The Border
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
1.Pockets of Vulnerability
07-01-200843mWhen CSIS sends a suspect to Syria to be tortured the elite ICS, Squad must race to prove him innocent.
2.Gray Zone
14-01-200843mICS Agent Gray Jackson butts heads with a beautiful U.S. Homeland Security Agent when their undercover operation at a Mohawk casino goes awry.
3.Bodies on the Ground
21-01-200843mA U.S. rendition flight crash-lands in rural Quebec and ICS must recapture three terrorists before the Americans forcibly intervene.
4.Gross Deceptions
28-01-200843mICS Director Kessler and U.S. Agent LaGarda clash with disgruntled ex-Airborne soldiers and an elusive arms dealer while hunting for stolen military weapons.
5.Compromising Positions
04-02-200843mMajor Kessler releases an illegal Russian stripper as a political favour, sparking a scandal that climaxes in murder.
6.Physical Assets
11-02-200843mWhen Gray and Layla bust a human-trafficking operation, they follow a grisly trail to an old adversary.
7.Family Values
18-02-200843mICS helps a movie star enter the country with her newly adopted son: a Sudanese refugee with a dark past and an even darker secret.
8.Enemy Contact
25-02-200843mICS races to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in the heart of Toronto.
9.Restricted Access
03-03-200843mKessler, Gray, and Layla are trapped aboard a quarantined freighter with a captain who's accused of murdering stowaways.
10.Normalizing Relations
10-03-200843mICS must prevent the assassination of a visiting Cuban diplomat who has a surprising connection to U.S. Agent Bianca Lagarda.
11.Civil Disobedience
17-03-200843mWhen his daughter takes part in an anti-nuclear rally, Kessler is suspected of leaking classified information that leads directly to nuclear sabotage.
12.Grave Concern
24-03-200843mICS must find a sadistic kidnapper before he auctions off his 12-year-old victim on a pedophile website.
13.Blowback
31-03-200843mKessler discovers a Croatian war criminal has been granted amnesty, and must struggle with demons from his own past in Bosnia.
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