Darkness: Those Who Kill

Investigator Jan and profiler Louise constantly move around in the thrilling periphery of a murderer's view as they link a series of killings.

Darkness: Those Who Kill (2019-2024) is a Danish crime thriller series created by Ina Bruhn for Viaplay, spanning four seasons of eight episodes each. Investigator Jan Michelsen (Kenneth M. Christensen) and profiler Louise Bergstein (Natalie Madueño) follow a string of linked killings, moving through the thrilling periphery of a murderer's view as they try to connect the victims and close in on the offender. Their work is driven by case files, forensic dead ends and the psychological strain of thinking like a killer, with Peter Vinge (Tobias Santelmann) and Emma Holst (Tessa Hoder) among the other principal figures on the investigation. Each season builds a new hunt of about eight hour-long chapters, giving the show a serialized shape where the investigation carries forward across episodes. The tone is cold, tense and bleak, with a Scandinavian sense of quiet unease and grim Danish locations. Fans of nordic noir such as The Killing and The Bridge, and viewers drawn to serial killer psychology in the vein of Hannibal, will find resonance here.

Audiences broadly rate the Danish serial killer thriller positively, with strong praise for its gripping investigation, though the third season was poorly received.

• The Killing (2007)shared nordic noir serial killer investigation, dark procedural tone
• The Bridgeshared scandinavian serial killer hunt with profiler and investigator partnership
• Hannibalshared serialized killer pursuit with psychological focus on the hunter

Created by

Ina Bruhn

Release Date

2019-03-01

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

7.5 / 10 (98)

What is Darkness: Those Who Kill about?

A Danish police investigator and profiler close in on a serial killer by working from inside the murderer's orbit.

What is Darkness: Those Who Kill like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Darkness: Those Who Kill as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.

Is Darkness: Those Who Kill violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in Darkness: Those Who Kill as brutal.

What did critics think of Darkness: Those Who Kill?

Audiences broadly rate the Danish serial killer thriller positively, with strong praise for its gripping investigation, though the third season was poorly received.

Which shows are like Darkness: Those Who Kill?

Shows with a similar feel include The Killing (2007), The Bridge, and Hannibal.

How long is Darkness: Those Who Kill?

Darkness: Those Who Kill: 4 seasons, 32 episodes.

Is Darkness: Those Who Kill still running?

No, Darkness: Those Who Kill has ended.

Where can I watch Darkness: Those Who Kill?

In United States, Darkness: Those Who Kill streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Viaplay Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel.