![]() And over here in Europe it doesn’t exist. And from that Edgar Hoover had set up the FBI. When we started developing the idea and we pitched it to Ed, he loved it because he said for him it reminded him of how America had been when there was not an FBI, when criminals could cross from one state to the other, and where essentially there was no sovereign structured entity that could look after people. And that is what the challenge was about for us. But what we sometimes forget is how we protect our families. Hollywood has been an example of it in that films transcend the boundaries and are released everywhere. We are trying to have certain things that are common to each other through television. We’re living in a global world we’re connected by the Internet. ![]() ![]() Rola Bauer: “I think one of the things that is the DNA in the project is that as the title says it crosses lines. Why do you think this series will really speak to people, will really draw in viewers? We doubled it also for other European cities but we also made sure that Paris and Nice and the South of France were very much a part of what the story location was and not pretending to be something else.” We didn’t want to put any of our talent in front of a green screen, which is why we made sure that we had the ability to go to these places. Rola Bauer: “And if I may add to what Bill is saying, we also wanted to protect the look and the credibility of the story. There was nothing about it that felt like, ‘Oh boy, I can’t believe it. I said it earlier on this call and I’ll say it again that I’ll never forget it. Many of the actors and the producers, we had our favorite Irish pub in old town and on Fridays and Saturday nights and it was just it was a beautiful thing to be there and experience it. I mean so much was available not only for visually but for the experience not only as actors but as people because this was our home. But it’s a beautiful city, very modern, and at the same time very old. And other times we were at our home base at the sound stages. I lived in old town Prague with my family when I was there and there were days where we were shooting at locations that were literally a half a block away that I could walk to work. Sure, you can find the sleek office building but you can find anything in Prague. William Fichtner: “Well I think Prague just has everything. Rola Bauer: “And checking out all those wonderful restaurants in those places.” Sure, I’ve shot films where we’ve gone on location but nothing quite like this and the scope of this.” And it was fascinating and unlike anything that I’ve ever experienced. I think you can get the idea that as we went on this tour, it was remarkable because the places changed and the people changed and the locations changed. And some of the episodes took us into the South of France and we shot there. But that’s where we began.Īnd also part of our episodes – the opening episodes – took us into a park in Paris and different places in Paris, France. You know, it was great for an actor to not be searching being a little bit of a fish out of water because it’s exactly what it was, not that I felt that way, certainly not in the beautiful country of the Czech Republic and the wonderful City of Prague. Obviously Prague…I’m speaking from the perspective of the character of Carl Hickman, an ex-New York City cop living in Europe, living in Amsterdam. You know, different than anything I’ve ever worked on before. William Fichtner: “I’d love to talk about it because it surely was an adventure. I’d love to hear Bill’s perspective on this adventure that we put him on.” We spent the majority of the 22 weeks in Prague. Our home base is Prague where we began shooting. William Fichtner: “Well we went on tour last fall into the winter. ![]() Where is it based and how far did you have to travel to work on the show? In support of the show’s premiere, William Fichtner who plays New York cop Carl Hickman in the series joined with producers Rola Bauer and Ed Bernero to discuss Crossing Lines. What sets Crossing Lines apart from other cop dramas is the international element, as the five central characters travel the world to take down the bad guys. The series follows a hand-picked, elite law enforcement team dedicated to bringing down criminals. NBC’s launching the new dramatic action series Crossing Lines with a two-hour series premiere on Sunday, Jat 9pm ET/PT. Donald Sutherland as Dorn, Richard Flood as Tommy McConnel, William Fichtner as Carl Hickman, Gabriella Pession as Eva Vittoria, Tom Wlaschiha as Sebastian Berger and Marc Lavoine as Louis Bernard in ‘Crossing Lines’ (Photo by: Dusan Martincek/Tandem)
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