Scripted series · Apple TV
Hijack
Who can you trust when it's all on the line?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Idris Elba
Sam Nelson
15 eps
Neil Maskell
Stuart Atterton
11 eps
Eve Myles
Alice Sinclair
7 eps
Christine Adams
Marsha Smith-Nelson
13 eps
Christian Näthe
Otto Weber
8 eps
Max Beesley
Daniel O'Farrell
14 eps
Archie Panjabi
Zahra Gahfoor
11 eps
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Olivia Thatcher
8 eps
Ben Miles
Captain Robin Allen
7 eps
Lisa Vicari
Clara Berger
8 eps
Hattie Morahan
Louise
7 eps
Neil Stuke
Home Secretary Neil Walsh
7 eps
Kaisa Hammarlund
First Officer Anna Kovacs
7 eps
Dejan Bućin
Zoran Beck
8 eps
Zora Bishop
Deevia Khan
7 eps
Jeremy Ang Jones
Arthur
7 eps
Jasmine Bayes
Mei Tan
8 eps
Kate Phillips
Colette Fisher
7 eps
Jasper Britton
Terry
7 eps
Jack McMullen
Lewis Atterton
7 eps
Aimee Kelly
Jamie Constantinou
7 eps
Mohamed Elsandel
Jaden
7 eps
Ian Burfield
John Bailey-Brown
8 eps
Justin Salinger
Alec
7 eps
Holly Aird
Amanda
7 eps
Nasser Memarzia
Yussuf
7 eps
Gretchen Egolf
Adelaide
7 eps
Fatima Adoum
Rashida
7 eps
Harry Michell
Hugo
7 eps
Jaimi Barbakoff
Susie
7 eps
Paul Hickey
Gary
7 eps
Grant Burgin
Eddie
7 eps
Jack Parry-Jones
Kelvin
7 eps
Nebras Jamali
Nasir
7 eps
Mei Henri
Naomi
7 eps
Chantelle Alle
Kacey
7 eps
Cecilia Appiah
Mona
7 eps
James Burrows
Jonty
7 eps
Marcus Garvey
David Miller
7 eps
Rochenda Sandall
Kate Miller
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Hijack actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Hijack reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 15 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20237 episodes
6.9IMDbBest episode · S01E03 Draw a Blank
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20268 episodes
6.3IMDbIn the second season, a Berlin underground train and its commuters are taken hostage, while authorities scramble to save hundreds of lives. Sam Nelson is at the heart of the crisis on board, where one wrong decision could spell disaster.
Best episode · S02E04 Switch
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
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.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay, Adam Gyngell
S01E01
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.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
S01E02
3 Degrees
Spotting an opportunity, Sam executes a plan to get a covert message to authorities on the ground.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
S01E06
Comply Slowly
Faced with an impossible decision, the passengers ready themselves for a fight.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay, Catherine Moulton
S01E04
Not Responding
An incident team in Westminster scrambles to intercept fighter jets. Sam tries contacting the ground once more when a hijacker is injured.
- Directed by Mo Ali
- Written by George Kay, Kam Odedra
S01E07
Brace Brace Brace
A new threat emerges on board as Sam struggles to control the chaos unfolding around him.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E05
Outage
- Directed by Shaun James Grant
- Written by Emer Kenny, Chris Dunlop
S02E04
Switch
- Directed by Shaun James Grant
- Written by Thomas Eccleshare
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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George Kay
Showrunner
Jim Field Smith
Creator
Idris Elba
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Tom Nash
Executive producer
Hakan Kousetta
Executive producer
Kris Thykier
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jamie Laurenson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Thomas Eccleshare
Writer
Kelly Jones
Writer
Adam Gyngell
Writer
- Photo unavailable
James Dormer
Writer
Emer Kenny
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Chris Dunlop
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Anna-Maria Ssemuyaba
Writer
Guy Bolton
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kam Odedra
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Catherine Moulton
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Fred Armesto
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- George KayExecutive Producer
- Idris ElbaExecutive Producer
- Peter HeslopProducer
- Tom NashExecutive Producer
- Hakan KousettaExecutive Producer
- Kris ThykierExecutive Producer
Writing
- Thomas EccleshareWriter
- George KayWriter
- Kelly JonesWriter
- Adam GyngellWriter
- James DormerWriter
- Emer KennyWriter
Direction
- Shaun James GrantDirector
- Jim Field SmithDirector
- Mo AliDirector
Cinematography
- Ed MooreDirector of Photography
Music
- Anne NikitinOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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