Hijack
Told in real time, Hijack is a tense thriller that follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, as authorities on the ground scramble for answers. Sam Nelson is an accomplished negotiator in the business world who needs to step up and use all his guile to try and save the lives of the passengers — but his high-risk strategy could be his undoing.
Signal intelligence
Idris Elba
as Sam Nelson
Max Beesley
as Daniel O'Farrell
Christine Adams
as Marsha Smith-Nelson
Archie Panjabi
as Zahra Gahfoor
Neil Maskell
as Stuart Atterton
Ben Miles
as Pilot Robin Allen
Junction
S02E06To avoid further disaster, Sam must work with an unlikely ally. The enemy closes in on Marsha as Zahra and Daniel fear they've reached a dead end.
Outage
S02E05Anger and frustration among the passengers begin to boil over—just as Sam comes to a frightening realization.
Episode Chronology
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Currently tracking 30 episodes across 2 seasons: Season 1 (14 episodes) • Season 2 (16 episodes)
Broadcast Logistics
- Release cadence
- Wednesday
- Primary platform
- Apple TV
- Language
- English
- Format
- Scripted
- Genres
- Thriller
- Episode runtime
- 43 min
- Average runtime
- 47 min
- Premiered
- Jun 28, 2023
- Remote status
- Running
- TVMaze weight
- 100
- Official site
- Visit official site
Pipeline Tracking
- Database ID
- #38
- Internal slug
- hijack
- TVMaze link ID
- 61739
- Local next episode
- Outage
- Local airdate
- Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET · Yesterday
- Added to tracker
- Jan 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM ET
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