Crossing Lines follows a special police unit of the International Criminal Court that investigates serial criminals that cross over European borders. Back for season two are regulars William Fichtner, Donald Sutherland, Marc Lavoine, Tom Wlaschiha, Gabriella Pession and Richard Flood alongside actress Lara Rossi, who was introduced near the end of season one as a new member of the investigative team. Guest stars include Carrie-Anne Moss and Ray Stevenson.

The new 12-part season has been shot on location in France, the Czech Republic, Monte Carlo and Bulgaria.

Fichtner, who plays former NYPD Detective Sergeant and top profiler Carl Hickman, explains why he thinks the show has been such a success with audiences around the globe: “I loved playing the American guy who is a fish out-of-water and to have him join in with his sensibilities. Because we have a multinational cast, it’s not just a gimmick or something that’s like, ‘Oh, we’re the A-Team.’ It’s not that at all. Our experts come from different places. Like you get the Italian girl with her own culture behind her. And Marc Lavoine, who plays Louis Daniel the leader of the team, is a French singer and actor with his own Gallic sensibilities. All of this factors into Crossing Lines and all of it comes through. It’s heartbeat of the show.”

Crossing Lines is an English-language French and German television series created by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer. The first season premiered on Sunday, 9 June 2013 at the screening for the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd edition of the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo, marking the first time the festival opened with a television series.

The series taps into the charter of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate cross-border crimes and ultimately bring global criminals to justice. It is set in the world’s most exotic locales, while the elite team of eager cops work to solve the most notorious international crimes.

The Crossing Lines team is made up of five international cops, headed by Captain Louis Daniel, and comprises individuals who have little in common and who must learn to live and work under the most dangerous and potentially deadly conditions.

In the first season viewers were introduced to former NYPD officer Carl Hickman whose life has fallen apart after he was injured on the job; he has become addicted to morphine and is working as a garbage collector at a carnival in the Netherlands. He is recruited to join the International Criminal Court's special crime unit. Based in The Hague, it investigates a variety of crimes that cross international boundaries. The unit includes an anti-mafia covert specialist from Italy, a tech specialist from Germany, a crimes analyst from France, and a weapons specialist and tactical expert from Northern Ireland.

The second season of Crossing Lines airs from Monday, 8 September at 20:55 on Sony Entertainment Television, channel 127 on DStv.

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