When does ITV’s new crime drama Passenger start?
Get ready for a new bingeable drama as Passenger is on the way
Clear your schedules because we’re all about to get a new binge-able crime series with Passenger, a dark drama that’s due to land on ITV and ITVX this weekend.
Written by Andrew Buchan, the actor-turned-screenwriter who’s probably best known to audiences from his turns in the likes of Broadchurch, Passenger takes viewers to a fictional Northern town where something dodgy is afoot.
The new series is produced by the same team behind Sky Atlantic/HBO hit Chernobyl, and features a stellar cast of actors telling a story full of twists and turns.
Read more: Passenger hopes to be Stranger Things for the North of England
What else do we know? Read on for all the key details you’ll need about Passenger before it arrives on your telly.
When does Passenger start on ITV?
Passenger starts on Sunday, 24 March on ITV1 and ITVX.
The show’s second episode will air the very next day on Monday, 25 March.
The series will run for six, hour-long episodes in total with the remaining four episodes airing on Sundays and Mondays over the next two-week period.
Is there a trailer for Passenger?
The first trailer for Passenger dropped in early March and brought us to the fictional Northern town of Chadder Vale where we meet an ex-police officer investigating a mysterious string of crimes plaguing a small community.
Watch it below:
What is the plot of Passenger?
Hot off the heels of other hit small-town crime dramas like Happy Valley, Passenger explores a small rural community that’s forced to face up to some uncomfortable truths.
According to the show’s synopsis, it’ll bring us to Chadder Vale, a place where former Metropolitan Police officer Riya Ajunwa is investigating a series of crimes that seem to have no obvious answer.
Lost and looking for purpose, Riya eventually finds direction when local girl Katie mysteriously disappears before suddenly reappearing without any visible injuries.
“The townsfolk ask 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 start unfolding within the town, the residents resort to short-sighted theories and blame outside influences such as the fracking site and its manager Jim Bracknell.
“As things become stranger, Riya fights hard to convince the villagers that all is not as it seems. But what are they so afraid of?”
Who is in the Passenger cast?
Wunmi Mosaku, a Bafta winner and star of shows like Loki and Lovecraft Country, stars as Riya, the former Metropolitan Police officer who finds unlikely purpose in the strange goings-on in Chadder Vale.
She’s joined by So Awkward’s Rowan Robinson as Katie Wells, the young woman who disappears before returning less than 24 hours later, and Shameless star David Threlfall who stars as Jim Bracknell, the manager of a fracking site who becomes the focal point for local conspiracy theories.
The series also boasts an ensemble cast including After Life’s Jo Hartley as Chief Constable Linda Markel, Brassic's Debbie Rush as forensics expert Terry, The Gold's Sean Gilder as Tony Corrigan, Daniel Ryan as Derek Jackson, Barry Sloane as Eddie Wells, Gentleman Jack's Natalie Gavin as Joanne Wells and Nico Mirallegro as Kane Jackson.
Meanwhile, Hubert Hanowicz, Jack James Ryan, Matilda Freeman, Shervin Alenabi, Ella Bruceoleri and Arian Nik will all star as members of the close-knit inhabitants of Chadder Vale.
Passenger debuts on on Sunday, 24 March on ITV1 and ITVX.
