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Eric McCormack Joins ‘Departure’ As Canadian Series Starts Production On Season 3

Season three of international thriller drama series Departure, headlined by Archie Panjabi, has begun production in St. John's, Newfoundland and Toronto. Will & Grace alum Eric McCormack has joined the series, produced by Shaftesbury in association with Corus Entertainment, Starlings Television and Red Arrow Studios…

Canadian Drama ‘Departure’ Takes Flight At Peacock As Streamer Unveils Premiere Date For ‘A.P. Bio’

Peacock has picked up Departure, the Canadian drama starring The Good Wife's Archie Panjabi and Christopher Plummer, ahead of the service’s nationwide launch Wednesday. The NBCU streamer has acquired the rights to the drama, which was originally commissioned by Canada's Global. The company already has rights to the…

Starlings Entertainment Launches TV Division Led By Chris Philip

Starlings Entertainment, a film financing and production company, is formally expanding into television with the official launch of Starlings Television, led by studio executive and producer Chris Philip. The company, headed by CEO Karine Martin and President Jeffrey W. Stentz, is coming off a successful investment in…

Lionsgate Sets BAFTA-Winner Babak Anvari To Direct Missing Plane Thriller ‘Departure’ From Billy Ray Script

EXCLUSIVE: Brit-Iranian director Babak Anvari, whose sophomore feature Wounds will play in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, has boarded suspense-thriller Departure, which is being developed by Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment label. Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) has scripted the long-gestating buzz project which tells the…

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Archie Panjabi, Christopher Plummer Embark For ‘Departure’ Event Series

EXCLUSIVE: Archie Panjabi and Christopher Plummer have been set to lead an ensemble cast in the event thriller Departure. A Canada/UK co-production, the six-part drama will air on Canada's Global in 2019. Shaftesbury and Greenpoint Productions are producing in association with Corus Entertainment. Starlings Television…

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Chad Hartigan To Helm ‘Departure’ From Billy Ray Script For Good Universe

BREAKING Good Universe has tapped filmmaker Chad Hartigan to direct the romantic sci-fi film Departure, based on an original script by Captain Phillips and The Hunger Games scribe Billy Ray. Inspired by Martin Caidin’s book Ghosts of the Air, which documents real accounts from pilots who have experienced flight…

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David Frankel To Direct ‘Departure’ For Good Universe

The Devil Wears Prada helmer David Frankel has taken over the directing reins of Good Universe’s sci-fi romance Departure. Oscar-nominated Billy Ray penned the script and was previously set to direct the tale of a brilliant FAA investigator who is obsessed with learning how a 727 suddenly vanished into thin air and…