Borderland

Six ordinary Americans. Three lives relived. One extraordinary journey.

NR2014•7.6/10

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7.6/10(5)

Six average Americans are confronted with the realities of illegal immigration while retracing the footsteps of dead border runners.

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Production

Muck Media, In Films, Al Jazeera America

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 13, 2014

Last Aired

May 11, 2014

Networks

Al Jazeera America, National Geographic

Created By

Ivan O'Mahoney, Nial Fulton

Where to Watch

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

The Morgue

Air date: 2014-04-13

Six Americans – strangers from all walks of life – gather to embark on a haunting journey that begins in the Pima County morgue’s dead-body freezer.

Country of Origin

Air date: 2014-04-20

The six are split into three groups, each tasked with retracing one dead migrant’s past, and discover the grave circumstances that led “their” migrants to risk their lives.

La Bestia

Air date: 2014-04-27

Things get real in gang controlled Arriaga, when the six climb atop a cargo train known as “La Bestia,” or “The Beast.”

Crossing The Desert

Air date: 2014-05-04

It’s the final leg of their perilous journey and the six must face sweltering heat during the day and nights that drop below zero – how long can they last?

Beyond Borderland (Reunion Studio Show)

Air date: 2014-05-11