Borderland

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

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

Latest: Season 1 · 2014

E1. The Morgue
Apr 13, 2014
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.
E2. Country of Origin
Apr 20, 2014
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.
E3. La Bestia
Apr 27, 2014
Things get real in gang controlled Arriaga, when the six climb atop a cargo train known as “La Bestia,” or “The Beast.”
E4. Crossing The Desert
May 4, 2014
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?
E5. Beyond Borderland (Reunion Studio Show)
May 11, 2014