Mad Men. Breaking Bad. The Walking Dead.

It's safe to say The Killing has some impressive, dramatic footsteps to follow when it premieres on April 3 on the same network that has produced these critically-acclaimed hits.

The new series centers around the the murder of a young girl in Seattle, as the police investigation ties together a trio interlocking stories and various characters. Look for this grisly crime to result in a domino effect of secrets revealed and individuals betrayed, all teased in this recently-released four-minute trailer:

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