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The show is the latest and biggest example of a streamer leaning on an A-list star for a throwback series that prioritizes pulp thrills over prestige.

Hijack has wrapped up its seven-part run this summer on Apple TV+, as the Kingdom Airlines hijack came to a dramatic conclusion with Idris Elbas Sam Nelson.

Is 'Hijack' a limited series? Has Apple TV+ renewed or canceled the series? And will there be a 'Hijack' Season 2? Co-creators George Kay and Jim Field Smith weigh in.

The Apple show is turning into the stealth hit of the summer, writes Nick Hilton. It has all the hallmarks of true event TV: a slow-burn mystery waiting to be solved, a ticking-clock scenario, a hero you’d trust with your life, and an agonising week-long wait for new episodes

Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettyIdris Elba’s corporate negotiator Sam Nelson is no Jack Bauer, and Hijack is no 24, but that’s not to say that George Kay and Jim Field Smith’s airborne thriller doesn’t provide some pulse-pounding pleasures. Undercut by occasionally sloppy and inane plotting, and playing fast and loose with its real-time conceit—the seven-episode series takes place over the course of seven harried hours—Apple...

Elba’s major star charisma goes a long way in “Hijack,” a new Apple TV+ series that takes place on a stolen plane over the course of seven hours.

The new Apple TV+ thriller, which also stars Ben Miles, Eve Myles and Archie Panjabi, isn't Luther - but sure feels a lot like it.

It's Idris versus terrorists. Watch the trailer here.