AMC today announced that its original series The Killing has been renewed for a second season. Based on the Danish series Forbrydelsen the show follows the investigation into a murder and touches on the emotional impact to the family and a political campaign's connections. Ratings have been consistently decent - not spectacular - but at least ahead of what the canceled Rubicon did prior. The Killing started very promisingly but since has tailed off significantly in terms of quality frustr...

It seems lately with every launch of a new series on cable a ratings record of some sort is being broken. In the case of Starz it delivered Camelot to the highest ratings of an original series premiere for the network besting Spartacus. Over on AMC as the second biggest premiere for the highly regarded network it was The Killing which launched successfully and is being counted on to hold audiences over until Breaking Bad returns in the summer. Camelot is yet another retelling of the Ki...

Just recently AMC announced that their new original series The Killing would have a two hour premiere on Sunday April 3rd at 9pm. Now they have released a few teaser trailers for the show which is based on the popular Danish series Forbrydelsen. The Killing ties together three distinct stories around a single murder from the perspective of the detectives assigned to the case, the victim’s grieving family, and the suspects. Set in Seattle the story also explores local politics as it f...

The series premiere of the new AMC original series The Killing, originally planned for a single hour, will now be two hours long and start earlier in the evening. The Killing is a crime thriller that takes on a murder investigation as seen through three different points of view and is based on the popular Danish series Forbrydelsen. The premiere is slated for Sunday April 3rd at 9pm and then all following episodes will air in the normal timeslot of 10pm on Sunday nights. “The Kill...