Elise Wasserman and Karl Roebuck investigate when a couple are abducted from the Channel Tunnel in front of their young daughter. Events take a dramatic turn when a plane crashes into the Channel.

该剧根据北欧剧集《The Bridge》改编，第一季为10集。故事描述英法海底隧道分界线上惊现一个法国政客的尸体，由此引发了一场席卷整个欧洲的政治危机。英法各自派出一名侦探（Stephen Dillane, Clemence Poesy）调查此事，他们发现凶手试图将现代社会「道德沦丧」的现象最大化。