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Those Who Kill

Those Who Kill

Description: Based on the novels by best-selling author Elsebeth Egholm, this dark crime series features 90-minute standalone mysteries that follow the investigations of a special Copenhagen police unit that targets serial killers. The unit's protagonists, ambitious and headstrong DCI Katrine Ries Jensen and cerebral forensic psychiatrist Thomas Schaeffer, specialise in identifying serial killers who do not display traditional behavioural patterns of dissocial individuals. The pairs' skills complement each other as they attempt to make psychological connections to not only the killers themselves but also to the killers' victims.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Year Released: 2011
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 10
Adaptations: Those Who Kill (2014)
Language: Danish
Spin Offs: Those Who Kill, Den som dræber - Fanget af mørket
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