( EW.com ) -- FX has given the greenlight to `` The Bridge , '' a thriller starring Diane Kruger ( `` Inglorious Basterds '' ) and Demian Bichir ( `` A Better Life '' ) and from Meredith Stiehm , a `` Homeland '' writer known for penning some of the series ' most acclaimed episodes . Based on the Scandinavian series `` Bron , '' `` The Bridge '' is about a body found on the border of Texas and Mexico and the investigation that ensues . The 13-episode first season will go into production in April for a July premiere on FX . This news means that Stiehm will likely have to leave the Showtime hit for her new FX series . `` I think it 's one or the other , '' Stiehm told EW in January about choosing between Homeland and `` The Bridge . '' `` It 's a high-cost problem . It 's so hard to get your own series but , at the same time , What kind of idiot leaves 'Homeland ' right now ? '' See the original article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
FX has given the greenlight to `` The Bridge '' `` The Bridge '' is a thriller starring Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir . Paramount Pictures released an official trailer for the film on Friday, which you can watch below.