Passenger | |
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Created by | Andrew Buchan |
Written by | Andrew Buchan |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Producer | Sumrah Mohammed |
Running time | 48 minutes |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 24 March 2024 |
Passenger is a British dark comedy-thriller television series created by Andrew Buchan in his screenwriting debut. It premiered on ITV1 and ITVX in the United Kingdom before airing on ITV on 24 March 2024.
In March 2022, it was announced ITV and BritBox International had commissioned a six-part series titled Passengers from actor Andrew Buchan in his screenwriting debut. Jane Featherstone and Lucy Dyke would executive produce the series for Sister with Simon Maloney. [1] Sumrah Mohammed served as producer, while Lee Haven-Jones and Nicole Charles directed the series.
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