The Borderline also known The Murder Line in certain regions, is a Canadian crime drama television series, which premiered in February 8, 2026.Jamie Casemore, "The Borderline slated for post-Super Bowl slot on Crave, CTV". Playback, January 20, 2026. 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.
Despite being promoted as a miniseries, the series' future is undecided.
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.Stewart Clarke, "Stephen Amell, Minnie Driver, Hamza Haq To Star In Crime Series ‘Underbelly’ For Canadian Streamer Crave; Shaftesbury Producing & Fifth Season Across Sales". Deadline Hollywood, October 22, 2024.
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
Production The series was first announced by Shaftesbury Films in 2024, with the working title Underbelly.Greg David, "Crave announces new original crime drama series Underbelly, starring Stephen Amell, Hamza Haq, Tamara Podemski and Minnie Driver". TV, eh?, October 22, 2024. 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.Jamie Casemore, "Crave greenlights crime drama Underbelly". Playback, October 22, 2024.
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.
Filming took place in Toronto, Gananoque and the Thousand Islands region of Ontario between 2 October 2024 and 22 November 2024.
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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 on Crave, beginning February 13. The series has been released in the United Kingdom on ITVX from 18 April 2026 under the title The Murder Line.
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