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Borderland

Borderland

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

20147.21 Season5 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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

Created by Ivan O'Mahoney
Written by Nial Fulton, Rodrigo X. González
Produced by Nial Fulton
NetworksAl Jazeera AmericaNational Geographic

Top Cast

L

Lis-Marie Alvarado

Herself

Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Narrator

K

Kishana Holland

Herself

G

Gary Larsen

Himself

A

Alison Melder

Herself

A

Alex Seel

Himself

R

Randy Stufflebeam

Himself

Themes & Keywords

illegal immigrationimmigrantmigrant worker

About Borderland

Borderland is a news, documentary, drama, reality series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of illegal immigration, immigrant, migrant worker. Created by Ivan O'Mahoney, it stars Lis-Marie Alvarado, Gil Bellows, Kishana Holland. Six average Americans are confronted with the realities of illegal immigration while retracing the footsteps of dead border runners.

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