The Border
Overview
Set against the backdrop of Toronto, this gripping Canadian drama focuses on the fictional Immigration and Customs Security (ICS) agency, formed to address pressing national security issues like terrorism and smuggling. Created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean, and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures, the series showcases the challenges faced by dedicated agents in their line of duty. With a first season budget of $20 million, it captivated audiences across CBC and 20 international networks. Unfortunately, after three seasons, CBC announced the show's cancellation, leaving fans wanting more.
Episodes
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1
Pockets of Vulnerability
When the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) sends a suspect to Syria for interrogation under torture, the skilled ICS Squad springs into ac...
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2
Gray Zone
ICS Agent Gray Jackson finds himself in a tense standoff with a captivating U.S. Homeland Security Agent when their covert mission at a Mohawk casino ...
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3
Bodies on the Ground
A U.S. rendition flight unexpectedly crashes in the remote countryside of Quebec, prompting the ICS to spring into action. With three dangerous terro...
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4
Gross Deceptions
In "Gross Deceptions," ICS Director Kessler and U.S. Agent LaGarda find themselves in a tense confrontation with a group of disgruntled former Airborn...
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5
Compromising Positions
Major Kessler makes a controversial decision to free a Russian stripper who is in the country illegally, intending to gain political leverage. This ch...
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6
Physical Assets
Gray and Layla uncover a human-trafficking ring, leading them down a dark path that reconnects them with a former foe. As they delve deeper into the ...
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7
Family Values
ICS assists a famous actress in bringing her recently adopted son, a Sudanese refugee, into the country. However, the child carries a troubled histor...
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8
Enemy Contact
The ICS team scrambles to thwart a catastrophic terrorist plot aimed at the bustling center of Toronto. As the clock ticks down, they must navigate a...
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9
Restricted Access
Kessler, Gray, and Layla find themselves confined on a freight ship under quarantine, where they must navigate the tense atmosphere created by a capta...
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10
Normalizing Relations
The Intelligence Community Service is on high alert as they work to thwart an assassination attempt on a Cuban diplomat visiting the U.S. Unbeknownst ...
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11
Civil Disobedience
Kessler's world is turned upside down when his daughter participates in an anti-nuclear protest. As tensions rise, he finds himself under scrutiny for...
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12
Grave Concern
The ICS team races against time to track down a twisted abductor before he puts his 12-year-old captive up for sale on a sinister online marketplace c...
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13
Blowback
Kessler learns that a Croatian war criminal has received amnesty, forcing him to confront his own haunting memories from the Bosnian conflict. As he g...
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Stop Loss
Three American soldiers who have deserted their posts seek refuge in Canada, prompting the ICS to navigate the complex aftermath of their decision. As...
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2
Target of Opportunity
An elusive hitman arrives in Toronto, ensnaring the ICS in a tangled web of global political machinations. As tensions rise, the team must navigate t...
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3
Floral Tribute
MI6 steps in to assist the ICS as they delve into an inquiry involving contaminated heroin and an African drug trafficking network.
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4
Nothing to Declare
The Prime Minister of Quebec finds herself in a precarious situation, leading the International Counterterrorism Squad (ICS) to pursue the lead on a f...
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5
Peak Oil
An environmental extremist targets a pumping station in Alberta, leading Gray and Layla on a high-stakes mission to unravel a web of international co...
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6
Prescriptive Measures
The death of an American rock star due to fake medications prompts ICS to investigate the Canadian connection. Meanwhile, Bianca LaGarda decides to t...
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7
Articles of Faith
As Gray investigates a fundamentalist Christian group smuggling "child brides" across the border, he encounters a formidable opponent. The mission ta...
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8
The Sweep
Maggie finds herself deeply affected by the struggles of two young Filipino siblings caught in a human trafficking ring. As she learns more about thei...
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9
Good Intentions
Kessler grows increasingly convinced that the Canadian military is involved in a conspiracy to hide a plot that facilitates the smuggling of inexpensi...
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10
Double Dealing
The discovery of a frozen corpse belonging to a Russian man in a railway car sparks an investigation by the ICS into the trafficking of blood diamonds...
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11
Unacceptable Risk
ICS grapples with rising gang violence as a member of a U.K. Tamil gang arrives in the country for his son's critical surgery.
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12
Shifting Waters
Amidst a heated global discussion on Arctic territorial rights, Kessler and the ICS are on a critical mission to save a Canadian submarine crew strand...
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13
Going Dark
The ICS uncovers a sinister operation involving toxic sludge being transported across the border and illegally disposed of in the Canadian wilderness...
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1
The Dead
Kessler and Carver cling to life after a violent confrontation with the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate. Following a brutal shootout on the highway, the...
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2
Broken
Agent Bianca LaGarda is tasked with bringing seventeen-year-old Ali Jabir, a Canadian with terrorist connections recently freed from Guantanamo Bay, b...
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3
Killer Debt
The assassination of affluent philanthropist Benjamin Herzog raises suspicion on his financial advisor, Cyrus Church. Church has orchestrated a colos...
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4
Hate Metal
Returning to the field, DHS Agent Liz Carver is on the hunt for Cole Thorpe, a notorious white supremacist linked to a murder, who has fled to Canada...
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5
Missing in Action
In Afghanistan, Kessler, tasked with offering guidance on border security, finds himself and his American colleague captured by hostile militants. Th...
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6
Kiss and Cry
Zoe, the daughter of Kessler, aids Yuan Dao, a renowned figure skater from China, in evading the Chinese Secret Service. Dao asserts that he is a fre...
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7
Bride Price
Khali takes a personal interest in the case of Mina Diwan, an assertive 18-year-old from India who has come to Canada in search of her "runaway groom....
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8
Dark Ride
At the Maine-New Brunswick border, authorities seize a snuff film, leading Carver to discover the body of the film's victim in the U.S. ICS connects ...
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9
Dying Art
Kessler assigns Khali and Darnell to travel to Montreal to look into allegations that a renowned golden Buddha has been stolen and smuggled into Cana...
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10
Spoils of War
In a Toronto café, an African refugee spots the ruthless Congolese warlord responsible for her suffering and the enslavement of her son. As they fig...
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11
Credible Threat
As the American President prepares for a visit to Canada, the ICS Squad is on high alert. Teaming up with DHS Agent Liz Carver and the Secret Service...
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12
No Refuge
A powerful figure from Mexico's Los Zetas drug cartel heads to Toronto for a meeting with the brutal MS-13 gang. Ramon Esteban, a Mexican journalist ...
