This one-hour drama focuses on a suburban town whose preconceptions are shattered after a global event dubbed “The Departure” (which may or may not have been the Biblical “rapture”), in which 140 million people – 2% of the world’s population – disappeared without a trace. Seen primarily through the eyes of a beleaguered police chief, the series shows how ordinary people react to the inexplicable.
This one-hour drama focuses on a suburban town whose preconceptions are shattered after a global event dubbed “The Departure” (which may or may not have been the Biblical “rapture”), in which 140 million people – 2% of the world’s population – disappeared without a trace. Seen primarily through the eyes of a beleaguered police chief, the series shows how ordinary people react to the inexplicable.
Original air date: 06/29/2014
Runtime: 71:45 min.
The police chief faces struggles in both his personal and professional life, as the third anniversary of the departure approaches.
Original air date: 07/06/2014
Runtime: 56:13 min.
Kevin goes to see a therapist, after he has some unsettling encounters. Meg makes a decision about her future.
Original air date: 07/20/2014
Runtime: 50:42 min.
A holiday display goes missing, sending Kevin scurrying to find out who is responsible. Tom and Christine run into trouble at a hospital and on the road.
Original air date: 07/27/2014
Runtime: 55:15 min.
Laurie's resolve is put to the test in the wake of a hate crime. After his initiatives to keep the peace in Mapleton fall short, Kevin turns down an offer to rid the town of its problems.
Original air date: 08/03/2014
Runtime: 51:45 min.
Nora goes to New York for the second annual Departure Related Occupations and Practices conference, but discovers that someone else has her ID badge.
Original air date: 08/10/2014
Runtime: 57:12 min.
After learning his father has escaped the psychiatric hospital, Kevin orders an APB to track him down. Jill attempts to break an endurance record.
Original air date: 08/17/2014
Runtime: 56:01 min.
Kevin fears he's losing touch with reality after inexplicably finding himself in a difficult situation involving Patti Levin, a leader of the Guilty Remnant.
Original air date: 08/24/2014
Runtime: 55:44 min.
Kevin tries to suppress his bad habits while tracking down a marauding deer in Mapleton. Laurie receives not-unexpected news amidst a rising sense of foreboding.
Original air date: 09/07/2014
Runtime: 52:59 min.
An unexpected ally helps Kevin get out of a jam near the town of Cairo. Meanwhile, an elaborate Memorial Day initiative by the Guilty Remnant plunges Mapleton into chaos.