The Borderline (Canadian TV series)
Canadian crime drama television series
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Borderline also known The Murder Line in certain regions, is a Canadian crime drama television series, which premiered in February 2026.[1] The show stars Stephen Amell as Henry Roland, a smalltown police officer in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario, alongside a cast which includes Minnie Driver and Hamza Haq.
Aaron Martin
Jennifer Kassabian
Andrew Wreggitt
Adriana Maggs
Thomas Pepper
| The Borderline | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Graeme Stewart |
| Written by | Graeme Stewart Aaron Martin Jennifer Kassabian Andrew Wreggitt Adriana Maggs Thomas Pepper |
| Directed by | Robert Budreau |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
|
| Producers |
|
| Production company | |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV Crave |
| Release | 8 February 2026 |
Premise
A smalltown police officer in Ontario discovers that his childhood friend Tommy Hawley is connected to an international drug smuggling operation led by British crime boss May Ferguson.[2]
Cast
- Stephen Amell as Henry Roland
- Hamza Haq as Tommy Hawley
- Minnie Driver as May Ferguson
- Tamara Podemski as Erica Ross
- Thomas Craig as Gaz
- Jorja Cadence as Stacey
- Katia Edith Wood as Ruby[3]
Production
The series was first announced by Shaftesbury Films in 2024, with the working title Underbelly.[4] The series was created by Graeme Stewart and directed by Robert Budreau, with writers including Stewart, Aaron Martin, Jennifer Kassabian, Andrew Wreggitt, Adriana Maggs and Thomas Pepper.[5]
The cast is led by Stephen Amell, Minnie Driver and Hamza Haq. The supporting cast also includes Tamara Podemski, Katia Wood, Thomas Craig, Kate Corbett, Christopher Heyerdahl and Diego Klattenhoff.[6]
Filming took place in Toronto, Gananoque and the Thousand Islands region of Ontario between 2 October 2024 and 22 November 2024.[7]
Broadcast
The series premiered February 8, 2026, in a dual broadcast on both CTV and Crave as the lead-out program to CTV's broadcast of Super Bowl LX, with subsequent episodes airing only on Crave thereafter.[1] The series has been released in the United Kingdom on ITVX from 18 April 2026 under the title The Murder Line.[8][9]
