`` The Bridge '' is a new crime thriller set on the U.S.-Mexican border . says identify as Latinos . A young woman named Kate (Natalie Portman) and her friend Alex (Ethan Hawke) are driving through Mexico when they encounter an accident involving two trucks carrying illegal immigrants. Director of the pilot says people will `` learn about certain realities '' through the show .
`` The Bridge '' is a new crime thriller set on the U.S.-Mexican border . A young woman named Kate (Natalie Portman) and her friend Alex (Ethan Hawke) are driving through Mexico when they encounter an accident involving two trucks carrying illegal immigrants. Director of the pilot says people will `` learn about certain realities '' through the show .