The Bridge is an American crime drama television series developed by Meredith Stiehm and Elwood Reid that was broadcast on the FX network and based on the Danish-Swedish series Bron/Broen. The series stars Diane Kruger and Demián Bichir in leading roles and co-stars Ted Levine Annabeth Gish Thomas M. Wright Matthew Lillard and Emily Rios in supporting roles. The complete series consists of two seasons of 13 episodes each. The series debuted on FX in the United States on July 10 2013 and the series finale aired on October 1 2014. The show was developed both in English and Spanish languages.