"Since 1988, there have been dozens of imitators with varying degrees of success or lack thereof, but "Die Hard" is a complex combination of thrills, counterterrorism, and heroism. Perhaps we've been looking in the wrong place when chasing that cinematic high. We were going to the theaters-and we should keep going-but our newest version of Bruce Willis' John McClane might be leading a streaming series on Apple TV's "Hijack.""
""This is a game of poker. You don't have to have the best hand to win, you just have to have the best bluff." "Hijack" is back, and Sam Nelson ( Idris Elba) is caught up in another high-stakes hostage situation that's fraught with twists, reversals, and no one to trust."
Die Hard spawned many imitators, but few capture its blend of thrills, counterterrorism, and heroism. A modern iteration appears in Apple TV's Hijack, with Idris Elba as Sam Nelson entangled in a tense hostage crisis full of twists and reversals. Season two shifts the action from commercial flights to a Berlin commuter train and introduces immediate uncertainty about Sam's motives and loyalties. Returning characters and new additions populate the ensemble. Episodes conclude on cliffhangers, and the Berlin incident unfolds in near real time with a tighter, relentless pace that deepens connection to the hostages.
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