Darkness: Those Who Kill — 2019-present · 4 seasons · 32 eps

★ 7.5

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Darkness: Those Who Kill

2019-present 4 seasons 32 episodes

★ 7.5 (7,564 votes) Top 50%

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

Episode Ratings Grid

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S2

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S4

E1

7.3

7.3

6.9

7.3

E2

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.2

E3

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.4

E4

7.7

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7.3

E5

7.5

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7.1

7.3

E6

7.6

7.0

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7.3

E7

7.6

7.1

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7.5

E8

7.6

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 7.7

S1E4 Afsnit 4

Louise realises that Anders Kjeldsen does not kill alone but has a partner who is the dominant of the two. In the basement, Emma tries to persuade Stine to help her to escape.

#2

S1E2 7.6

Afsnit 2

Jan and Louise’s investigation into Natasha’s death leads them to suspect Anders Kjeldsen, a man who has been arrested before for violent crimes including rape. Trapped in a basement, Emma tries to comfort a traumatised Julie, but soon needs comforting herself.

#3

S1E3 7.6

Afsnit 3

Jan and Louise find an unsolved murder case in Sweden that has similarities with Natasha's, although this one has an unusual signature: the victim's ring finger was cut off. Louise doesn't believe that the murder has been committed by Anders Kjeldsen. Meanwhile, on a farm that Anders Kjeldsen stayed at as a child, the police make a gruesome discovery. Stine is forced to help Anders with the women in the basement, who are planning to escape.

4. S1E6 "Afsnit 6" 7.6
5. S1E7 "Afsnit 7" 7.6
6. S1E8 "Afsnit 8" 7.6
7. S1E5 "Afsnit 5" 7.5
8. S4E7 "Episode #4.7" 7.5
9. S2E4 "Afsnit 4" 7.4
10. S4E3 "Episode #4.3" 7.4

📉 Bottom Episodes

#32

S3E1 6.9

Afsnit 1

Louise is determined to continue working as a profiler and when a couple is found brutally murdered, she takes on the case. She assists Detective Inspector Frederik Havgaard, who believes he knows who the killer is.

31. S3E2 "Afsnit 2" 7.0
30. S2E6 "Afsnit 6" 7.0
29. S3E6 "Afsnit 6" 7.1
28. S3E5 "Afsnit 5" 7.1

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7 Standouts

9 Infamous

1 Hidden Gems

15 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E2 Afsnit 2

Most Infamous: S1E1 Afsnit 1

Best Hidden Gem: S4E7 Episode #4.7

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