SBS on Demand: Crossing Lines, Between Two Worlds.

SBS On Demand has some particularly strong content dropping in August, keep your eyes peeled…

It begins with 2013 American, German & Italian crime drama Crossing Lines (Seasons One, Two & Three) plus German period drama Between Two Worlds.

Crossing Lines (Seasons One, Two & Three
Thursday, 4 August 2022 on SBS On Demand
All thirty-four episodes available to stream.
Former New York Police Department officer Carl Hickman’s (William Fichtner) life has fallen apart after he was injured on the job – he has become addicted to morphine and works as a garbage collector at a carnival in the Netherlands. Hickman is given a lifeline when he is recruited to join the International Criminal Court’s special crime unit. Based in The Hague, the unit investigates a variety of crimes that cross international boundaries. The unit includes an anti-organised crime, a covert specialist from Italy, a technical specialist from Germany, a crimes analyst, a human-trafficking specialist from France, weapons specialist, and tactical expert from Northern Ireland. Crossing Lines also stars Tom Wlaschiha and Donald Sutherland. Crossing Lines is an SBS On Demand exclusive. Full season available from midnight.

Violence

Between Two Worlds
Thursday, 4 August 2022 on SBS On Demand
All six episodes available to stream. In German with English subtitles.
The US military presence in West Germany in the early 1950s is opening a new world, paving the way for a new era of individual freedom, permissiveness, and capitalism. This development in the fictitious town of Kaltenstein is the setting for Between Two Worlds, the powerful story of friendship between two women who both strive to create lives for themselves during a time of great change, coming into conflict with the old order – the conservative forces of politics, the Church, and society. Confronted with the temptations of the New World, the two dissimilar women develop in opposing directions, putting their friendship to the test. While Marie, who comes from a conservative farmer’s family, slowly develops into a modern, enlightened woman, the extroverted Erika seems unable to fully adapt to the changing times. Between Two Worlds stars Elisa Schlott, Reomy D. Mpeho, Franziska Brandmeier, Jonas Nay, and Dietmar Bär.