The Bridge was a US adaptation of a Danish series of the same name, and starring Diane Kruger (from the National Treasure movies), Ted Levine (from Silence of the Lambs), and Demián Bichir. The series is set on the border of El Paso and Juárez, Mexico. There is a murder on the bridge between the two cities and Kruger's character, Detective Sonya Cross investigates the murder from the US side, and Bichir's character, Detective Marco Ruiz, investigates from the Mexican side. The series deals with the drug trade, on both sides of the border, human trafficking, and general corruption, as well as trying to catch the serial killer responsible for the body on the bridge. The series has a strong supporting cast including Annabeth Gish, Thomas M. Wright, Matthew Lillard, and Emily Rios.
The show looks great in HD, with some great visuals of the desert landscape and the mountain regions. The extras include a commentary track on the pilot episode with the series creator and members of the cast. Then there is about thirty minutes of making-of material and about twenty minutes of deleted scenes. Not a ton of extras, but what was included was fine.
Overall, the series is good. It develops the story well throughout the thirteen episodes and does not give away too much too soon. It is well written and very well acted with Kruger doing a lot of the heavy lifting playing a character with Asperger's which causes her to be very blunt and have a non-existent brain-to-mouth filter (which can be pretty hilarious). It is mostly a drama/thriller combination with some dark humor thrown in here and there. It was definitely original for American TV, and not like anything else that was on at the time. So, if you like crime dramas, this is definitely worth checking out and holds up pretty well despite being off the air for a few years.
The show looks great in HD, with some great visuals of the desert landscape and the mountain regions. The extras include a commentary track on the pilot episode with the series creator and members of the cast. Then there is about thirty minutes of making-of material and about twenty minutes of deleted scenes. Not a ton of extras, but what was included was fine.
Overall, the series is good. It develops the story well throughout the thirteen episodes and does not give away too much too soon. It is well written and very well acted with Kruger doing a lot of the heavy lifting playing a character with Asperger's which causes her to be very blunt and have a non-existent brain-to-mouth filter (which can be pretty hilarious). It is mostly a drama/thriller combination with some dark humor thrown in here and there. It was definitely original for American TV, and not like anything else that was on at the time. So, if you like crime dramas, this is definitely worth checking out and holds up pretty well despite being off the air for a few years.
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