The Border

The Border

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On the extreme edge of Europe lies...

Ended First aired 12/Oct/2014 PL PL 3 season(s) 38 episode(s)
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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Season 3 · Season 3
12 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Dec/2019
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The third season begins when the Border Guard detains two migrants attempting to flee from Poland to Ukraine. Following their trail, Rebrow unexpectedly discovers a crime scene. The brutal murder sends shockwaves throughout Poland. Markowski launches an investigation, while Rebrow turns to Dobosz for help, suspecting that the case may have deeper, hidden layers. Climbing the career ladder in Warsaw, Dobosz reluctantly returns to the Bieszczady.

Season Overview

The third season begins when the Border Guard detains two migrants attempting to flee from Poland to Ukraine. Following their trail, Rebrow unexpectedly discovers a crime scene. The brutal murder sends shockwaves throughout Poland. Markowski launches an investigation, while Rebrow turns to Dobosz for help, suspecting that the case may have deeper, hidden layers. Climbing the career ladder in Warsaw, Dobosz reluctantly returns to the Bieszczady.

S3E12
No Refuge
Air date: 14/Jan/2010 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

A kingpin in Mexico's Los Zetas drug cartel is en route to Toronto to meet his new distributors - the ultraviolent street gang, MS-13. Ramon Esteban - the new flame of Kessler's ex-wife Terri - is a Mexican journalist whose articles on Los Zetas have put him on the cartel's hit list. When Kessler, Carver, and Gray attempt to transfer Ramon from Terri's shelter into protective custody, MS-13 launches an all-out attack. Kessler must fight back with an unlikely team of warriors.

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A kingpin in Mexico's Los Zetas drug cartel is en route to Toronto to meet his new distributors - the ultraviolent street gang, MS-13. Ramon Esteban - the new flame of Kessler's ex-wife Terri - is a Mexican journalist whose articles on Los Zetas have put him on the cartel's hit list. When Kessler, Carver, and Gray attempt to transfer Ramon from Terri's shelter into protective custody, MS-13 launches an all-out attack. Kessler must fight back with an unlikely team of warriors.

S3E11
Credible Threat
Air date: 07/Jan/2010 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

The American President's upcoming visit to Canada has the ICS Squad on full alert. Working with DHS Agent Liz Carver and the Secret Service Advance Team, ICS sifts through hundreds of threats and uncovers an assassination plot by a Lebanese terrorist, working for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. But as Slade digs deeper, he discovers the trail they've been following is an elaborate electronic smokescreen created by a sophisticated hacker. To make matters worse, an internal security leak means the real assassin is always one step ahead of the Squad.

Summary

The American President's upcoming visit to Canada has the ICS Squad on full alert. Working with DHS Agent Liz Carver and the Secret Service Advance Team, ICS sifts through hundreds of threats and uncovers an assassination plot by a Lebanese terrorist, working for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. But as Slade digs deeper, he discovers the trail they've been following is an elaborate electronic smokescreen created by a sophisticated hacker. To make matters worse, an internal security leak means the real assassin is always one step ahead of the Squad.

S3E10
Spoils of War
Air date: 10/Dec/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

In a Toronto coffee-shop, an African refugee recognizes the brutal Congolese warlord who raped her and enslaved her son. As they struggle to keep the warlord behind bars, ICS uncovers a deadly conspiracy that links coltan smuggling in the Congo to a powerful multinational based in Canada. Hard-nosed politico Jack Hardacre takes over as Minister of Public Safety, and takes a strong dislike to Kessler. And rebuffed by Kessler, Charlotte takes solace elsewhere.

Summary

In a Toronto coffee-shop, an African refugee recognizes the brutal Congolese warlord who raped her and enslaved her son. As they struggle to keep the warlord behind bars, ICS uncovers a deadly conspiracy that links coltan smuggling in the Congo to a powerful multinational based in Canada. Hard-nosed politico Jack Hardacre takes over as Minister of Public Safety, and takes a strong dislike to Kessler. And rebuffed by Kessler, Charlotte takes solace elsewhere.

S3E9
Dying Art
Air date: 03/Dec/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

Kessler sends Khali and Darnell to Montreal to investigate claims that a celebrated golden Buddha was stolen and illegally imported to Canada. But the protesters - a Buddhist monk and an idealistic school teacher - turn out to be as mysterious as the Buddha's smile. Khali goes undercover to discover their true intentions.

Summary

Kessler sends Khali and Darnell to Montreal to investigate claims that a celebrated golden Buddha was stolen and illegally imported to Canada. But the protesters - a Buddhist monk and an idealistic school teacher - turn out to be as mysterious as the Buddha's smile. Khali goes undercover to discover their true intentions.

S3E8
Dark Ride
Air date: 26/Nov/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

A snuff film is confiscated at the Maine-New Brunswick border, and Carver finds the body of the film's victim Stateside. ICS traces the video back to the vicious biker gang, Satans Guard. Maggie goes to the east coast to see her estranged daughter Kim whose boyfriend, a former member of the gang, is eager to inform on his former associates. Meanwhile, ICS learns of a cross-border serial killer - who has just set his sights on Kim.

Summary

A snuff film is confiscated at the Maine-New Brunswick border, and Carver finds the body of the film's victim Stateside. ICS traces the video back to the vicious biker gang, Satans Guard. Maggie goes to the east coast to see her estranged daughter Kim whose boyfriend, a former member of the gang, is eager to inform on his former associates. Meanwhile, ICS learns of a cross-border serial killer - who has just set his sights on Kim.

S3E7
Bride Price
Air date: 19/Nov/2009 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

Khali becomes personally involved in the case of Mina Diwan, a strong-willed Indian 18-year-old who arrives in Canada looking for her "runaway groom". Using a false identity, Anwar Singh has married Mina in the Punjab and stolen her family's $50,000 dowry. Unwilling to return to her strict Indian family, Mina seeks out Canadian relatives to sponsor her for citizenship, but they too disapprove of Mina's modern ways. ICS learns that one of Anwar's previous brides is missing and presumed dead. When Mina goes missing, Khali and the Squad must race to save her.

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Khali becomes personally involved in the case of Mina Diwan, a strong-willed Indian 18-year-old who arrives in Canada looking for her "runaway groom". Using a false identity, Anwar Singh has married Mina in the Punjab and stolen her family's $50,000 dowry. Unwilling to return to her strict Indian family, Mina seeks out Canadian relatives to sponsor her for citizenship, but they too disapprove of Mina's modern ways. ICS learns that one of Anwar's previous brides is missing and presumed dead. When Mina goes missing, Khali and the Squad must race to save her.

Season 2 · Season 2
13 episode(s) · Air date: 15/Oct/2017
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Four years have passed. The borderland remains unstable; more and more people are crossing the border illegally, and the Border Guard operates under enormous pressure. Prosecutor Iga Dobosz (Aleksandra Popławska) returns to the Bieszczady to lead an investigation into a gruesome crime. Markowski (Andrzej Zieliński), who keeps the unit under firm control, has earned the trust of his subordinates, but the events of the past continue to haunt him. Grzywa is dead. Rebrow (Leszek Lichota), pursued by the justice system, is hiding deep in the Bieszczady wilderness. He struggles against the harsh natural environment and remains in contact only with two friends — Łuczak (Jacek Lenartowicz) and Marta (Anita Jancia-Prokopowicz). Everything changes when an undocumented immigrant, Alsu (Anna Donchenko), appears at his hideout.

Season Overview

Four years have passed. The borderland remains unstable; more and more people are crossing the border illegally, and the Border Guard operates under enormous pressure. Prosecutor Iga Dobosz (Aleksandra Popławska) returns to the Bieszczady to lead an investigation into a gruesome crime. Markowski (Andrzej Zieliński), who keeps the unit under firm control, has earned the trust of his subordinates, but the events of the past continue to haunt him. Grzywa is dead. Rebrow (Leszek Lichota), pursued by the justice system, is hiding deep in the Bieszczady wilderness. He struggles against the harsh natural environment and remains in contact only with two friends — Łuczak (Jacek Lenartowicz) and Marta (Anita Jancia-Prokopowicz). Everything changes when an undocumented immigrant, Alsu (Anna Donchenko), appears at his hideout.

S2E13
Going Dark
Air date: 22/Dec/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

ICS discovers that toxic sludge is being trucked across the border and dumped in the Canadian wilderness. They follow a trail to a vicious criminal gang, who gain control over Gray and his father. As Gray struggles to save his father, he sets off a chain of events which bring about the season's shocking conclusion.

Summary

ICS discovers that toxic sludge is being trucked across the border and dumped in the Canadian wilderness. They follow a trail to a vicious criminal gang, who gain control over Gray and his father. As Gray struggles to save his father, he sets off a chain of events which bring about the season's shocking conclusion.

S2E12
Shifting Waters
Air date: 15/Dec/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

As international leaders debate Arctic sovereignty, Kessler and ICS fight to rescue a Canadian submarine crew trapped under the polar ice.

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As international leaders debate Arctic sovereignty, Kessler and ICS fight to rescue a Canadian submarine crew trapped under the polar ice.

S2E10
Double Dealing
Air date: 01/Dec/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

The frozen body of a Russian man is found in a railway car triggers an ICS investigating of the smuggling of blood diamonds via the Canadian north.

Summary

The frozen body of a Russian man is found in a railway car triggers an ICS investigating of the smuggling of blood diamonds via the Canadian north.

Season 1 · Season 1
13 episode(s) · Air date: 12/Oct/2014
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In a bombing attack, officers from a Border Guard unit in the Bieszczady Mountains are killed. Only one of them survives. As a result of the attack, Captain Wiktor Rebrow loses not only his friends, but above all his beloved Ewa. Lost and devastated, he tries to find out what really happened and who is behind it all. His superiors are also determined to uncover the truth, while the official investigation is led by the prosecutor’s office. The story takes place in the Bieszczady — a place both magical and dangerous. The titular “pack” stands guard over Poland’s eastern border, the external border of the European Union, where people, drugs, and weapons are smuggled — for money, profit, and sometimes for a chance at a better life. Every border guard swears to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the state’s borders, and to safeguard the interests and security of its citizens.

Season Overview

In a bombing attack, officers from a Border Guard unit in the Bieszczady Mountains are killed. Only one of them survives. As a result of the attack, Captain Wiktor Rebrow loses not only his friends, but above all his beloved Ewa. Lost and devastated, he tries to find out what really happened and who is behind it all. His superiors are also determined to uncover the truth, while the official investigation is led by the prosecutor’s office. The story takes place in the Bieszczady — a place both magical and dangerous. The titular “pack” stands guard over Poland’s eastern border, the external border of the European Union, where people, drugs, and weapons are smuggled — for money, profit, and sometimes for a chance at a better life. Every border guard swears to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the state’s borders, and to safeguard the interests and security of its citizens.

S1E11
Civil Disobedience
Air date: 17/Mar/2008 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
Summary

When his daughter takes part in an anti-nuclear rally, Kessler is suspected of leaking classified information that leads directly to nuclear sabotage.

Summary

When his daughter takes part in an anti-nuclear rally, Kessler is suspected of leaking classified information that leads directly to nuclear sabotage.

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