Departure, season 1 (2019)

If you have a fear of flying or just want to be entertained, this British thriller is guaranteed to give you grey hair as well as goosebumps. The story is well-crafted with plenty of suspense, mystery, red herrings, and unexpected surprises right up to the last minute. A passenger plane from New York to London disappears in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. What happened? A team of experts races against time to save any survivors.

I'd like to give the series ½ point more, but there are a few silly things that lower the bar ─ but not enough to make me feel like I'm wasting my time, so a big recommendation from me. The season ends without cliffhangers, but there are two extra installments with the same team and theme that I'm looking forward to seeing. But first, I have to consume another well-reviewed flight thriller, "Hijack" with Idris Elba (AppleTV+).

But who's in it? The only ones I knew were Christopher Plummer (his penultimate role) and Claire Forlani, who is remembered from "Meet Joe Black" and still looks terrific. The lead role of crash expert Kendra Malley is played by Archie Panjabi, whom some may recognise from "The Good Wife".