The Killing Context 3

  •  The show was globally distributed across Europe in countries like Germany and Holland and the shows success is largely attributed to another Nordic Noire show Wallander which came before it.
  • There are three series in total with most being set in the Danish military and following themes of rape, torture, kidnapping and murder, typical Nordic noire conventions.
  • The show was critically acclaimed and received BAFTA awards and Emmys
  • Novels of the series were produced by Macmillan
  • The show received an American adaptation
The different worlds of the characters overlap in the show with it showing not only the murder cases, but also the domestic world of both our protagonist Sarah Lund and the domestic life off the victims family the Brik Larssens. This is done to ground the show in reality and show the impact things like murder can have on a person's life. Furthermore the integrate the political element of the country into the show to give the show more depth and spread out the narrative.

What genre is the Killing

The bridge
  • Setting: Metropolitan area in both Denmark and Sweden
  • Characters: tension between the two cops from Denmark and Sweden
  • Appearance: Use of natural lighting and less darkness
  • Weather: mostly clouding bleak
  • Storyline: deep interact look at serial killer and criminal masterminds
  • Use of color: no bright shining colors rather plain dim
  • Language: both in Danish and Swedish
Mammon
  • Setting: More rural forests, villages, churches
  • Characters: Seems to be a link of family ties and political figures
  • Appearance: Dark murk appearance with low lighting
  • Weather: Gray bleak skies void of any sunshine
  • Storyline: Uncovering corruption and revealing the truth while secretive people try to stop them
  • Use of color: Very little bright colors accept red, use of blood 
  • Language: Secretive and threatening
The Legacy
  • Setting: in a large house and surrounding area
  • Characters: These siblings who have clear experienced some trauma along with there mother
  • Appearance: More earthy aesthetic
  • Weather: More sun than most of the other noire shows
  • Storyline: Seems to be about abuse and dark family secrets
  • Use of color: use of white backgrounds making it seem almost pristine
  • Language: secretive and aggressive along with the mothers nurture

The killing is targeted at 25-55 year old's in a group called ABC1 and is gender neutral however does lean slightly to females with the use of a female protagonist. The shows audience is culturally literate and understand the conventions of the Nordic Noire genre. In the UK, the BBC4 audience are known to expect well written quality original dramas which this applies.

As a result of the success of the Killing, the Nordic noire genre has seen a risen in popularity spawning many British shows 

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