The Killing (Denmark)

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Danish television series crime drama television series television series

The Killing (Denmark) is a critically acclaimed Danish crime drama television series known for its dark atmosphere, intricate plotting, and influential role in popularizing Nordic noir internationally.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
The Killing	10
The Killing (TV series)	4
The Killing (U.S. TV series)	2
Forbrydelsen	1
The Killing (Denmark) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2273356 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Killing (Denmark)
Context triple: [International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series, notableRecipient, The Killing (Denmark)]

A. The Killing
The Killing is a 1956 film noir crime thriller directed by Stanley Kubrick about a meticulously planned racetrack heist that begins to unravel.
B. Kidville
Kidville is a whimsical, child-populated town featured as the primary setting in the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town."
C. Top of the Lake
Top of the Lake is a critically acclaimed mystery drama television series, co-created by Jane Campion, that follows a detective investigating disturbing crimes in a remote New Zealand community.
D. Tatort
Tatort is a long-running German crime television series featuring different police teams investigating murder cases across various cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
E. Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Killing (Denmark)
Target entity description: The Killing (Denmark) is a critically acclaimed Danish crime drama television series known for its dark atmosphere, intricate plotting, and influential role in popularizing Nordic noir internationally.

A. The Killing
The Killing is a 1956 film noir crime thriller directed by Stanley Kubrick about a meticulously planned racetrack heist that begins to unravel.
B. Kidville
Kidville is a whimsical, child-populated town featured as the primary setting in the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town."
C. Top of the Lake
Top of the Lake is a critically acclaimed mystery drama television series, co-created by Jane Campion, that follows a detective investigating disturbing crimes in a remote New Zealand community.
D. Tatort
Tatort is a long-running German crime television series featuring different police teams investigating murder cases across various cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
E. Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Danish television series ⓘ crime drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ
awardReceived	BAFTA TV Award for Best International ⓘ International Emmy Awards nominations ⓘ
broadcastIn	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
costumeElement	Sarah Lund’s Faroese sweater ⓘ
countryOfBroadcast	Denmark ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Denmark ⓘ
creator	Søren Sveistrup ⓘ
criticalReception	critically acclaimed ⓘ
distributionFormat	home video ⓘ streaming ⓘ television broadcast ⓘ
distributor	BBC Four ⓘ
episodeRuntime	approximately 55 minutes ⓘ
filmingLocation	Copenhagen ⓘ
firstAired	2007 ⓘ
genre	Nordic noir ⓘ crime drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ
hasAdaptation	The Killing (Denmark) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Killing (U.S. TV series)
hasSeason	Forbrydelsen ⓘ surface form: Forbrydelsen I Forbrydelsen II ⓘ Forbrydelsen III ⓘ
influenced	international interest in Scandinavian crime drama ⓘ
knownFor	dark atmosphere ⓘ influential role in popularizing Nordic noir internationally ⓘ intricate plotting ⓘ
lastAired	2012 ⓘ
mainCharacter	Sarah Lund ⓘ
narrativeFormat	one case per season ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	40 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons	3 ⓘ
originalChannelType	public service broadcaster ⓘ
originalLanguage	Danish ⓘ
originalNetwork	DR1 ⓘ
portrayedBy	Sofie Gråbøl ⓘ
producer	Danish Broadcasting Corporation ⓘ surface form: DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
productionCompany	DR ⓘ surface form: DR Drama
settingLocation	Copenhagen ⓘ
subgenre	serial crime investigation drama ⓘ
title	Forbrydelsen ⓘ
translatedTitle	The Killing (Denmark) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Killing

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