Hijack

Hijack (stylized as H/JACK) is a seven-part thriller miniseries created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, starring Idris Elba. It premiered on 28 June 2023 on Apple TV+. Premise Sam, a talented business negotiator, must use his skills to broker a peaceful end to a hijacking of a seven-hour flight from Dubai to London. Cast and characters Main Idris Elba as Sam Nelson, a corporate business negotiator Neil Maskell as Stuart Atterton / Gerald Taylor, the leader of the hijackers Christine Adams as Marsha Smith-Nelson, Sam's estranged wife, a physics professor Eve Myles as Alice Sinclair, an air traffic controller at London Heathrow Airport Archie Panjabi as DCI Zahra Gahfoor, O'Farrel's former partner and a member of SO15 Max Beesley as DI Daniel O'Farrel, Marsha's current boyfriend, a Metropolitan Police officer Ben Miles as Captain Robin Allen, the pilot of Kingdom Airlines Flight 29 Hattie Morahan as Louise Aitchison, the British Foreign Secretary Neil Stuke as Neil Walsh, the British Home Secretary Kaisa Hammarlund as Anna Kovacs, the first officer of Kingdom Airlines Flight 29 Zora Bishop as Deevia Khan, the lead flight attendant Jeremy Ang Jones as Arthur, a flight attendant Kate Phillips as Collette Fisher, a flight attendant who is having an affair with Robin Jasper Britton as Terry Reid / Marcus Sutton, one of the hijackers Jack McMullen as Lewis Atterton / Ryan Cunningham, one of the hijackers Aimée Kelly as Jamie Constantinou / Bella Cunningham, one of the hijackers Mohamed Elsandel as Jaden Dahir / Alexander Kier, one of the hijackers Simon McBurney as Edgar Janssen, a powerful criminal