Crossing Lines is an internationally co-produced crime drama television series created by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer. The series premiered on June 9, 2013, at the screening for the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd edition of the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo, the first time the festival opened with a television series. Its first television broadcast was in Italy on June 14, 2013, on the public broadcaster's channel Rai 2. Crossing Lines was premiered in the United States on NBC on June 23, 2013. Bernero and Bauer are the show's executive producers. The show was renewed for a twelve-episode second season by TF1, and was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2014. NBC did not broadcast the show after the first season. Netflix carried the series' first two seasons, and announced the debut of season three on February 19, 2015. Canada's CBC aired second-season episodes during late-night hours. On 20 February 2015, the show was renewed for a twelve-episode third season. The third season began on September 15, 2015.
Plot
Former New York Police Department officer Carl Hickman's life has fallen apart after he was injured on the job; he has become addicted to morphine and works as a garbage collector at a carnival in the Netherlands. He is recruited to join the International Criminal Court's special crime unit (a fictional unit). Based in The Hague, it investigates a variety of crimes that cross international boundaries. The unit includes an anti–organized crime expert, a covert specialist from Italy, a technical specialist from Germany, a crimes analyst, a human-trafficking specialist from France and a weapons specialist and tactical expert from Northern Ireland.
Cast
Main
William Fichtner as Carlton "Carl" Hickman (seasons 1–2), Detective First Grade, NYPD from the United States Marc Lavoine as Louis Daniel (seasons 1–2), Major, Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire / International Criminal Court from France Gabriella Pession as Eva Vittoria (seasons 1–2), Sovrintendente (Sergeant), Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza / Sergeant, Europol from Italy Richard Flood as Tommy McConnell (seasons 1–2), Detective, Police Service of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom Tom Wlaschiha as Sebastian Berger, Kommissar (Detective), Berliner Polizei from Germany Donald Sutherland as Michel Dorn, International Criminal Court from Netherlands Moon Dailly as Anne-Marie San (season 1), O.P.J. (Detective), Police Nationale from France Genevieve O'Reilly as Sienna Pride (pilot only), Police Inspector, Scotland Yard from the United Kingdom Lara Rossi as Arabela Seeger (guest season 1; main seasons 2–3), Inspecteur, Regiokorps Rotterdam Rijnmond from Netherlands Goran Visnjic as Marco Constante (season 3), Police Inspector, Milan from Italy Elizabeth Mitchell as Carine Strand (season 3), Inspector, Senior Investigator of the International Criminal Court; former Chicago Police Department officer from the United States Naomi Battrick as Ellie Delfont-Bogard (season 3), a recent forensic psychologist graduate, Metropolitan Police Service from the United Kingdom Stuart Martin as Luke Wilkinson (season 3), Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service from the United Kingdom
Recurring
Elsa Mollien as Rebecca Daniel (seasons 1–2), International Criminal Court from France Klára Issová as Shari (seasons 1–2), a carnival worker from Netherlands Karel Roden as Lev Marianski (seasons 1–2), a Russian crime figure Kim Coates as Phillip Genovese (seasons 1–2), a convicted criminal and stalker from the United States Rossif Sutherland as Moreau (seasons 1–2), Lieutenant, Prefecture of Police of Paris from France Florentine Lahme as Kathrin Eichholtz (seasons 1–2), Hauptkommissarin, Berliner Polizei from Germany Marcel Iureș as Alexander Dimitrov (seasons 1–2), a gangland boss and drug dealer from Romania Ray Stevenson as Miles Lennon (season 2), Police Superintendent, Scotland Yard from the United Kingdom Carrie-Anne Moss as Amanda Andrews (season 2), Detective, NYPD from the United States Sophia Myles as Dr. Anna Clarke (season 2), a doctor from the United Kingdom Michelle Fairley as Sophie Baines (season 3), Prosecutor, International Criminal Court from the United Kingdom