Gråbøl had a history of playing emotionally demonstrative characters on Danish television -she had worked with Sveistrup before on the TV-series Nikolaj og Julie -he approached her direct to play the part of Sarah Lund before work on the script began.
Gråbøl, in particular, became eager to defend her character. Søren Sveistrup, series creator and head writer, worked closely with lead actress Sofie Gråbøl throughout the writing process to successfully develop the character of Detective Inspector Sarah Lund. Novelizations of each series have been published by Macmillan. It has become a cult television show, and has received numerous awards and nominations including a BAFTA Award and an International Emmy, and in 2011 a US remake was produced by the American cable network AMC. The Killing has proved to be an international hit -garnering significant critical acclaim -particularly in the United Kingdom, Germany and The Netherlands. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the stories of the murdered victim's family and the effect in political circles alongside the police investigation. Each fifty-minute episode covers twenty-four hours of the investigation.
Each series follows a murder case day-by-day.
The series is set in Copenhagen and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund ( Sofie Gråbøl). It was first broadcast on the Danish national television channel DR1 on 7 January 2007, and has since been transmitted in many other countries worldwide. The Killing ( Danish : Forbrydelsen, "The Crime") is a Danish police procedural three-series-long television drama created by Søren Sveistrup and produced by DR in co-production with ZDF Enterprises.
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