Departures: Season 1 (2008)

Plot: Two best friends, Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach, decide to leave their comfortable everyday lives, jobs, and routines behind to embark on an epic, year-long backpacking journey across the globe. Filmed through the beautiful, award-winning cinematography of Andre Dupuis, this introductory season captures their raw, unscripted travels from the expansive coastlines of Canada to remote landscapes in Jordan, India, Ascension Island, Japan, the Cook Islands, New Zealand, Thailand, and Cambodia. Pushing past the boundaries of traditional tourist itineraries, the series documents the real highs and lows of world exploration—highlighting personal breakthroughs, deep cultural connections, and the intense physical challenges of life on the open road.

Actors: Scott Wilson, Justin Lukach, Andre Dupuis

Genre: Adventure • Travel • Documentary

Studio / Manufacturer: Departures Entertainment / OLN

Producer: Jessie Wallace • Steven N. Bray • Darren Portelli • Scott Wilson

Director: Andre Dupuis

Behind-the-scenes Crew & Production Side Personnel: Andre Dupuis (Cinematographer) • Ryan Latham (Composer) • Jordan Krug (Editor) • Joshua Eady (Editor) • Alvin Campaña (Editor) • Mark Gabriel (Designer) • Molly Adey (Makeup Artist) • Patrice Baillargeon (Production Manager)

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