“Crossing Lines” debuts this summer on NBC

CROSSING LINES -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Donald Sutherland as Dorn, Richard Flood as Tommy McConnel, William Fichtner as Carl Hickman, Gabriella Pession as Eva Vittoria, Tom Wlaschiha as Sebastian Berger and Marc Lavoine as Louis Bernard -- (Photo by: Dusan Martincek/NBC)

NBC has announced its acquisition of the U.S. television rights to the one-hour action-crime series “Crossing Lines” from Tandem Communications (“The Pillars of the Earth,” “World Without End”) and Bernero Productions (“Criminal Minds,” “Third Watch”).

Ten episodes will begin airing this summer on NBC.

A summary of the series, provided by the network, is as follows:

Set in exotic locations, “Crossing Lines” taps into the charter of the International Criminal Court to investigate serialized cross-border crimes and to hunt down global criminals.

The cast includes William Fichtner, Donald Sutherland, Marc Lavoine, Gabriella Pession, Tom Wlaschiha, Moon Dailly and Richard Flood.

“Crossing Lines” is produced in co-production with TF1 Production/TF1 Network and commissioned by Sony Pictures Television Networks.

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