The Apple TV+ thriller follows a plane hijacking in real time.
Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) is about to have a hell of a flight.
“[Hijack] really ticked so many boxes.”
Idris Elba in ‘Hijack’.Aidan Monaghan/Apple TV+
In particular, the pulse ofHijackresonated with Elba.
“It takes a fresh approach to a thriller and hostage situation,” he teases.
Part of that is allowing the ordeal to unfold in real time.
Archie Panjabi in ‘Hijack’.Aidan Monaghan/Apple TV+
The plane is taken over while flying from Dubai to London with the seven episodes following the flight minute-by-minute.
“He’s not an action star or a cop,” he says.
“He has the gift of the gab.”
Idris Elba in ‘Hijack’.Aidan Monaghan/Apple TV+
Hijackpremieres June 28 on Apple TV+.
