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Departure (TV Series)
''Departure'' is a 2019 suspense drama television series created by Vince Shiao. It was commissioned by Canadian broadcaster Global and United States streaming service Peacock and produced by Shaftesbury Films. Starring Archie Panjabi and Christopher Plummer and directed by T. J. Scott, the series premiered on Universal TV on 10 July 2019, with Global scheduling the Canadian debut for 8 October 2020. During the first season's release in Canada and the UK, the series averaged more than one million viewers per episode. In 2021, the series was renewed for a third season, with Eric McCormack joining the cast. That year, the series was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Series. Cast Transport Safety and Investigations Bureau personnel: * Archie Panjabi as Kendra Malley: a TSIB investigator and lead investigator looking into the crash of Flight 716 * Christopher Plummer as Howard Lawson: the senior manager of the TSIB and Kendra's mentor (seasons 1–2) * Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereo
Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configuration of two loudspeaker A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or speaker driver) is an electroacoustic transducer that converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound. A ''speaker system'', also often simply referred to as a "speaker" or " ...s (or stereo headphones) in such a way as to create the impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing. Because the multi-dimensional perspective is the crucial aspect, the term ''stereophonic'' also applies to systems with more than two channels or speakers such as quadraphonic and surround sound. Binaural recording, Binaural sound systems are also ''stereophonic''. Stereo sound has been in common use since the 1970s in entertainment media such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Oligarch
Russian oligarchs (Russian language, Russian: олигархи, Romanization of Russian, romanized: ''oligarkhi'') are business oligarchs of the Post-Soviet states, former Soviet republics who rapidly accumulated wealth in the 1990s via the Privatization in Russia, Russian privatisation that followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Failed state, failing Soviet state left the ownership of Public property, state assets contested, which allowed for Blat (favors), informal deals with former Soviet Union, USSR officials (mostly in Russia and Ukraine) as a means to acquire state property. Historian Edward L. Keenan has compared these oligarchs to the system of powerful Boyar#Boyars in Muscovy, boyars that emerged in late-medieval Grand Duchy of Moscow, Muscovy. The first modern Russian oligarchs emerged as business-sector entrepreneurs under Mikhail Gorbachev (General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, General Secretary 1985–1991) during his period of Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Roiz
Sasha Roiz ( he, סשה רויז; born October 21, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Sam Adama in the science-fiction TV series ''Caprica'' and Captain Sean Renard in the American fantasy TV series ''Grimm''. Early life Roiz was born in Tel Aviv to Russian Jewish parents. The family moved to Montreal in 1980. Roiz studied history before joining a theatre school in Montreal. He later graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in Guildford, Surrey. Career Roiz has appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including ''CSI: Miami, House, NCIS, The Mentalist, Lie To Me'' and '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. He had a recurring role on ''Warehouse 13'' as Marcus Diamond. In 2008, Roiz landed the role of Sam Adama on ''Caprica'', a spin-off of ''Battlestar Galactica''. His character is a Tauron enforcer for the Ha'la'tha crime syndicate on Caprica who frequently goes head-to-head with his lawyer brother Joseph A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Buliung
Evan Buliung is a Canadian actor."Evan Buliung says goodbye to We Will Rock You" '''', January 19, 2008. He has played roles on stage and in musical theatre, including the role of in the Toronto production of '''', Khashoggi in '' |
Shazad Latif
Shazad Latif (born Iqbal Amin; 8 July 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC TV series '' Spooks'', Clem Fandango on ''Toast of London'', and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in ''Penny Dreadful''. In 2017, he was cast as Chief of Security Ash Tyler in the CBS All Access (now Paramount+) television series '' Star Trek: Discovery''. He will portray Captain Nemo in the upcoming live-action series ''Nautilus''. Early life Born in London and originally named Iqbal Amin, Shazad Latif is of mixed Pakistani, English and Scottish descent. He grew up in Tufnell Park, North London. His father was Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani. He studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and performed in many stage productions including ''King Lear'', playing Cornwall, and Richard Sheridan's comedy ''School for Scandal'', as Joseph Surface. He left the school a year early to take up his role in ''Spooks''. Career '' Spooks'' was his first major role on television, as the highly skilled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Kabongo
Emmanuel Kabongo (born December 25, 1986) is a Canadian actor and producer. Born and raised in Zaire before it became the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kabongo immigrated to Canada with his family in the 1990s. He began his acting career as an extra before achieving recognition for his performance as the lead protagonist in the acclaimed web series ''Teenagers'' (2014–2017), for which he earned his first Canadian Screen Award nomination. Kabongo is also known for his performances in film and television, including roles on the CBC Television series ''21 Thunder'' (2017) and ''Frankie Drake Mysteries'' (2017–2018) and in feature films such as '' The Animal Project'' (2013), '' Antibirth'' (2016), and ''Brown Girl Begins'' (2017). He played a gladiator in Paul W. S. Anderson's '' Pompeii'' (2014) and has guest-starred in series such as '' Murdoch Mysteries'' (2013) and '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2020). Kabongo earned a second Canadian Screen Award nomination in 2022, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Bruun
Charles Kristian Bonnycastle Bruun (born October 25, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Orphan Black'' and ''Murdoch Mysteries''. Life and career Bruun was born on October 25, 1979, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he was raised. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania from 1994 to 1997, followed by Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario for a B.A. in drama, graduating in 2001. He also studied at the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto and with David Rotenberg (author), David Rotenberg at the Professional Actors Lab. His first screen role was in the film ''Good Morning Tomorrow'' in 2003, playing a bartender. He went on to take other roles including a Lead Officer in ''Nikita (TV series), Nikita'', Stu in ''Blood Pressure (film), Blood Pressure'' and Alec in ''Play the Film''. He had an ongoing role in ''Murdoch Mysteries'', playing Constable Slugger Jackson from 2012 to 2017, for seasons 6 throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Hawco
Allan Hawco is a Canadian writer, actor, and producer from Bell Island, Newfoundland. He is best known for his roles in the series ''Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'', ''Republic of Doyle'', and '' The Book of Negroes'', and the television limited series ''Caught''. Early and personal life Hawco was born on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, as the youngest of four children and moved to Goulds at a young age. His father Michael worked on the Bell Island Ferry, and his mother Mary was an elementary school teacher and former nun."Allan Hawco says goodbye to Jake Doyle". '' Q'', December 10, 2014. He studied business at Memorial University of Newfoundland but dropped out in favour of the National Theatre School of Canada. One of his brothers is a composer, and has composed for ''Republic of Doyle'', while his father has also worked on the show and his mother has appeared as a background performer. Hawco is the youngest of four, also having two older sisters. Hawco married CBC anchor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Dramatic Series ...
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for ''Best Dramatic Series''. Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards program, since 2013 the award has been presented as part of the expanded Canadian Screen Awards. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple awards and nominations References External links * {{ACCT Best Dramatic Series Drama series In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric McCormack
Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor and singer, known for his roles as Will Truman in the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', Grant MacLaren in Netflix's '' Travelers'' and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the TNT crime drama ''Perception''. Born in Toronto, McCormack started acting by performing in high school plays. He left Ryerson University in 1985 to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous stage productions. For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science-fiction adventure film ''The Lost World''. McCormack appeared in several television series, including ''Top Cops'', ''Street Justice'', '' Lonesome Dove: The Series'', ''Townies'', and '' Ally McBeal''. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in ''Will & Grace'', which premiered in September 1998. His performance has earned him six G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
