The Killing: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Killing Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
The Jungle
Jun 2, 2013
Sarah makes a grim discovery in regards to her past; Holder catches an unsettling case; Seward shows his true colors.
That You Fear the Most
Jun 2, 2013
Sarah makes a grim discovery in regards to her past; Holder catches an unsettling case; Seward shows his true colors.
Seventeen
Jun 9, 2013
Sarah has her own reasons to join the task force; Holder finds a new street informant; Seward strokes an old rivalry.
Head Shots
Jun 16, 2013
The task force shuts down a business; Sarah and Holder unite in their pursuit of "the voice"; Seward is offered motivation to comply with orders.
Scared and Running
Jun 23, 2013
Bullet races to find a victim on the run before someone else does; Seward is discourteous to surprise visitors.
Eminent Domain
Jun 30, 2013
Linden and Holder catch up to the latest victim; Seward faces his past; Bullet struggles with the truth while in the jungle.
Hope Kills
Jul 7, 2013
Holder and Linden get a break in the case; Seward clashes with death; Bullet becomes a protector.
Try
Jul 14, 2013
Sarah goes missing; Bullet makes a choice to save Lyric; a dark secret is learned.
Reckoning
Jul 21, 2013
The hunt for a pornographer leads to a shocking revelation; Holder looks for a scapegoat; Twitch and Lyric find their dream home.
Six Minutes
Jul 28, 2013
Sarah copes with the consequences of past mistakes; Holder wrestles personal demons; Seward is truthful.
From Up Here
Aug 4, 2013
Sarah seeks peace in the case's aftermath; the detectives pick up an unnerving new assignment; Lyric is tempted by her old life; Danette says good-bye.
The Road to Hamelin
Aug 4, 2013
In the Season 3 finale, Sarah risks her life when someone dear to her goes missing; and Holder's past is used against him.