Season guide

The Killing: Season 4

6 episodes Premiered Aug 1, 2014

Previously on The Killing

Season 4 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 3.
⚡ 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.

Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (3): Character development & subplots

Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler

S4·E1 Mytharc

Blood in the Water

Aug 1, 2014

While covering up Lt. Skinner's sudden disappearance, Linden and Holder are assigned a new case: the brutal murder of an entire family with ties to a military academy.

S4·E2 Core

Unraveling

Aug 1, 2014

Questioning a neighbor leads to a revelation about one of the murder victims.

S4·E3 Core

The Good Soldier

Aug 1, 2014

Reddick digs deeper as Linden and Holder struggle to keep their investigation from going cold.

S4·E4 Core

Dream Baby Dream

Aug 1, 2014

Linden and Holder focus their investigation on a new suspect, and a tip from an informant leads Reddick to a shocking discovery.

S4·E5 Mytharc

Truth Asunder

Aug 1, 2014

New information about the family murders surfaces. Meanwhile, Holder's loyalty is put to the test.

S4·E6 Mytharc

Eden

Aug 1, 2014

Linden and Holder are confronted with the shocking truth behind the Stansbury murders.