Industry Comparison

 DR

Danish broadcasting corporation

Public service broadcasting like the BBC
Oldest and biggest broadcaster in Denmark
Has 6 TV and radio channels
Quality not profit
Government
Regulated
Vertical integration
Responsibility
Limited
Viewing figures
Famous cast

Netflix

Private media company
Creative freedom
Subscribers
Flexible
Famous casts
Viewing figures
Big budget
Quality not profit


The killing was created by Soren Sveistruep a well-known writer and producer in Denmark. He is well known for creating the three series of the killing which aired in Denmark. He also produced a movie Snowman which aired in the UK in 2017
The killing was produced by the public broadcasting service DR.
DR is funded by the public and therefor the a licensing fee is sent out to all Danish citizens who own a TV, smartphone or computer and it allows them to access entertainment services.
DR was founded in 1925
Other well-known shows created by DR are Legion and The Bridge.

DR has a much smaller budget than big media giants like Netflix, the killing reflects the economic context of a small publicly owned national broadcaster producing quality programming with one series at a time in cooperation with other national broadcasters to ensure better success. 

The series has a much smaller budget than typical BBC dramas but is synonymous worldwide as a thought-provoking, socially-conscious drama. DR put a great deal of emphasis on letting the stories of their drama develop slowly and avoid giving to much of the plot away. 

Similarities

-Follow the case of a missing child
-Have a certain focus on law enforcement
-Distrust in government figures
-Elements of the family dynamic in both as well as protective parents
-Both use dark and gritty settings 
-Both shows have quite unknown cast aside from one or two well known actors and actresses
-Both arguably have a lead female protagonist 
-Both have initially mysterious antagonists
-Saw great international success
-Both open with characters running from an unknown threat


Differences

-One is murder other is missing child 
-One follows exclusively adults whilst the other has a mix of children and adults
-Stranger things has elements of the supernatural 
-Stranger things was produced by a private media company 
-Stranger things had a lot of options on who they were able to cast whilst DR had a much smaller budget to look for a cast
-Stranger things had a lot of promotional material behind it whilst the killing relied on a tightly knit audience.
-Their were set times when episodes of the killing could be viewed whilst stranger things was designed to be 'bingeable'
-The killing takes place in Copenhagen, a lively capital city of Denmark, whilst stranger things embraces the idea of a small quiet mid-west town
-Stranger things uses synergy to give people a feel for the 1980s aesthetic with products like Kellogg's Eggo waffles appearing whilst their is no mention of any major products, shows or advertisement in the Killing 
-Because of when the killing was initially released, DR didn't have the ability to promote through social media and had to rely on more conventional mean for the time such as trailers, billboards and reviews.
-The killing is set in the modern day taking place when it was released in 2007 as the story is not affected by the ear it is set in massively, whilst stranger things is set in the 1980 as the setting wouldn't work in the modern age  
-Stranger things was released internationally on Netflix, whilst the Killing was initially released in Denmark in 2007 before being released in the UK in 2011 on BBC4 
-killing was more socially conscious and showed a reflection of the Danish government
-The killing was produced by a public service broadcaster whilst stranger things was created and distributed by the streaming company Netflix


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