A world without borders needs justice without borders.

2013 · 3 seasons · Action & Adventure

6.7 Modest

Series canceled

Action & Adventure Crime Drama

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.

Country of origin: 🇧🇪 Belgium · 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇫🇷 France · 🇺🇸 United States
Year: 2013

Created by: Rola Bauer, Edward Allen Bernero
Channel: NBC
Studio: TF1 Production · Tandem Communications · Bernero Productions · Tandem Productions

Trivia & behind the scenes

Origins

Crossing Lines was created and executive produced by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer, and was co-commissioned by France's TF1 and Sony for its AXN network of channels.

Origins

This was Tandem's first one-hour drama series, having previously produced only miniseries, and it was also the company's first project since being acquired by StudioCanal in 2012.

Filming

The first season was filmed in Paris, Nice and Prague, with filming ending in February 2013, and Prague locations were used to double for parts of Paris, Italy, the Netherlands, Berlin and Vienna.

Filming

Approximately €10 million was spent in the Czech Republic on the production of the first season, while parts of the third season were filmed in Opatija, Croatia, at Hotel Imperial.

Reception

The series premiered on June 9, 2013, at the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo, marking the first time the festival opened with a television series.

Reception

Critic Tom Conroy suggested Donald Sutherland was cast mainly for name recognition, noting he was given lines philosophically talking to pigeons, seemingly to justify the cost of his casting.

Reception

The show has been criticized for misrepresenting the International Criminal Court's real nature, since in reality the ICC only has jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide and has no police force or special crime unit like the one depicted.

Themes

detective europe investigation police drugs crime investigation european union international crime effects from the past

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