"Hijack, originally conceived as a limited miniseries, is back on Apple TV for its second season with Idris Elba again at the center of a large-scale hostage situation. This time, the action unfolds underground in the Berlin U-Bahn with hundreds of passengers on their daily commute. Impressively, Hijack remains virtually intact from its freshman season. It's still the same high-stakes yet grounded thriller for grownups that assumes you're giving it undivided attention, not laundry or doomscrolling at the same time."
"The trick is that Hijack still knows its advantages and how to capitalize on them: a marquee star with intimidating presence, an easy-to-understand hook with morbid appeal (What if our commutes ever got hijacked?), and a showcase of people doing what they're meant to do with confidence. I'm not the first to point it out but in a time when we have baboons sitting in power, we crave watching the qualified exercise intelligence, wisdom, and maybe a little empathy."
Hijack returns on Apple TV with Idris Elba leading a large-scale hostage thriller set in the Berlin U-Bahn during the daily commute. The season preserves the original's high-stakes, grounded tone and one-and-done premise, asking for focused viewing rather than multitasking. The series leverages a commanding lead, a clear morbid hook, and portrayals of competent people exercising intelligence, wisdom, and empathy. The premiere delays revealing Elba's motives but sustains tension, and the season subverts expectations by revealing Elba's Sam Wilson as the hijacker, reframing the story as a reverse Terminator scenario.
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