Hijack (TV series)

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Hijack
Genre	Thriller
Written by	George Kay
Directed by	Jim Field Smith
Starring	Idris Elba; Archie Panjabi;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Idris Elba; George Kay; Jim Field Smith; Kris Thykier; Hakan Kousetta; Jamie Laurenson;
Production companies	60Forty Films; Archery Pictures; Green Door Pictures; Idiotlamp Productions;
Release
Original network	Apple TV+

Hijack is an upcoming thriller miniseries created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith.

Premise

Sam, a talented business negotiator must use his skills to broker a peaceful end to a hijacking of a flight from Dubai to London.

Cast and characters

Idris Elba as Sam Nelson
Archie Panjabi as Zahra Gahfoor
Christine Adams
Max Beesley as DI Daniel Farrell
Eve Myles
Neil Maskell
Jasper Britton
Harry Michell
Aimée Kelly as Jamie Constantinou
Mohamed Elsandel as Jaden
Ben Miles
Holly Aird as Amanda
Gretchen Egolf as Adelaide
Antonia Salib as Leesha
Zora Bishop as Deevia
Fatima Adoum as Rashida
Ananya Chadha
Nebras Jamali as Nasir
Lucia Aliu as Lizzy Blakefield
Mei Henri as Naomi
Chantelle Alle as Kacey

Production

It was announced in April 2022 that Apple TV+ had greenlit the miniseries, which would see Idris Elba starring and executive-producing. George Kay will write the script, and Jim Field Smith will direct.[1] In May, Archie Panjabi joined the cast.[2]

Production began on 9 May 2022 in Aylesbury and was expected to continue until October 2022.[3]

References

Whittock, Jesse (11 May 2022). "Idris Elba to Lead Apple TV+ Thriller Series Hijack from Lupin Writer George Kay". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
Andreeva, Nellie (12 May 2022). "Archie Panjabi Joins Idris Elba in Apple Thriller Drama Series Hijack". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
Daniels, Nia (9 May 2022). "Idris Elba starts filming Hijack in the UK for Apple TV+". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

Hijack at IMDb

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[1] Whittock, Jesse (11 May 2022). "Idris Elba to Lead Apple TV+ Thriller Series Hijack from Lupin Writer George Kay". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

[2] Andreeva, Nellie (12 May 2022). "Archie Panjabi Joins Idris Elba in Apple Thriller Drama Series Hijack". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[3] Daniels, Nia (9 May 2022). "Idris Elba starts filming Hijack in the UK for Apple TV+". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Retrieved 11 May 2022.