Follow the mystery of Flight 716 - a passenger plane that vanishes over the Atlantic Ocean. Following the mysterious crash, recently widowed, brilliant aviation investigator Kendra Malley is called in to investigate by her former boss and mentor Howard Lawson.
Sky Witness · Peacock · Universal TV · SBS On Demand · Shaftesbury Films · Starlings Entertainment · Greenpoint Productions · Red Arrow Studios International
When TransOcean Flight 716 vanishes over the Atlantic Ocean with 256 people on board, crash investigator Kendra Malley is called in.
Episode 2. Survivor
2019-07-17 · 42 min
The hunt for wreckage continues as the TSIB team learn more about Donovan. Kendra wonders if the plane's lone survivor is hiding something.
Episode 3. Prime Suspect
2019-07-24 · 41 min
Madelyn’s memories of the crash provide the team with a lead, and a new witness comes forward with disturbing information about Donovan.
Episode 4. Sabotage
2019-07-31 · 42 min
Kendra tries to make sense of conflicting evidence and is stunned by the betrayal of someone close to her, while AJ puts his life in danger.
Episode 5. Grounded
2019-08-07 · 41 min
An unlikely source has proof of a conspiracy to cover up the truth about the crash, and the team scramble to recover the black boxes.
Episode 6. Endgame
2019-08-14 · 42 min
Kendra comes up with a plan to confront the Flight 716 conspirators and expose the cover up.
Season 2
6 episodes · 2021
Episode 1. Runaway
2021-08-05 · 42 min
Kendra Malley is called to the U.S. to investigate a high-speed train crash in rural Michigan.
Episode 2. Fugitive
2021-08-05 · 44 min
Kendra learns about a mysterious passenger on the run after escaping from U.S. Marshals' custody.
Episode 3. Walk the Line
2021-08-05 · 44 min
Kendra shares information with her FBI counterpart; Kendra gets a big break in the case.
Episode 4. Wrecking Ball
2021-08-05 · 43 min
Kendra looks for connections between the victims; Max and Kendra hatch a plan with the FBI.
Episode 5. Don't Tread on Me
2021-08-05 · 43 min
Kendra and Agent Hunter find proof of a larger conspiracy; a confrontation leaves Kendra shaken.
Episode 6. Witness
2021-08-05 · 43 min
As the case winds down, Kendra feels there's still a missing piece of the puzzle.
Season 3
6 episodes · 2022
The high-octane conspiracy drama returns for a third season, focusing on the mysterious sinking of a sea ferry bound for Newfoundland, Canada. The investigation team, led by Kendra Malley and Dominic Hayes begin to unravel the many tangled threads of the investigation. The team must race to uncover the truth behind the disaster and help to heal the damage…
Episode 1. The Tempest
2022-11-10 · 41 min
A night ferry crossing suddenly goes horribly wrong. Kendra Malley and her team are called in to investigate the sinking.
Episode 2. Dead in the Water
2022-11-10 · 42 min
Having found signs of life on board the sunken vessel, the race for recovery continues along with gathering of evidence. Survivors start experiencing flashbacks.
Episode 3. Stowaway
2022-11-10 · 41 min
Kendra Malley and her team continue to investigate the ferry sinking. The Captain's story comes into question, when a recovered video shows a different turn of events below deck, than was first told by survivors.
Episode 4. Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
2022-11-10 · 42 min
There is unexpected betrayal within the ranks, a possibly innocent man is arrested, and then a dead diver surfaces from the wreck.
Episode 5. Shot Across The Bow
2022-11-10 · 41 min
A diver's mysterious identity proves to be the key to Kendra's discovery that an ally has been sabotaging her investigation from the start.
Episode 6. What Lies Beneath
2022-11-10 · 40 min
Kendra and her team decides to go rogue in their quest to discover the true cause of the ferry's sinking.
red herrings and simplistic patterns
What "Departure" does well is throwing red herrings, lots of them. Distracting in many ways so the solution takes time, getting there step by step, following leads and making mistakes.
The acting is OK, the production quality as well, nothing to get excited about - or annoyed by. It delays and distracts, but with detours, not filler scenes.
So it could be considered OK-ish, entertaining, if it weren't for one thing: its gender/sex politics.
The good guys are always men. Women can show adoration or remorse; but they don't get to take decisions or decisive actions. The bad people are all women...
Wait, that's wrong. "Departure" does the exact opposite.
Save for a single token female low-rank "baddie" in two seasons of "Departure", it is exactly like that: Men are always criminals, or do wrong and show remorse, or are helpful "allies" in the back. Everything of importance, everything positive, is done by women.
A bit cheap, that.
But that's how "Departure" works. Very predictable in this regard; and that makes it far too easy to spot the distractions and the solution.