The Border poster
★ 7.1

Season 2 - Best Episodes Of The Border

Overall Rating: ★ 7.1

Season 2 - Best Episodes Of The Border

(Overall Rating: ★ 7.1)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 2 episodes of The Border. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.

The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.

3 Seasons
38 Episodes
Canceled
Drama Action & Adventure Crime
The Border poster

Overall Rating

★ 7.1
S2 E13
#1
★ 8.4

Going Dark

S2 E8
#2
★ 8.0

The Sweep

Maggie becomes personally invested in the plight of two young Filipino children, victims of a human trafficking scheme.

S2 E10
#3
★ 7.9

Double Dealing

The frozen body of a Russian man is found in a railway car triggers an ICS investigating of the smuggling of blood diamonds via the Canadian north.

S2 E4
#4
★ 7.8

Nothing to Declare

The Prime Minister of Quebec feels threatened and ICS follows the trail of a former FLQ bomber to a small town straddling the Canadian/US border.

S2 E11
#5
★ 7.7

Unacceptable Risk

ICS face escalating gang violence when a U.K. Tamil gang member enters the country for his son's life-saving surgery.

S2 E3
#6
★ 7.6

Floral Tribute

MI6 horns in on the ICS investigation of tainted heroin and an African drug smuggling ring.

S2 E1
#7
★ 7.5

Stop Loss

Three American army deserters claim refugee status in Canada, and ICS must deal with the personal and political fallout.

S2 E2
#8
★ 7.5

Target of Opportunity

A deadly assassin shows up in Toronto, drawing ICS into a web of international political intrigue.

S2 E9
#9
★ 7.4

Good Intentions

Kessler suspects the Canadian military is complicit in the cover-up of a scheme to smuggling cheap Afghan heroin into the country.

S2 E5
#10
★ 7.3

Peak Oil

An eco-terrorist sabotages an Alberta pumping station and Gray and Layla must untangle an international corporate espionage scheme.

S2 E7
#1
★ 6.8

Articles of Faith

While tracking a fundamentalist Christian sect moving "child brides" across the border, Gray meets his match.

S2 E12
#2
★ 7.0

Shifting Waters

As international leaders debate Arctic sovereignty, Kessler and ICS fight to rescue a Canadian submarine crew trapped under the polar ice.

S2 E5
#3
★ 7.3

Peak Oil

An eco-terrorist sabotages an Alberta pumping station and Gray and Layla must untangle an international corporate espionage scheme.

S2 E6
#4
★ 7.3

Prescriptive Measures

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals kill an American rock star. ICS searches for the Canadian link but Bianca LaGarda takes matters into her own hands.

S2 E9
#5
★ 7.4

Good Intentions

Kessler suspects the Canadian military is complicit in the cover-up of a scheme to smuggling cheap Afghan heroin into the country.

S2 E1
#6
★ 7.5

Stop Loss

Three American army deserters claim refugee status in Canada, and ICS must deal with the personal and political fallout.

S2 E2
#7
★ 7.5

Target of Opportunity

A deadly assassin shows up in Toronto, drawing ICS into a web of international political intrigue.

S2 E3
#8
★ 7.6

Floral Tribute

MI6 horns in on the ICS investigation of tainted heroin and an African drug smuggling ring.

S2 E11
#9
★ 7.7

Unacceptable Risk

ICS face escalating gang violence when a U.K. Tamil gang member enters the country for his son's life-saving surgery.

S2 E4
#10
★ 7.8

Nothing to Declare

The Prime Minister of Quebec feels threatened and ICS follows the trail of a former FLQ bomber to a small town straddling the Canadian/US border.

S2 E1
★ 7.5

Stop Loss

Three American army deserters claim refugee status in Canada, and ICS must deal with the personal and political fallout.

S2 E2
★ 7.5

Target of Opportunity

A deadly assassin shows up in Toronto, drawing ICS into a web of international political intrigue.

S2 E3
★ 7.6

Floral Tribute

MI6 horns in on the ICS investigation of tainted heroin and an African drug smuggling ring.

S2 E4
★ 7.8

Nothing to Declare

The Prime Minister of Quebec feels threatened and ICS follows the trail of a former FLQ bomber to a small town straddling the Canadian/US border.

S2 E5
★ 7.3

Peak Oil

An eco-terrorist sabotages an Alberta pumping station and Gray and Layla must untangle an international corporate espionage scheme.

S2 E6
★ 7.3

Prescriptive Measures

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals kill an American rock star. ICS searches for the Canadian link but Bianca LaGarda takes matters into her own hands.

S2 E7
★ 6.8

Articles of Faith

While tracking a fundamentalist Christian sect moving "child brides" across the border, Gray meets his match.

S2 E8
★ 8.0

The Sweep

Maggie becomes personally invested in the plight of two young Filipino children, victims of a human trafficking scheme.

S2 E9
★ 7.4

Good Intentions

Kessler suspects the Canadian military is complicit in the cover-up of a scheme to smuggling cheap Afghan heroin into the country.

S2 E10
★ 7.9

Double Dealing

The frozen body of a Russian man is found in a railway car triggers an ICS investigating of the smuggling of blood diamonds via the Canadian north.

S2 E11
★ 7.7

Unacceptable Risk

ICS face escalating gang violence when a U.K. Tamil gang member enters the country for his son's life-saving surgery.

S2 E12
★ 7.0

Shifting Waters

As international leaders debate Arctic sovereignty, Kessler and ICS fight to rescue a Canadian submarine crew trapped under the polar ice.

S2 E13
★ 8.4

Going Dark

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode Rating Range
3 ★ 7.6 12
★ 8.2 Credible Threat
★ 7.3 Killer Debt
2 ★ 7.6 13
★ 8.4 Going Dark
★ 6.8 Articles of Faith
1 ★ 7.4 13
★ 8.1 Blowback
★ 6.5 Normalizing Relations
Cast

James McGowan

Major Mike Kessler

Graham Abbey

Detective Sergeant Gray Jackson

Jonas Chernick

Agent Heironymous Slade

Mark Wilson

Detective Sergeant Al 'Moose' Lepinsky

Jim Codrington

Acting Inspector Darnell Williams

Catherine Disher

Superintendent Maggie Norton