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Hijack

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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.

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Audience & talent briefing

Signal intelligence

vMedia Insight Aggregate
Audience signal
7.5 / 10

Steady engagement with solid reviews.

Positive traction 75%

Organic votes sourced from public metadata feeds.

Principal cast Top billed talent
Headshot of Idris Elba

Idris Elba

as Sam Nelson

Headshot of Max Beesley

Max Beesley

as Daniel O'Farrell

Headshot of Christine Adams

Christine Adams

as Marsha Smith-Nelson

Headshot of Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi

as Zahra Gahfoor

Headshot of Neil Maskell

Neil Maskell

as Stuart Atterton

Headshot of Ben Miles

Ben Miles

as Pilot Robin Allen

Next Episode Intel

Junction

S02E06
In 5 days
Airs Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Window This week
Runtime 43 min
Platform Apple TV

To 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.

Previous Episode Recap

Outage

S02E05
Yesterday
Aired Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Runtime 38 min

Anger and frustration among the passengers begin to boil over—just as Sam comes to a frightening realization.

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Currently tracking 30 episodes across 2 seasons: Season 1 (14 episodes) • Season 2 (16 episodes)

In 5 days
Now tracking S02E06

Junction

Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET 43 min

 Awaiting Premiere 

In 5 days

To 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.

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
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External IDs
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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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