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Hijack S02

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Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.

Cast:Idris Elba, Christine Adams, Albrecht Schuch, Christian Näthe, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Lisa Vicari

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Idris Elba's Hostage Drama Is Exhausting, Leads Nowhere

FCG Member Reviewer Sonal Pandya
Sonal Pandya | Times Now, Zoom
Fri, January 16 2026

After three years, Idris Elba's Sam Nelson is back in another hijack situation, but this time, the action moves underground in a narrative that wears viewers out.

Planes, trains, and automobiles. If there is a third season of Hijack, a car seems the most likely scenario. Until then, the series has relocated to snowy, cold Berlin for its second season. Idris Elba stars as the unlucky Sam Nelson, who finds himself in another life-or-death situation after the Flight KA29 hijacking. Created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, the Apple TV series gives Sam Nelson a personal reason to be invested in this latest hijack. The eight-episode series cannot sustain the tension as it introduces new obstacles for Sam to face.

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