The Line is a Canadian television drama series, which debuted on Movie Central and The Movie Network on March 16, 2009.[1] It centred on two morally ambiguous police officers in the Scarborough district of Toronto.
The Line | |
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Created by | George F. Walker Dani Romain |
Starring | Ron White Daniel Kash Clé Bennett Wes Williams Von Flores Sarah Manninen Sharon Lawrence Ed Asner Linda Hamilton Tasha Lawrence Yanna McIntosh Milton Barnes Shawn Singleton Alison Sealy-Smith |
Opening theme | "No Heaven" by Champion |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Production | |
Executive producers | George F. Walker Dani Romain |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Movie Central The Movie Network |
Release | March 16 June 22, 2009 | –
The series, an expansion of George F. Walker's theatrical play Adult Entertainment,[2] was originally announced under the working title The Weight. It was created Walker and Dani Romain,[3] produced by The Nightingale Company, and shot by Richmond Street Films. It was originally shot as two distinct seasons of seven and eight episodes respectively, but aired as one continuous 15-episode run.[4]
The show was commonly compared by Canadian television critics to the American crime drama series Brotherhood and The Wire.[5]
Filming began at Don Mills Collegiate Institute in Don Mills, Toronto in early August 2007.
The program's theme song, "No Heaven", is performed by electronic musician Champion, with Betty Bonifassi on vocals. The song was previously released as a single from Champion's 2004 album Chill'em All.
Country | TV network | Schedule |
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France | Orange cinéchoc | Starting Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 8:40 PM[6] |
Brazil | Globosat HD | Starting Mondays, February 14, 2011 at 10:00 PM |
Portugal | MOV | Starting Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10:30 PM |