The Bridge (2013 TV series)

The Bridge - America ( Original title: The Bridge ) is an American crime series by Meredith Stiehm and Elwood Reid. It is based on the Danish- Swedish crime series The Bridge - Transit to death and puts the action on the boundary between the United States and Mexico. The main roles Diane Kruger and Demián Bichir are seen. The first broadcast took place on July 10, 2013 on the cable channel FX, while the German -language broadcasting began in the pay-TV broadcaster FOX on 18 July 2013.

Action

On the Bridge of the Americas at the Mexican -US border at El Paso (USA) and Ciudad Juárez ( Mexico), a body is found, which is divided exactly on the border line. Quick turns out that there are two different bodies of women that were merged locally to a seemingly. The U.S. policewoman Sonya Cross and the Mexican policeman Marco Ruiz jointly determine.

Instrumentation and synchronization

Broadcast

The broadcast of the series began on July 10, 2013 at cable channel FX. The pilot episode was watched by just over three million viewers and achieved a target rating of 0.9. On September 24, 2013, the series was renewed for a second season with 13 episodes.

After the Fox International Channels had secured the worldwide rights to the broadcast in February 2013, an emanation of the German branch was promptly announced to the U.S. world premiere. Thus, the German -speaking Original Air Date of the first season finally began on 18 July 2013.

Episodes

Reception

At the Critics' Choice Television Awards in 2013, the series was in addition to five other series in the category Most Promising excellent new series.