The Killing star Sofie Gråbøl has reflected on how her Danish breakout series redefined “national and linguistic borders” when it came to TV viewing.
Gråbøl spoke with Deadline in the midst of her time leading the Canneseries jury, for which she is judging shows from the likes of China, Brazil and Sweden.
The Killing, which was a smash hit both locally in Denmark and around the world, airing for three seasons between 2007 and 2012 and spawning a U.S.
remake, “was a defining moment and a visceral way of showing how TV series can be accessible for all of us,” she said. “It was something we couldn’t imagine [at the time],” added Gråbøl. “That something so local from this small country could have such interest across the border.
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