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The Border (2008)

The Border poster
Genre
drama, action & adventure, crime
Country
Canada
Length
3 seasons, 38 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This show follows agents of a fictional Canadian border security agency. They deal with threats like terrorism and smuggling in and out of the country.

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What happens

The Border is a Canadian drama television series 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 Immigration and Customs Security (ICS), a fictitious agency described as being created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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