Departure (TV series)

Main • Archie Panjabi as Kendra Malley: the lead Transport Safety and Investigations Bureau (TSIB) investigator • Kris Holden-Ried as Dominic Hayes: a TSIB investigator • Mark Rendall as Theo Barker: a TSIB investigator • Christopher Plummer as Howard Lawson: the senior manager of the TSIB and Kendra's mentor (season 1, recurring role season 2) Season 1 • Peter Mensah as Levi Hall: a senior TSIB investigator • Sasha Roiz as Pavel Bartok: Russian oligarch and the CEO of Bartok Airways • Rebecca Liddiard as Madelyn Strong: the sole survivor of British Global Air (BGA) Flight 716 • Shazad Latif as Ali Basra: Madelyn Strong's boyfriend • Tamara Duarte as Nadia: a TSIB investigator • Alexandre Bourgeois as AJ Malley: Kendra's bitter, criminal, adopted son • Kristian Bruun as Daniel Hoffman: a passenger on BGA 716 • Evan Buliung as Derek Strong: Madelyn Strong's father • Allan Hawco as Richard Donovan: pilot of BGA 716 • Claire Forlani as Janet Friel: an MI5 officer assigned to the investigation • Dougray Scott as Ethan Moreau: the CEO of British Global Air Season 2 • Karen LeBlanc as Ellen Hunter • Jason O'Mara as Max O'Neill • David Hewlett as Bill Ratch • Dion Johnstone as Jordan Cole • Kelly McCormack as Charlotte • Etienne Kellici as Lucas • Charlie Carrick as Richard Bright • Wendy Crewson as Diana Bright • Donal Logue as Sheriff McCullough • Florence Ordesh as Rose Tate Season 3 • Patrick Sabongui as Shakir Urgessa • Savonna Spracklin as Annie Sullivan • Mikaela Dyke as Terry-Lynn Crawford • Brit MacRae as Jessica Hicks • Cihang Ma as Michelle • Tyler Elliott Burke as Arlo Shank • Eric McCormack as Cole Banks • Pamela Estrada as Lily • Ben Carlson as Jack Bazin ==Production==

First season Location filming took place in several cities of Ontario, including Cambridge, Hamilton, and Toronto, in 2018. In Cambridge, the city hall was used to represent Scotland Yard and Cambridge University. In January 2019, filming shifted to London in the United Kingdom. Principal photography was completed in 40 days. Second season Departure was renewed for a second season on 11 September 2020. Production was already underway by 20 September 2020. Christopher Plummer filmed his scenes from his home in Connecticut instead of traveling to the sets in Toronto due to travel restrictions into Canada owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plummer had completed filming his scenes for the second season shortly before he died on 5 February 2021. Plummer's work in the second season was his final on-screen performance before his death. Streaming was moved from Peacock to the Canadian network Global in May 2021. ==Episodes==

Series overview Season 1 (2020) This season follows the investigation by the fictional Transport Safety and Investigations Bureau into the disappearance of a British passenger plane over the Atlantic Ocean and the reasons behind it. ==Broadcast and release==

NBCUniversal pre-bought the series to air it on Universal TV in the United Kingdom and Germany and on 13th Street in Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Ukraine, and Spain, as well as on Universal TV in Africa and 13th Street in Poland. On 14 July 2020, NBC's streaming service Peacock acquired the series in the United States, where it debuted on 17 September 2020. The distributor is Red Arrow Studios International, although Starlings Television managed the sale to Peacock/Universal. The NBCUniversal media conglomerate purchased the series for distribution in Europe and Africa. and in the United Kingdom the series was released on Sky Witness on 1 November 2021. The third season of Departure was released in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2022 with the premiere airing from 2 August 2023 on Sky Witness. ==Reception==

The Hollywood Reporter was impressed with some aspects of the series but concluded its review noting the series had: "just enough enticing elements to pique curiosity, but [lacked] the execution needed to actually be good". The Variety review was quite positive and particularly praised Panjabi and Plummer in a "drama that punches above its weight". Based on viewing the first two episodes, the Toronto Star reviewer commented that "the action is as taut and absorbing as any detective thriller". In 2021 the series was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Series. The episode Vanished was nominated for the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) Craft Award in the categories Best Sound Editing - Dramatic Series. Christopher Plummer won the 2021 Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor, Drama. Vesna Svilanovic won the 2021 Canadian Cinema Editors Award for Best Editing in TV Drama. T.J. Scott and Christina Jennings won the 2021 Content Innovation Award for Best Returning Scripted Series. ==References==