Season 1 – Hijack

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Season 1 – Hijack

2023

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Mystery & Thriller

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When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, corporate negotiator Sam Nelson tries to use his professional skills to save everyone on board.

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Largely devoid of storytelling turbulence and benefitting greatly from its real-time pacing, Hijack is a glossy but effective thriller that achieves genuine liftoff.

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Richard Ferguson

The Australian

The magic at the centre of Hijack is certainly Elba. He’s effortlessly cool and mysterious and suave.

Aug 15, 2023

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

The series is patently ridiculous, and features just a little too much time following characters on the ground (including Archie Panjabi’s anti-terrorism agent) instead of those in the sky, but Elba can sell the silliest of premises with ease.

Aug 13, 2023

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Bob Strauss

San Francisco Chronicle

Like its title, “Hijack” gets to the point and zeroes in on the business at hand.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 7, 2023

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Paul Klein

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

The claustrophobia of the situation is much more interesting than the larger implications of insider trading and money people, and the series is also less interested in that

Rated: 4/5

Jul 5, 2024

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Robert W. Butler

Butler's Cinema Scene

With its real-time delivery Hijack is the perfect one-day binge.

Aug 31, 2023

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M.N. Miller

Nerd Alert

Hijack is a tensely-paced throwback with a disappointing finale.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 21, 2023

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Ben W

Pitiful. 1) plot unbelievable, so many holes, 2) extremely unrealistic, the passengers basically fold to the terrorists and give them all power, it’s as though they don’t care about life, 3) pilot turns evil to join the terrorists and goes ham on copilot, 4) we were sold on Elba playing roll of skilled negotiator but they never do anything with his character, so disappointing. There isn’t even a 1% chance of anything like this ever happening in real life.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Audience Member

Really well done as far as the genre goes, well acted and lots of unforeseen twists, kept me engaged over all episodes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/02/25

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Kamala S

It’s a great series to binge on a rainy day. Definitely kept me on my toes. As soon as I thought something was going to happen, the opposite did. I thought Idris was great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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Jason E

Probably the most annoying tv series I've ever watched. Idris was once slated to be Bond. How far he has fallen. Hard pass on anything more I see him in.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Chris D

The story is ridiculous. Loads of plot holes, unbelievable action. I can't understand how the critic score is so high. Contrived nonsense. Trying to be clever but fails miserably. Avoid.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Mary Lou C

The movie really gets me awake all night to watch. Very good show. I m concerned stake of real terrorist may get idea copy cater.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Idris Elba

Sam Nelson

Neil Maskell

Stuart Atterton

Eve Myles

Alice Sinclair

Christine Adams

Marsha Smith-Nelson

Maxton Beesley

Daniel O'Farrell

Archie Panjabi

Zahar Gahfoor

Episode 1

Aired Jun 28, 2023

Final Call

Sam Nelson gets on a flight to London hoping to win back his ex-wife, but something on board feels wrong and his suspicions are confirmed.

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Episode 2

Aired Jun 28, 2023

3 Degrees

Spotting an opportunity, Sam executes a plan to get a covert message to authorities on the ground.

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Episode 3

Aired Jul 5, 2023

Draw a Blank

As the UK's counterterrorism unit learns of Flight KA29, Sam gets involved in a risky plan to take on the hijackers.

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Episode 4

Aired Jul 12, 2023

Not Responding

An incident team in Westminster scrambles to intercept fighter jets; Sam tries contacting the ground once more when a hijacker is injured.

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Episode 5

Aired Jul 19, 2023

Less Than an Hour

Sam attempts to convince the hijackers to land the plane; a list of demands reveals who is behind the hijacking.

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Episode 6

Aired Jul 26, 2023

Comply Slowly

Faced with an impossible decision, the passengers ready themselves for a fight.

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Episode 7

Aired Aug 2, 2023

Brace Brace Brace

A new threat emerges on board as Sam struggles to control the chaos unfolding around him.

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