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An edge-of-your-seat thriller. You are never quite prepared for what's going to happen next. The characters are oddly different - yet interesting. A haunting past preoccupies at least three of the characters. Chloe Sevigny is a refreshing change to the usual, predicable character type. It is indeed in the Criminal Minds realm. I'm tired of the usual ho-hum TV shows and I'm hoping this series lives up to it's potential. The very first episode scared the heck out of me and I kind of hope that future episodes remain as thrilling and shocking as the first one. I hope the writers and programmers do not give up on this series ...... I know I haven't! I look forward to each new episode. Nice job and nice change of pace by the writers. A big thumbs-up from me!

Before I started watching this show and read the description, I was thinking this is going to be another mediocre crime drama series that isn't particularly gripping or interesting. But I was very wrong! Having just watched the pilot, the acting, writing, and atmosphere was spot on! Chloë Sevigny was really great. This show will keep you to the edge of your seat to know what's going to happen next. If you are into mystery and cops hunting down serial killers with a ton of suspense, this is definitely the show for you. pun intended, this is only a bread crumb with what the show will offer in the future. This looks like it's going to be a good one.

I watched the first episode and I liked it. I was disappointed to see it canceled after two episodes. You did not even give it a chance. I watched previews and that made me want to watch. I love those type of shows. I did not care about Hannibal because I do not like the characters. I do like the characters in Those Who Kill. I do not feel it is like the other shows. The characters are different than others. The character are interesting and I wanted to watch more. I would like to see it come back. I would definitely watch and recommend to anyone. I love the story line. It is exciting. Those Who Kill left me in suspense. In closing I enjoyed what I watched and would love for Those Who Kill to return.

Thank you for letting me share my thoughts. Bobbie

My wife and I love detective shows so we watched a good part of this series. It has many problems: graphic violence and torture scenes, numerous implausible actions, dialogue that frequently omits the main points, and two leads whose personal "baggage" completely dominates their lives and their work. About halfway through the series, we began skipping episodes to quickly get to the end and be done with it. We would not recommend this series.

I think this show is gritty, suspenseful, and well written

All the characters are well developed, interesting and unique.

The main actor is fantastic. She plays her character with intensity and vulnerability. I can't believe that this series was dropped by another station. I hope this keeps going for at least 5 seasons.

A real gem undiscovered by most viewers.

Ranks right up there with The Blacklist and Homeland.

Each episode is unique, taunt and exciting. Some episodes make my heart pound like a trip hammer. Give this series half a chance and it will be a real winner.

I have watched many, many true crime series and other series of crime. This one makes me feel a little depressed and dark however, I am attracted to the lead actors and the story lines. It is most dark and compelling at the same time. I am watching the second show and still do t know if I will continue. Catherine is very real but very mixed up. Cant figure out what keeps me attracted to the series but no doubt I will watch the next show. I feel sorry for her and wish I could help her. Thank God no one knows how screwed up she really is! I want to know more about her past and what makes her tick. Hope it is revealed as time goes on....

Very excited to see Chloe in another series. I think she is a brilliant actress and I have missed her work. This is an intensely written script right down her alley. Chloe does a great job grabbing our attention and sucking us into her character in the fist scene with just a glance of her eyes..... This is a great pilot and it kept me on on the edge of my seat to see what happened next. Some of the twists and turns in the show were expectable, but not many. this isn't like any other drama on TV, and I've watched them all. A dark rule breaking female cop drama. Can't wait to see how all the characters relate with each other and the story line unfolds....

We're so glad Those Who Kill was given a second chance; never understood why it was taken off the air to begin with. We're huge fans of the Serial Killer genre and this is every bit as good as anything on TV today; especially since there's less and less to watch if you dislike "reality TV" as much as we do. The plot is twisted and a bit hard to follow at times - and Yes, some of the crime scenes border on gory - but the acting is excellent: we really feel the two main characters' inner turmoil. Likewise, the Director captures the "feel" of Pittsburgh as well as its "look" (one of us has family in Pittsburgh & is quite familiar with the City). This is refreshing since few shows other than the Law & Order franchise makes the viewer feel part of the action. (BTW, we loved Alcatraz and still don't know why it was canceled, but that was its one shortcoming in our opinion.) We hope Those Who Kill makes it this time!

Absolutely brilliant show. I'm writing this review not because I wanted to but because I have found that there is no season 2 on here! Absolutely spewing that there isn't a season 2. Some of the comments I've read really amaze me re bad acting/directing. Don't know what the heck they were watching as I think it was very dark but very well done! Recommend you watch it for sure.

Those Who Kill is an American crime/drama television series created by Glen Morgan. The series originally premiered on the American cable television network A&E on March 3, 2014, and was re-launched on its sister network, the Lifetime Movie Network, on March 30. It is based on the Danish television series Den som dræber. The show was shot on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On May 18, 2014, Morgan announced the show had been canceled after only ten episodes.

Catherine Jensen, a recently promoted homicide detective, enlists the help of Thomas Schaeffer, a forensic psychologist, to track down serial killers and relentlessly seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her brother that she thinks is linked to his stepfather, Judge Howard Burgess.

Having watched and enjoyed many detective dramas in the past such as True Detective I was hoping this was going to be good. Its so bad I don't have the energy to list all the problems with it. It's just so bad. Do not waste your time. I gave up after episode 2 as I have other things to watch. The acting is awful all round so there's one constant at least I guess. The story is absurd and also completely all over the show. Avoid or waste time off your life clock. You have been warned!

This show totally deserved a second season.

This is on a par with Firefly getting cancelled.

From the way it's written, filmed and acted to the hard edges of the stories and characters this series doesn't miss a beat.

I"d give it 11 stars (extra one for pushing the "acceptable" boundaries of main stream "cop" drama to the MAX).

I love it and I want at least 3 more seasons!

Those Who Kill - Apple TV - 10 Episodes

This hit the ground running with a gruesome murder and abduction in the first 5 minutes. Apple shows normally have the luxury of limitless time, so they "breath" in a different way like Netflix compared to the crash, bang, wallop of terrestrial TV, it was self-evident this was not an Apple commission from the start. This show attacked the senses and the characters had a previous history so we were just joining them along the way. We had a genuine sense of menace it was very disturbing, I loved it!

Based on the 2011 Danish version of which I have yet to see, it's next.

It is so refreshing to have an adult show with no quarter given to any PC consideration or "woke" anxiety. This show was made in 2014 but it is just being aired now in the UK! The animal instincts of Catherine Jensen showed a woman barely holding it together. The clear inference was that detectives investigating psychopaths were damaged by entering their worlds and predicting their actions and Thomas, played by James Darcy, placed his hand on objects, this implied clairvoyant abilities.

The true mark of a detective series is shocking unpredictability and this show had it in spades, Hawaii 5 O it ain't lol. From some of the reviews on here I can see it was way to dark for an American audience but for us in Europe brought up on Bron/Broen or The Killing it was normal. What I really liked was the short episodic murders combined with the overarching series stories it was great!

Despite some clunky moments I'm giving this a solid 9 out of 10.

Sophomoric crime drama has no real psychological terror like True Detective or The Killing. Instead, it's a bland, mainstream procedural with sadistic male killers torturing women without an interesting plot behind it, like Criminal Minds.

I always liked Chloë Sevigny as a supporting actress. She has been in some great films and done a great job. But (just my opinion) I don't feel she is strong enough as the lead star of this show, with no suspenseful story lines & lightweight supporting actors. Like James Morrison as the obligatory Chief of Detectives who always disagrees and yells at her for no reason.

Making the DVD set even worse is the manufacturer did not put a chapter mark after the opening credits. So at the opening music/credits, you can't skip ahead to where the show begins. If you do, you'll jump ahead 12-15 minutes and miss the first act. Also, you can't skip over the "recap" or it will jump 15 min. in. Proving the DVD production is as mediocre as the show itself.

How is it possible that a frustated person like this get in the policeforce.

I wanted to like this shoe, but frankly it was terrible, and evidently the viewers did too. A&E shelved this debacle only 2 episodes in due to horrendous ratings. After the premiere, the show lost almost half the viewers it did have on it's opening evening, which prompted them to nuke it. A .5 rating, which dropped to .3 means they could do better running crab fishing repeats and pull better numbers. With 7 episodes still in the can, someone took a major bath on this turkey. I hope Chloe Sevigny got her money up front, and didn't put in a clause for profits. Who knows, maybe someone can leak the unaired ep's so the 6 or 7 people that actually liked it can get their fix.

I thought the show was great but WHY WHY does the lead actress have to be a cutter??? If you remove this part of the story line it doesn't ruin or change the show in any way!! Teenagers are so easily influenced and this is real life stuff here... Completely unnecessary !!! I will no longer watch due to this disgusting portrayal of self mutilation! I wish they would take this matter more seriously! I now have to repeat myself because if I want to post a review on this site it has to be 10 lines of text. Makes no sense to me. It's disturbing to think this show thinks it's OK to put this in the show! How does it add value? I felt it just turned me off rather having me enjoy the show anymore. I have a circle of friends whom share similar interests in shows we watch and this one is gone from the list!