EPISODE
SEASON
Departure - Season 1
A high-octane conspiracy series that follows the mystery of Flight 716 - a passenger plane that vanishes over the Atlantic Ocean.
25 December 1986, Zaire [now Democratic Republic of the Congo]
9 January 1975, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1970, Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Lviv, Ukraine]
13 December 1929, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5 December 1980, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
21 October 1988, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19 June 1980, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 August 1935, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
September 17, 2020
Departure is a smart thriller that keeps you engaged from start to finish. While there are a couple of issues, overall it is a compelling mystery.
September 22, 2020
Just enough enticing elements to pique curiosity, but lacking the execution needed to actually be good.
September 18, 2020
It's a solid choice for fans of procedurals, and a way to spend time with a talented bunch of actors.
September 17, 2020
Has its faults, but the mystery of who is responsible for the disappearance of a commercial flight has enough twists to make you never want to fly again.
September 28, 2020
All action, twists and propulsive pace, it's a great pulpy distraction.
September 15, 2020
A drama that will hook those who seek from their viewing a charge of adrenaline, if not always the most rigorously challenging of mysteries.
September 17, 2020
This six-episode drama reminded me of 24 in all the best ways, as Archie Panjabi's investigation into a jetliner's vanishing leads to reveal after plot twist after red herring after conspiracy. It's one wild ride.
September 18, 2020
There's lots about Departure that's really silly, but Panjabi and Plummer carry the series into the realm of respectability.
September 24, 2020
There's enough competence in the writing early on to suggest that the series could live up to a cast that collectively is better than its IMDb credits. Unfortunately, the talent obscures what is ultimately a disaster in the making.
