The Killing: Cancelled by AMC-TVLine

According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, AMC has canceled The Killing after two seasons. Here's an excerpt from the article:



“After much deliberation, we’ve come to the difficult decision not to renew The Killing for a third season,” said the network in a statement. “AMC is incredibly proud of the show and is fortunate to have worked with such a talented team on this project, from showrunner Veena Sud and our terrific partners at Fox Television Studios to the talented, dedicated crew and exceptional cast.”

The series, based on a Danish TV whodunit called Forbrydelsen, debuted to critical acclaim. The first season earned Emmy nominations for stars Mireille Enos, who played a detective investigating Rosie’s killing, and Michelle Forbes, who portrayed the dead girl’s mother. But when the Season 1 finale came and went without any resolution to the murder mystery, fans and critics alike made their displeasure known – and the drama never recovered.

The show’s Season 2 finale drew 1.5 million viewers, down 17 percent from the premiere and down 35 percent from the final episode of its freshman year. Critical support, too, seriously dropped in the second season. (At least we found out who killed Rosie.)



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My thoughts: Despite the fact that I did like The Killing, I'm honestly not really upset at all about the fact that it has been canceled, because at least the viewers were able to find out who killed Rosie before it was canceled. Plus, while I enjoyed watching the show it wasn't exactly high quality TV, if you ask me. I feel like Veena Sud shot the show in the foot so to speak when she decided to not reveal who killed Rosie Larsen in the first season and waited until the season 2 finale to reveal the identity of Rosie's killer. Hopefully, Veena Sud will learn from working on The Killing that she shouldn't string viewers along for two whole seasons before she delivers the big pay-off of a storyline. Also, I hope that she'll also learn to do a better job of developing the characters on her shows if she ever creates another TV series in the future.