''The Crossing'' is an American

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thriller series that aired on ABC. The series debuted on April 2, 2018, and aired its final episode on June 9, 2018. On March 19, 2018, ABC released the pilot episode on their website. The series was filmed in

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. On May 11, 2018, ABC cancelled the show after one season.

Premise

Refugees fleeing a war seek asylum in an American town—but they claim to be from America, 180 years in the future. Moreover, at least one of the refugees exhibits apparently superhuman powers that may make her a threat.

Cast

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as Sheriff Jude Ellis * Natalie Martinez as Reece *

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as Agent Emma Ren *

Tommy Bastow Thomas Derek Bastow (born 26 August 1991) is an English actor and musician from Epsom, Surrey. He is best known for playing the character Dave the Laugh in Paramount Pictures' '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'', as Joe in the British Telec ...

as Marshall *

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as Paul * Rick Gomez as Nestor Rosario * Marcuis W. Harris as Caleb *

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as Roy Aronson *

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as Craig Lindauer *

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as Rebecca * Kelley Missal as Hannah * Luc Roderique as Bryce Foster * Bailey Skodje as Leah *

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as Will * Georgina Haig as Dr. Sophie Forbin

Production

Set in the fictional town of Port Canaan,

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and in

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, the series was filmed in coastal areas of

and in the city of

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in 2017. The beach where the refugees arrive is near

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while the sheriff's office and some other locations were filmed in and around the village of

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, north of Vancouver. The Oceanic Plaza in Vancouver was the setting for the Seattle offices of the show's Homeland Security and other scenes were filmed in and around the city. Additional shooting locations in BC were in

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and in

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. The first camp footage was filmed at Camp McLean. Filming in Vancouver started in July and wrapped in late-November 2017. On May 11, 2018, ABC canceled the show after one season.

Episodes

Reception

Critical response

On the

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website

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, the series has an approval rating of 60% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.79/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Though somewhat derivative and overstuffed, ''The Crossing'' offers up just enough decent twists to draw intrigue."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 59 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Ratings

Notes

References

External links

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