The Border
DramaAction & AdventureCrime
The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 13 epS2 · 13 epS3 · 12 ep
1Pockets of Vulnerability7 Jan 2008 · 43mWhen CSIS sends a suspect to Syria to be tortured the elite ICS, Squad must race to prove him innocent.
2Gray Zone14 Jan 2008 · 43mICS Agent Gray Jackson butts heads with a beautiful U.S. Homeland Security Agent when their undercover operation at a Mohawk casino goes awry.
3Bodies on the Ground21 Jan 2008 · 43mA U.S. rendition flight crash-lands in rural Quebec and ICS must recapture three terrorists before the Americans forcibly intervene.
4Gross Deceptions28 Jan 2008 · 43mICS Director Kessler and U.S. Agent LaGarda clash with disgruntled ex-Airborne soldiers and an elusive arms dealer while hunting for stolen military weapons.
5Compromising Positions4 Feb 2008 · 43mMajor Kessler releases an illegal Russian stripper as a political favour, sparking a scandal that climaxes in murder.
6Physical Assets11 Feb 2008 · 43mWhen Gray and Layla bust a human-trafficking operation, they follow a grisly trail to an old adversary.
7Family Values18 Feb 2008 · 43mICS helps a movie star enter the country with her newly adopted son: a Sudanese refugee with a dark past and an even darker secret.
8Enemy Contact25 Feb 2008 · 43mICS races to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in the heart of Toronto.
9Restricted Access3 Mar 2008 · 43mKessler, Gray, and Layla are trapped aboard a quarantined freighter with a captain who's accused of murdering stowaways.
10Normalizing Relations10 Mar 2008 · 43mICS must prevent the assassination of a visiting Cuban diplomat who has a surprising connection to U.S. Agent Bianca Lagarda.
11Civil Disobedience17 Mar 2008 · 43mWhen his daughter takes part in an anti-nuclear rally, Kessler is suspected of leaking classified information that leads directly to nuclear sabotage.
12Grave Concern24 Mar 2008 · 43mICS must find a sadistic kidnapper before he auctions off his 12-year-old victim on a pedophile website.
13Blowback31 Mar 2008 · 43mKessler discovers a Croatian war criminal has been granted amnesty, and must struggle with demons from his own past in Bosnia.
Details
- Created by
- Peter Raymont
- First aired
- 7 Jan 2008
- Last aired
- 14 Jan 2010
- Status
- Canceled
- Language
- English
- Network
- CBC Television
- Episodes
- 38
- Votes
- 13 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
James McGowanMajor Mike Kessler
Graham AbbeyDetective Sergeant Gray Jackson
Jonas ChernickAgent Heironymous Slade
Mark WilsonDetective Sergeant Al 'Moose' Lepinsky
Jim CodringtonActing Inspector Darnell Williams
Catherine DisherSuperintendent Maggie Norton
Grace ParkSpecial Agent Liz Carver
