This looks like a wonderful series, so I'll be looking for it online soon. From an academic perspective, I'm interested in the cross-cultural, cross-national exploration of identity and the retelling of this very American story (in the form of a a counter-factual history) through a Canadian lens.
from Wikipedia
Across The River To Motor City is a Canadian television drama series, that airs on Citytv stations. It debuted November 22nd, 2007. The series is about an insurance investigator named Ben Ford who works the border in both Detroit and Windsor. The story takes into account the shifting allegiances and ambitions that straddle the Detroit/Windsor Canada/US border.