TV series

Borderland

2014 · 1 season

A sober, immersive journey that puts you in the footsteps of people facing real danger, leaving you unsettled and thoughtful long after.

Tagline: Six ordinary Americans. Three lives relived. One extraordinary journey.
Overview: Six average Americans are confronted with the realities of illegal immigration while retracing the footsteps of dead border runners.
How it feels: Earnest, bleak, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Immigration, survival, death, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: immigration
survival
death
isolation
justice
Places: road trip
wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: news, documentary, drama, reality
Created by: Ivan O'Mahoney, Nial Fulton
Written by: Nial Fulton
Starring: Lis-Marie Alvarado, Gil Bellows, Kishana Holland, Gary Larsen, Alison Melder, Alex Seel, Randy Stufflebeam
Cinematography: Alex Cullen, Nathan Golon
Length: 1 seasons, 5 episodes
Network: Al Jazeera America, National Geographic
Country: Australia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States of America
Languages: English