Pilot

"**Pilot**" is the series premiere of *The Crossing*. It aired on April 2, 2018.

## Synopsis

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> REFUGEES WASH UP IN A SMALL FISHING TOWN CLAIMING TO BE FROM A MOST UNEXPECTED PLACE: AMERICA, 180 YEARS IN THE FUTURE – After 47 refugees mysteriously wash up in a small fishing town, local sheriff Jude Ellis teams with DHS agent Emma Ren to assess their unusual claim … that they're fleeing a war 180 years in the future. The mystery deepens when Jude realizes that one of the new arrivals possesses heightened abilities and is a threat to his town, setting the two of them on a collision course. As the rest of the refugees acclimate to their unfamiliar surroundings, Emma learns that one has information that calls into question everything she thought she knew about our present time.
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> *— from "The Crossing: Pilot (4/2) - SERIES PREMIERE" press release*
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## Cast

### Starring

* Steve Zahn as Jude Ellis
* Natalie Martinez as Reece
* Sandrine Holt as Emma Ren
* Tommy Bastow as Marshall
* Rob Campbell as Paul
* Rick Gomez as Nestor
* Marcuis W. Harris as Caleb
* Grant Harvey as Roy
* Jay Karnes as Craig Lindauer
* Simone Kessell as Rebecca
* Kelley Missal as Hannah
* Luc Roderique as Bryce
* Bailey Skodje as Leah

### Guest Starring

* Luke Camilleri as Thomas
* Aadila Dosani as Abigail

### Co-Starring

* Yvonne Chapman as Kate
* Roman Podhora as Kurt Cooper
* Alison Wandzura as Amy Ellis
* Byron Bertram as Mugger
* Stefania Indelicato as Clipboard Agent
* Devielle Johnson as HSI 1
* Sachin Sahel as HSI 2
* Daniel Boileau as Deckhand #1
* Jorge Vargas as Deckhand #2

## Credits

### Intro Credits

* ABC Studios
* Produced by Tina Grewal
* Executive Producer Rob Bowman
* Executive Producer Jason T. Reed
* Executive Producers Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie
* Created by Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie
* Written by Dan Dworkin & Jay Beattie
* Directed by Rob Bowman

### End Credits

* Co-Producer Todd Aronauer
* Director of Photography Thomas Yatsko, ASC
* Production Designer John Willett
* Edited by Monty DeGraff
* Music by Robert Duncan
* Casting by Sheila Jaffe & Gail Goldberg
	+ Lorna Johnson
* Canadian Casting by Sean Cossey, CSA and JJ Ogilvy, CSA
* Production Manager Matthew Chipera
* First Assistant Director Gordie MacDonald
* Second Assistant Director Eddy Hardy
* Costume Designer Giovanna Ottobre-Melton
* Dept. Head Make-Up Artist Lisa Love
* Dept. Head Hair Stylist Anji Bemben
* Art Director Carlos Bolbrugge
* Set Decorator Carol Lavallee
* Property Master Ron McCall
* Script Supervisor Carol Green-Lundy
* Chief Lighting Technician David S. Warner
* Key Grip Tony Whiteside
* Camera Operators Craig Powell & Robin Forst
* Production Sound Mixer Matt Willoughby-Price
* Production Coordinator Jerry Pender
* Production Accountant Craig Stapleton
* Construction Coordinator Charles Leitrants
* Transportation Coordinator Robin Chibi
* Location Manager Mary-Jo Beirnes
* Post Production Supervisor Zach Moss
* Assistant Editors Greg Sirota & Kaylee Koenig
* Music Editor Amber Funk
* Visual Effects Supervisor Lawren Bancroft-Wilson
* Supervising Sound Editors Michael E. Lawshé & Owen Granich-Young
* Re-Recording Mixers Dennis Kirk & Todd Orr
* Production Staff:
	+ Jessica Stephens
	+ Sam Sgriccia
	+ Jordan Ross
	+ Katelyn Ford
	+ Sophie Addie
	+ Jon Ornoy
	+ Lina Cristiano
	+ Arshia Navabi
	+ Haley Lauten
	+ Kristy Ligert
	+ Devin Obrian
	+ Stefani Rockwell
* Dworkin/Beattie
* Brick Moon
* ABC Studios

## Notes & Trivia

* The episode was filmed between March 13 and March 30, 2017.

## Multimedia

### Images

#### Promotional Images

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#### Behind the Scenes

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### Videos

Interviews - The Crossing Season 1 Episode 1Hannah and Roy Meet - The Crossing Season 1 Episode 1Jude and Reece - The Crossing Season 1 Episode 1Thomas Meets the President - The Crossing Season 1 Episode 1Thomas Gives Information - The Crossing Season 1 Episode 1

## See also

1. "**Pilot**"
2. "A Shadow Out of Time"
3. "Pax Americana"
4. "The Face of Oblivion"
5. "Ten Years Gone"
6. "LKA"
7. "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream"
8. "The Long Morrow"
9. "Hope Smiles from the Threshold"
10. "The Androcles Option"
11. "These are the Names"

## References

1. ↑ http://www.whatsfilming.ca/wrapped-in-2017/