | Nicole Kassell | Eliza Clark |
| 24 | 11 | Bulldog | Bulldog | June 3, 2012 | 9 Aug 2013 | Ed Bianchi | Jeremy Doner |
| 25th | 12 | Donnie or Marie | Donnie or Marie | June 10, 2012 | 16 Aug 2013 | Keith Gordon | Aaron Zelman & Wendy Riss |
| 26th | 13 | What I know | What I know | 17th June 2012 | 23 Aug 2013 | Patty Jenkins | Veena Sud & Dan Nowak |
season 3
The first broadcast of the third season was from June 2 to August 4, 2013 on the US TV channel AMC . It was first published in German on September 16, 2014 on Netflix via streaming .
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D / A / CH) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | The jungle | The jungle | 2nd June 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Ed Bianchi | Veena Sud |
| 28 | 2 | What you fear most | That You Fear the Most | 2nd June 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Lodge Kerrigan | Dan Nowak |
| 29 | 3 | Seventeen | Seventeen | June 9, 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Kari Skogland | Eliza Clark |
| 30th | 4th | The Pied Piper | Head shots | June 16, 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Michael Rymer | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin |
| 31 | 5 | Survival instinct | Scared and Running | June 23, 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Dan Attias | Coleman Herbert |
| 32 | 6th | Expropriation area | Eminent domain | 30th of June 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Keith Gordon | David Wiener |
| 33 | 7th | Hope in heaven | Hope kills | July 7, 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Tricia Brock | Brett Conrad |
| 34 | 8th | One tries | Try | July 14, 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Lodge Kerrigan | Nic Sheff & Aaron Slavik |
| 35 | 9 | Cruel find | Reckoning | July 21, 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Jonathan Demme | Dan Nowak |
| 36 | 10 | Six minutes | Six minutes | July 28, 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Nicole Kassell | Veena Sud |
| 37 | 11 | From up here | From Up Here | 4th Aug 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Dan Attias | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin |
| 38 | 12 | The last trip | The Road to Hamelin | 4th Aug 2013 | 16 Sep 2014 | Phil Abraham & Dan Attias | Eliza Clark, Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin |
Season 4
The fourth season was released by the video-on-demand provider Netflix on August 1, 2014 via streaming . The German-language first publication took place on September 16, 2014 also on Netflix via streaming.
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D / A / CH) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | Blood in the water | Blood in the Water | Aug 1, 2014 | 16 Sep 2014 | Nicole Kassell | Veena Sud |
| 40 | 2 | Slipped | Unraveling | Aug 1, 2014 | 16 Sep 2014 | Lodge Kerrigan | Dan Nowak |
| 41 | 3 | A good soldier | The Good Soldier | Aug 1, 2014 | 16 Sep 2014 | Ed Bianchi | Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich |
| 42 | 4th | Dreamed | Dream baby dream | Aug 1, 2014 | 16 Sep 2014 | Gregory Middleton | Sean Whitesell |
| 43 | 5 | The truth | Truth Asunder | Aug 1, 2014 | 16 Sep 2014 | Coky Giedroyc | Dan Nowak |
| 44 | 6th | The garden of eden | Eden | Aug 1, 2014 | 16 Sep 2014 | Jonathan Demme | Veena Sud |
Web links
- Episode list in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- List of episodes at Fernsehserien.de