"The Killing"

Crime-drama TV series based upon FORBRYDELSEN following the murder of teenage Findlay and the grieving, investigation and politics surrounding her death, which eventually branches off to other homicides worked by detectives Enos and Kinnaman who have the grungy Seattle version of the Mulder/Scully thing going on. Dumped by AMC twice, and picked up by Netflix for a satisfying fourth and final season. There are excellent television shows with terrible endings, and then there are terrible television shows with excellent endings; and while THE KILLING doesn't fall into either category, it should be noted that the series has some very high points as well as some very low. Every season finale (save the Season Four's series finale) is a major letdown, but the show is otherwise thrilling and well-made. The series begins flawlessly, but once Season Two arrives, the story starts to drag, and the characters' actions go from realistic, to questionable, to far-fetch, to just downright stupid, and never quite recovers until the rewarding fourth and final season. It is definitely worth your time if you like crime-dramas.