Channel 5 Picks Up Departure

Red Arrow Studios International has secured a deal with Channel 5 in the U.K. for the conspiracy thriller Departure.

Per the deal, the first six-episode season of Departure will initially air on 5STAR and its on-demand catch-up service, My5. Departure has already been sold into the U.S., Germany, France, Spain, Poland and Australia, among other territories.

Departure centers on a crack team of investigators, tasked with unraveling the mysteries behind a series of shocking air, sea and land disasters. The series stars Emmy Award winner Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) and the late Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer (All The Money in the World).

In further international deals, Red Arrow Studio International has sold the first season and the upcoming second season, which is due to deliver later this year, to Lionsgate Play (India), Net5 (Netherlands), DPG Media in Belgium for VTM2 and TVNZ (New Zealand). In Sweden, TV4 has picked up season two, following its previous acquisition of season one.

Red Arrow Studios International holds the distribution rights to Departure, outside of North America.

Tim Gerhartz, president and managing director at Red Arrow Studios International, said: “As a premium international series, which is packed with action and fronted by an all-star cast, Departure is ideally positioned to expand Channel 5’s drama offering and provide a standout moment in the broadcaster’s schedule. Also, with the show’s eagerly anticipated second season debuting later this year, it’s great to welcome a raft of new partners to the series.”