<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> April 3, 2011 (2011 - 04 - 03)--August 1, 2014 (2014 - 08 - 01) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Killing is an American crime drama television series that premiered on April 3, 2011, on AMC, based on the Danish television series Forbrydelsen (The Crime). The American version was developed by Veena Sud and produced by Fox Television Studios and Fuse Entertainment . Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) and Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman). </P> <P> AMC announced the series' cancellation in July 2012, but picked it up for a third season after a renegotiation with Fox Television Studios and Netflix . The Killing was again cancelled by AMC in September 2013, but Netflix announced in November 2013 that it had ordered a fourth season consisting of six episodes to conclude the series . The complete fourth season was released on Netflix on August 1, 2014 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> Seasons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mireille Enos </Td> <Td> Sarah Linden </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Billy Campbell </Td> <Td> Darren Richmond </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joel Kinnaman </Td> <Td> Stephen Holder </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michelle Forbes </Td> <Td> Mitch Larsen </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brent Sexton </Td> <Td> Stan Larsen </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kristin Lehman </Td> <Td> Gwen Eaton </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Ladin </Td> <Td> Jamie Wright </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brendan Sexton III </Td> <Td> Belko Royce </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamie Anne Allman </Td> <Td> Terry Marek </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Annie Corley </Td> <Td> Regi Darnell </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Recurring </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liam James </Td> <Td> Jack Linden </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> <Td> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elias Koteas </Td> <Td> James Skinner </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hugh Dillon </Td> <Td> Francis Becker </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Amy Seimetz </Td> <Td> Danette Leeds </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bex Taylor - Klaus </Td> <Td> Bullet </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Julia Sarah Stone </Td> <Td> Lyric </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Max Fowler </Td> <Td> Twitch </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Sarsgaard </Td> <Td> Ray Seward </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gregg Henry </Td> <Td> Carl Reddick </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> <Td> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tyler Ross </Td> <Td> Kyle Stansbury </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sterling Beaumon </Td> <Td> Lincoln Knopf </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Levi Meaden </Td> <Td> AJ Fielding </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joan Allen </Td> <Td> Margaret Rayne </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Main </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When does season five of the killing come out