Departure (TV series)
Departure is a 2019 British-Canada suspense drama television series commissioned by Canadian broadcaster Global.[1] NBCUniversal pre-bought the series with an intent to air on Universal TV in the United Kingdom and Germany and 13th Street in France and Spain, as well as on Universal TV in Africa and 13th Street in Poland.[2]
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| Created by | Vince Shiao |
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| Directed by | T.J. Scott |
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| Composer(s) | Keith Power |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Craig Wright |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 10 July – 14 August 2019 |
Departure premiered on Universal TV on 10 July 2019. Global has since confirmed that the series will air on its network in the fourth quarter of 2020.[3] On 14 July 2020, NBC's streaming service Peacock acquired the series in the United States, where it is set to debut on 17 September 2020.[4]
Plot
The conspiracy series follows the mystery of a passenger plane that vanishes over the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Cast
- Archie Panjabi as Kendra Malley; TSIB investigator
- Christopher Plummer as Howard Lawson; Senior Manager of the TSIB and Kendra's mentor
- Kris Holden-Ried as Dom; TSIB investigator and Kendra's partner
- Rebecca Liddiard as Madelyn Strong; sole survivor of Flight 716
- Peter Mensah as Levi Hall; Senior TSIB investigator
- Claire Forlani as Janet Friel; MI5 officer assigned to the investigation
- Tamara Duarte as Nadia; TSIB investigator
- Mark Rendall as Theo; TSIB investigator
- Alexandre Bourgeois as AJ Malley; Kendra's adopted son
- Shazad Latif as Ali; Madelyn Strong's boyfriend
- Sasha Roiz as Pavel Bartok; CEO of Bartok Airways
- Allan Hawco as Captain Richard Donovan; pilot of Flight 716
- Kristian Bruun as Daniel Hoffman; passenger on Flight 716
- Chloe Farnworth as Leah Sims
- Emilio Doorgasingh as Hassan Esmaili; a reformed former Israeli terrorist
- Chantelle Han as Su-Lin Donovan; Richard Donovan's wife
- Ryan Pierce as Hugh Keehlar; Richard Donovan's secret husband
- Dougray Scott as Ethan Moreau; CEO of British Global Air
- Chloe Farnworth as Leah Sims; flight attendant on Flight 716
- Tyler Fayose as First Officer Arthur Delaney; Donovan's co-pilot
- Mark Lutz as Gavin Malley; Kendra's late husband
- Paris Jefferson as Gillian Malley; Gavin's sister
Episodes
| No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Vanished" | T.J. Scott | Vince Shaio | 10 July 2019 (UK) | 354600-1 |
| 2 | "Survivor" | T.J. Scott | Malcolm MacRury | 17 July 2019 (UK) | 354600-2 |
| 3 | "Prime Suspect" | T.J. Scott | John Krizanc & Ellen Vanstone | 24 July 2019 (UK) | 354600-3 |
| As Madelyn regains consciousness, she struggles to make coherent sense of the events preceding the crash. A former colleague of Donovan's comes forward, claiming the night before the crash, whilst intoxicated, Donovan admitted his intention was to take his own life the following day. A raid on Donovan's house uncovers a key to a storage locker, which is found to contain a flight simulator pre-programmed with a virtual reconstruction of the crash. AJ finds himself being hunted by the police after spray-painting a plane belonging to Bartok. | |||||
| 4 | "Sabotage" | T.J. Scott | John Krizanc & Ellen Vanstone | 31 July 2019 (UK) | 354600-4 |
| Madelyn learns of her father's death. Kendra is forced to approach Bartok for help in retrieving the black boxes from the wreckage of the planet. AJ witnesses Janet leaking information on Kendra, but unfortunately becomes embroiled in a bomb attack on Bartok's car, which leaves his life hanging in the balance. Kendra looks deeper into Marcus Hoffman's potential involvement in the case. Under scrutiny, Janet's explanation for her actions leave Kendra and Dom questioning whether she isn't the only member of the team who has an ulterior motive. | |||||
| 5 | "Grounded" | T.J. Scott | Vince Shaio | 7 August 2019 (UK) | 354600-5 |
| As AJ recovers from his injuries in hospital, Kendra seeks to retrieve his laptop which contains further incriminating footage of Janet and Ethan Moreau. She too comes under attack from the same assailant who attempted to murder AJ, but his attempt to silence her is foiled by Dom. AJ reveals that the trojan he used to access the TSIB's cameras was authorised by Howard, forcing Kendra, Dom, Nadia and Theo to put the official investigation to one-side and work together, with the help of Bartok and his submissive, to expose the conspiracy. | |||||
| 6 | "End Game" | T.J. Scott | Stephanie Tracey | 14 August 2019 (UK) | 354600-6 |
Production
Location filming took place throughout Ontario, including in the City of Cambridge, in 2018.[6] In January 2019, filming took place in London.
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References
- Tartaglione, Nancy (13 November 2018). "Archie Panjabi, Christopher Plummer Embark For 'Departure' Event Series". Deadline Hollywood.
- Clarke, Stewart (7 January 2019). "NBCUniversal Lands Archie Panjabi, Christopher Plummer Drama 'Departure'". Variety.
- "Departure, The Equalizer And neXt All Coming To The Global TV Fall 2020 Lineup". ET Canada, June 23, 2020.
- White, Peter (2020-07-14). "Canadian Drama Departure;; Takes Flight At Peacock As Streamer Unveils Premiere Date For A.P. Bio". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- "Departure – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/cambridge-filming-projects-november-2018-1.4916033
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