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List Of The Bridge (2013 TV Series) Episodes
'' The Bridge'' is an American drama television series developed by Meredith Stiehm and Elwood Reid, based on the Danish/Swedish series ''Broen/Bron'' created by Hans Rosenfeld, Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. It premiered on FX on July 10, 2013. The series was canceled after its second season. A total of 26 episodes aired over two seasons. The series follows two police detectives – Marco Ruiz (Demián Bichir) and Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) – and their joint effort to investigate a serial killer menacing both nations along the Texas– Chihuahua border. Their investigation is complicated by the rampant corruption and general apathy among the Mexican authorities and the violence of the powerful borderland drug cartels. The show's title refers to the Bridge of the Americas that serves as a border crossing between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez ( ; ''Juarez City''. ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is commonly referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (2013 TV Series)
''The Bridge'' is an American crime drama television series, developed by Meredith Stiehm and Elwood Reid, that was broadcast on the FX network, and based on the Danish-Swedish series '' Bron/Broen''. The series stars Diane Kruger and Demián Bichir in leading roles, and co-stars Ted Levine, Annabeth Gish, Thomas M. Wright, Matthew Lillard and Emily Rios in supporting roles. The complete series consists of two seasons of 13 episodes each. The series debuted on FX in the United States on July 10, 2013, and the series finale aired on October 1, 2014. The show was developed both in English and Spanish languages. The American version takes place on the U.S. and Mexican border where a murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juárez (the Bridge of the Americas) bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross (Kruger) who is mentored by Hank Wade (Levine) and Chihuahua State police detective Marco Ruiz (Bichir). The story parallels the investigation by ''El Paso Times'' reporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Sigman
Stephanie Sigman is a Mexican-American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 2011 Mexican crime drama film '' Miss Bala''. She has gone on to appear in ''Pioneer'' (2013), ''Spectre'' (2015), ''Going Under'' (2016), and '' Annabelle: Creation'' (2017). On television, Sigman starred in ''Narcos'' (2015) and ''S.W.A.T'' (2017) for the first and second seasons of both series. Early life and family Sigman was born in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico, to a Mexican mother and an American father, Lee Sigman, a New York Yankees scout from Kansas. She is a U.S. citizen through her father. Her brother, baseball player Kenneth Ray Sigman, was formerly married to actress Barbara Mori. Career Sigman began her career appearing on Mexican television, before making her film debut in ''Rio de Oro''. In 2011, she played the leading role of Laura Guerrero in the Mexican crime drama film, '' Miss Bala''. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norberto Barba
Norberto Barba (born September 12, 1963) is an American television and film director. He is known for his work on ''Grimm'' and the ''Law & Order'' franchise. Biographical details A native of the Bronx, New York, Barba studied at Regis High School in New York City. He also spent two years at Columbia University and later went to USC School of Cinematic Arts. After earning his degree, he became a director fellow at the American Film Institute, where he earned his postgraduate degree in film production. Barba made his directorial debut in 1992 with the short film ''Chavez Ravine'', which tells the story of a father and son struggling to defend their home against city developers planning to build Dodger Stadium in the mid-1950s. In addition, he directed '' Blue Tiger'' (1994) and ''Solo'' (1996), before specializing as a director/producer for television programs. His television credits include series such as ''New York Undercover'', '' Level 9'', '' Resurrection Blvd.'', ''Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Somerville
Patrick Somerville (born April 14, 1979) is an American novelist and television writer living in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Career Novels Somerville graduated from Cornell University in 2005. He published his debut novel, ''The Cradle'', in 2009 and his second novel ''This Bright River'' in 2012. Television In 2013, Somerville joined the writing staff of '' The Bridge'', where he wrote two episodes of the series. From 2015 to 2017, he was a writer on the HBO series '' The Leftovers.'' In October 2016, it was announced that Somerville would write the Netflix series ''Maniac''. In December 2017, he signed a deal to develop new TV and digital projects exclusively for Paramount Television (now Paramount Television Studios). In October 2019, it was announced that he would be the writer and showrunner for a 10 episode HBO Max miniseries '' Station Eleven''. He was also the showrunner for the first season of the series '' Made for Love''. In April 2022, it was announced tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Fisher
Christopher Lawrence Fisher (born December 30, 1971) is an American former director, writer, producer and attorney. He worked on the CBS television series '' Person of Interest'' as a director and executive producer. Early life and education Born in Pasadena, California, Fisher grew up in Newport Beach. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California. Career Fisher began his career as a corporate lawyer in London before deciding to work in the entertainment industry. In 2001, Fisher established the production company Imperial Fish Company, which worked on his first film ''Nightstalker'' and the film ''Taboo''. Fisher has directed episodes of various TV series including '' Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders''. On May 9, 2008, it was announced that he would direct ''S. Darko'', the sequel to 2001's cult hit ''Donnie Darko'' which was directed by Richard Kelly. Fisher received the script to ''S. Darko'' in ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Necktie
A Colombian necktie (, ''tie-cut'') is a form of post-mortem mutilation in which the victim’s tongue is pulled through a deep cut beneath the jaw and left dangling on the neck. It first appeared in Colombia during the period known as La Violencia (1948–1958) as a method of psychological warfare designed to scare and intimidate. It was one of several documented types of public mutilation in the conflict used to terrorize people away from their land. Others included killing a pregnant woman, extracting the fetus and placing it on her body and replacing it with a rooster; stuffing the genitals of dead men into their mouths; and the "flower-vase-cut" where the victim's limbs were cut off and stuffed into their torso. The methods served to dehumanize victims, as can be seen in terms used by perpetrators such as ''bocachiquear'' and ''picar para tamal'', which refer respectively to the preparation of fish and tamales. Its invention is sometimes erroneously attributed to drug kingpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Zakrzewski
Alexander Zakrzewski is an American television director and cinematographer. He has directed episodes of ''Cold Case'', ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Numb3rs'' and ''The Wire'', as well as worked on several Tom Fontana produced shows including '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', '' Oz'' and '' The Jury''. Prior to his episodic work, he shot documentaries for independent film makers and the US Networks including several for Harpo Productions, where he developed a reputation for fluid hand held work. For ''The Wire'' Zakrzewski directed Season 3, Episode 9, "Slapstick", in 2004. He returned in 2006 to direct the ninth episode of the fourth season, "Know Your Place". Show runner David Simon, who first worked with Zakrzewski on ''Homicide: Life On the Street'', praised Zakrzewski's work on ''The Wire''s restaurant scene between Howard "Bunny" Colvin and his students in the episode. Page 5 Filmography Director Cinematographer *''Crime & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esta Spalding
Esta Alice Spalding is an American author, screenwriter and poet who won the Pat Lowther Award in 2000 for ''Lost August''. Biography Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Phillip Spalding and Linda Spalding, she grew up in Hawaii and currently resides in Culver City, California. In 1997, Spalding relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she worked as an executive story editor and writer on CBC Television's prime-time drama ''Da Vinci's Inquest''. She also worked as a writer and executive story editor on all three seasons of '' The Eleventh Hour'', a prime-time drama about investigative journalists on CTV. Both series were highly critically acclaimed and repeatedly won Gemini awards for Best Series. Spalding adapted Barbara Gowdy's novel ''Falling Angels'' into a 2003 feature film that was directed by Scott Smith. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and played at Sundance Film Festival, and garnered many awards and nominations, including a Genie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Gwyneth Horder-Payton is an American television director. Beginning in the late 1980s she worked as an assistant director on a number of films such as ''Pacific Heights'', ''The Doors'', ''Raising Cain'', '' I Love Trouble'', '' Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco'' and other films. She made her television directorial debut on the FX series ''The Shield'', on which she was working as a first AD. Some of her subsequent television directing credits include '' The Riches'', '' Bionic Woman'', '' My Own Worst Enemy'', ''Fringe'', '' Battlestar Galactica'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''The Unit'', ''Cold Case'', ''Numb3rs'', '' Blue Bloods'', '' Sons of Anarchy'', '' The Walking Dead'', '' The Killing'', ''NYC 22'', ''Once Upon a Time'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''American Horror Story'', '' Feud: Bette and Joan'', '' 9-1-1'', ''The Politician'', '' 9-1-1: Lone Star'' and '' Big Sky''. Horder-Payton is the granddaughter of actor Victor McLaglen ('' The Informer''), and the niece of direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Gerolmo
Chris Gerolmo is a Golden Globe nominated screenwriter, director, and singer-songwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the multi-Academy Award nominated film '' Mississippi Burning'' and the less successful ''Miles from Home'' starring Richard Gere. He has also written a book about the death of his wife, Joan, from cancer in 2007. This is titled ''Death for Beginners'', published by Patcheny Press in 2011. He lives in Brentwood, California with his three children and stepson. Early life and education He was born to Frank Gero (1929–2014), a former theater actor and stage manager who later became a producer, and Woji Gero who worked alongside her husband in the production business in the mid-1950s. He attended Harvard University in the early 1970s graduating with a BA in Writing & Film-making. Television work In 1995 Gerolmo wrote and directed the acclaimed made-for-TV movie ''Citizen X'', about the russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo. Gerolmo's screenplay for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Johnson (film Editor)
Bill Johnson is an American film editor, television director and television editor. In his career, he has edited episodes of '' Ally McBeal'', ''Robbery Homicide Division'', ''Karen Sisco'', ''Kidnapped'', ''Shark'', '' The Beast'' and ''Entourage''. He also edited episodes of ''The West Wing'', ''House'' and '' Justified'', as well as directing at least one episode of those series and numerous episodes for the latter. In 2001, Johnson won a Primetime Emmy Award for editing ''The West Wing'' episode "Two Cathedrals". He was also nominated the year before, for editing the episode "In Excelsis Deo". His film editing credits include ''The Manhattan Project'' (1986), '' Something Wild'' (1986), ''Married to the Mob'' (1988) and ''Miami Blues'' (1990). He worked as an associate/assistant editor on all of the aforementioned films. As a head editor, he worked on the films '' Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'' (1996), ''Infinity'' (1996), starring Matthew Broderick (the film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Sieling
Charlotte Sieling (born 13 July 1960) is a Danish actress and film director. She began her career as an actress in the mid-1980s. In the 2000s, she turned to film directing, working on a number of successful DR TV series such as the Emmy-winning ''Unit One'', '' The Killing'', '' The Bridge'' and the BAFTA-winning ''Borgen''. She had her feature film debut with ''Above the Street, Below the Water'' in 2009. Her success as a director of TV series has more recently brought her to the US where her work includes directing two episodes of ''Homeland''. Early life and education Sieling was born in Copenhagen. She completed her education as actress at National Theatre School of Denmark in 1985. In 1985, she graduated from the National Film School of Denmark where she attended the screenplay line. Career Between 1988 and 1991, Sieling was affiliated with the Royal Danish Theatre where her roles included the lead in the musical ''Esther''. From 1992 to 1994, she was affiliated with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
