Series synopsis
Crossing Lines is a action & adventure crime drama television series that premiered on NBC on August 22, 2013. It ended on December 4, 2015. It was created by Rola Bauer, Edward Allen Bernero. It stars William Fichtner, Marc Lavoine, Gabriella Pession and Tom Wlaschiha.
Through globalization, many countries have been opened and barriers removed to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. However, this openness has given opportunities to criminals looking to exploit the system and ultimately threaten our global safety. As Europe has become a "safe house" for criminals eluding law enforcers, a special kind of law enforcement team is needed to handle specific ongoing crimes on a global level. "Crossing Lines" is the story of one such team, made up of five ...
Premise
Through globalization, many countries have been opened and barriers removed to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. However, this openness has given opportunities to criminals looking to exploit the system and ultimately threaten our global safety. As Europe has become a "safe house" for criminals eluding law enforcers, a special kind of law enforcement team is needed to handle specific ongoing crimes on a global level. "Crossing Lines" is the story of one such team, made up of five international cops, headed by Captain Daniel. The team - comprised of individuals who have little in common - must learn to live and work under the most dangerous and potentially deadly conditions. Housed in an unused storage section underneath the ICC, this mismatched team faces bureaucratic, jurisdictional and cultural obstacles while traversing continents in pursuit of justice.
Premise: A world without borders needs justice without borders.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- William Fichtner as Carl Hickman
- Marc Lavoine as Louis Daniel
- Gabriella Pession as Eva Vittoria
- Tom Wlaschiha as Sebastian Berger
- Donald Sutherland as Michael Dorn
- Moon Dailly as Anne-Marie San
- Lara Rossi as Arabela Seeger
- Elsa Mollien as Rebecca Daniel
Supporting cast
- Elizabeth Mitchell as Carine Strand
- Goran Višnjić as Marco Costante
- Stuart Martin as Luke Wilkinson
- Naomi Battrick as Ellie Delfont-Bogard
- Richard Flood as Tommy McConnel
Guest cast
- Bettina Zimmermann as Sandra Liebig
- Oliver Stokowski as Kurt
- Mar del Hoyo as Isabelle Fuentes
- Marta Dancingerová as Margita Banikova
- Michelle Fairley as Sophie Baines
- Sandra Lončarić as Ms. Delgado
- Sebastian de Souza as Matteo de Sabato
- Holly Earl as Chloe Hanbury
- Mark Aiken as Nicholas Lorcan
- Nell Hudson as Aurelia Roche
- Martin Davídek as Aleksandr Brosnek
- Kryštof Hádek as David Brosnek
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 34 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | August 22, 2013 | September 26, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 12 | September 11, 2014 | October 9, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 12 | September 30, 2015 | December 4, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot, Part 1 A disabled former NYPD detective joins a team of specialists working for the International Criminal Court. While trying to juggle his own personal demons, he must to corner a psychotic killer. |
August 22, 2013 |
| 2 |
Pilot, Part 2 Tommy follows the trail of the serial killer’s earlier victims When Sebastian tracks down the killer the team must race to apprehend him but a sudden tragedy changes the teams’ lives forever. |
August 22, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Terminator Detective Eva Vittoria discovers a pattern of murders when wealthy businessmen begin dying from a mysterious virus and the ICC team’s investigations lead them to a group of art thieves. Meanwhile, a confrontation with the killer puts the whole team’s lives in jeopardy. |
August 29, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Rescue Louis' and Rebecca's lives hang in the balance. Meanwhile, Dorn tries to take down Dimitrov. |
September 11, 2014 |
| 2 |
The Homecoming Genovese returns to New York and becomes involved with human trafficking. |
September 11, 2014 |
| 3 |
The Kill Zone The team hunts a sniper who is randomly killing innocent people. |
September 18, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Redux When one of Michel Dorn's prosecutors is kidnapped, he recruits new team members and reactivates the unit to tackle the case. |
September 30, 2015 |
| 2 |
Whistleblower New leads suggest Wombosi is not behind the murder and kidnapping. Rather the person who gave Sophie the evidence is the real target of a much more complex plot. |
September 30, 2015 |
| 3 |
Dragon The team takes on the case of a young girl believed to be a victim of human trafficking. |
October 3, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 22, 2013 |
| Last aired | December 4, 2015 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |