Today, BritBox International announced that Passenger will premiere on Thursday, October 17. The first two episodes will be available to stream on the platform at 9:00 p.m. ET.
The premiere episode will screen at New York Comic Con, followed by a panel with the cast and creator. BritBox also debuted the trailer and key art for the Original six-part limited series.
Written by debut screenwriter Andrew Buchan, best known for acting in Broadchurch, The Honourable Woman, and Better, Passenger explores a close-knit community unwilling to face its fears of change, outsiders, and the unknown.
Set in the fictional small Northern town of Chadder Vale, Former Met Police Detective Riya Ajunwa (Wunmi Mosaku) investigates a series of strange and inexplicable crimes that have the townsfolk spinning on an axis.
Riya arrived in decaying Chadder Vale five years ago and has since been searching for that ‘one big crime,’ the challenge to make her feel alive again. Then, one night, local girl Katie Wells (Rowan Robinson) mysteriously disappears.
The town barely has time to register her absence before she reappears the next day, apparently safe and sound. The townsfolk ask a few questions and normal life resumes. But for Riya, a relative outsider to the Chadder Vale way of life, none of this sits right.
As a series of strange happenings and increasingly shocking crimes unfold within the town, the residents resort to short-sighted theories and blame outside influences such as the fracking site and its manager, Jim Bracknell (David Threlfall). As things become stranger, the people push back on Riya’s absurd notion that something is wrong with this town. But what are they so afraid of?
The six-episode mystery will roll out with two episodes dropping each Thursday until the October 31 finale.
The cast includes Wunmi Mosaku (Loki), Barry Sloane (Revenge), Rowan Robinson (A Haunting in Venice), David Threlfall (Shameless), Arian Nik (Count Abdulla), and Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife).
Passenger is executive produced by Lucy Dyke (The Split, Eric) and Simon Maloney (Time, I May Destroy You) for Northern Sister, Jane Featherstone (This Is Going to Hurt, Chernobyl) for SISTER, Reemah Sakaan and Stephen Nye for BritBox International and commissioned for ITVX and ITV1 by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill.
Andrew Buchan is the creator, writer, and associate producer for SISTER in association with Northern Sister.
The series is produced by Sumrah Mohammed (The Split 3) and directed by Lee Haven-Jones (The Bay, The Feast) and Nicole Charles (The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies).
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to provide the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows. He previously created the websites ComingSoon, SuperHeroHype, and ShockTillYouDrop.