Netflix has just added the third season of Canadian suspense drama Departure to its UK platform and we can't get enough of the gripping thriller.
Starring Christopher Plummer, Archie Panjabi and Kris Holden Ried, the third season sees Kendra Malley (Panjabi) and her team from the Federal Transportation Safety Authority travel to Newfoundland to investigate the cause of a major ferry sinking.
The third season was actually released in the UK in October 2022, with Netflix adding the first and second season to the platform earlier this year.
Season 3 was added earlier this month, and the series is now in the UK's Most Watched Shows.
Thinking of giving it a watch? (We think you should).
Read on for everything you need to know about the series, including the incredible cast list.
What is Departure about?
Created by Vince Shiao, the series follows the Federal Transportation Safety Authority as they investigate high-stakes transport disasters.
Each season focuses on a different catastrophic event. Season one revolved around the disappearance of a British passenger flight, season two looked at a train derailment in Ontario which saw many passengers killed, and season three, which is the latest season to drop on Netflix, centres around a ferry incident.
Over the six episodes, Malley and her team explore whether the ferry sinking was simply the result of human error or if there's something more sinister at play...
Departure cast
Below is a list of the main cast and lead characters from each season:
Main cast
- Archie Panjabi as Kendra Malley, lead TSIB investigator
- Christopher Plummer as Howard Lawson, senior manager of the TSIB and Kendra's mentor (seasons 1–2)
- Kris Holden-Ried as Dominic Hayes, TSIB investigator
- Mark Rendall as Theo Barker, TSIB investigator
Season 1 cast
British Global Airlines Flight 716 crew and passengers:
- Allan Hawco as Richard Donovan, pilot of Flight 716
- Tyler Fayose as Arthur Delaney, co-pilot of Flight 716
- Chloe Farnworth as Leah Sims, flight attendant on Flight 716
- Rebecca Liddiard as Madelyn Strong, passenger Flight 716
- Kristian Bruun as Daniel Hoffman, passenger on Flight 716
- Emilio Doorgasingh as Hassan Esmaili, former Iranian terrorist and secret Israeli double agent, who is a passenger on Flight 716
Season 2 cast
- 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 cast
- 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
How many seasons of Departure are on Netflix?
All three seasons are now available to stream on Netflix, so run don't walk!
There are six episodes in each season and they're about 40 minutes long, so you have lots of material to keep you busy this week.
Following the season three Netflix release, viewers flocked to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts.
"Departure on Netflix - just started first episode and [I was] gripped in [the] first few minutes. My weekend viewing sorted," one fan wrote.
Another viewer praised the cast, particularly Panjabi, writing: "Anything with #ArchiePanjabi in it, you know it’s going to be sooo good. #Departure #Netflix She is brilliant."
Departure is now streaming on Netflix.
