BRITBOX'S BUZZY CRIME DRAMA "PASSENGER" UNVEILS OCTOBER 17 PREMIERE DATE, NEW YORK COMIC CON PRESENCE AND GRIPPING TRAILER

The mysterious six-part limited series led by BAFTA-winner Wunmi Mosaku will premiere October 17th with an advanced special screening and panel at NYCC

· Today, BritBox International announced that Passenger will premiere Thursday, October 17 with the first two episodes available to stream on the platform at 9:00pm ET.

· The premiere episode will screen at New York Comic Con, followed by a panel with cast and creator.

· BritBox also debuted the trailer and first look images for the Original six-part limited series:

· Written by debut screenwriter, Andrew Buchan who is best known for his acting roles on Broadchurch, The Honourable Woman and Better, Passenger explores a close-knit community who are unwilling to face their fears of change, of outsiders and of 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 that will 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 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 (David Threlfall). As things become stranger, the people push back on Riya's absurd notion that something is not right 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.

· Cast: Wunmi Mosaku (Loki), Barry Sloane (Revenge), Rowan Robinson (A Haunting in Venice), David Threlfall (Shameless), Arian Nik (Count Abdulla), Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife)

· Creatives: Andrew Buchan (Writer) Nicole Charles (Director), Lee Haven Jones (Director)

· Executive Producers: Lucy Dyke (Black Mirror), Simon Maloney (I May Destroy You), Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl)

· 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 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).

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