SERIES SYNOPSIS

'The Line' follows a collection of cops, criminals and everybody in between as they intersect in a combustible suburban wasteland. In this world there are no heroes or villains, only intimacy and the constant biting humour of what life deals its players. The series unfolds in the style of a visual novel, with interconnected layers continually revealing themselves and deepening the story.

At the centre of this world are Max (Ron White) and Donny (Daniel Kash), two cops who are as morally ambiguous as the criminals they pursue. Max has lost interest in conventional police work and has developed his own methods for dealing with the criminals he seems hell bent on destroying. Donny has almost been completely torn apart by the job, yet seems dementedly optimistic in the face of his crumbling life. Their paths intertwine with Carlos (Cle Bennett), a mid-level drug dealer with an anxiety problem. Carlos is caught between warring drug suppliers Andre (Wes Williams) and Eddie (Von Flores) and a wife (Sarah Manninen) who wants nothing to do with him. In Carlos, Max sees an opportunity to sabotage the criminal underpinning of the entire neighborhood. As his plan unfolds, so too does the world of the show. As the stakes run higher the world gets messier, and the emotions become more desperate and raw. In this dark, humane comedy, actions beget consequences that seep outwards, affecting not only cops and criminals but also the people who surround them: their wives, mothers, children, brothers. Set in a suburban wasteland that could border any city, 'The Line' is a multi-layered story woven around a group of fully human characters.

Rounding out the cast are Linda Hamilton as Carol, a charming grifter who shows up on the run from some very dangerous men, Sharon Lawrence as Jayne, a burned out legal aid lawyer, Ed Asner as Jayne's father, Patrick, and Milton Barnes and Shawn Singleton as Carlos' "cousins" Hermie and Phillipe.