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''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles, Creator/ChristineAdams, Max Beesley, Kate Phillips, and Creator/BenMiles.
Elba plays Sam Nelson, a business negotiator on a flight from Dubai to London to repair his relationship with his [[ProdigalFamily estranged family]]. However, the plane is soon hijacked by a gang of mysterious gunmen, and only Sam can keep the situation from escalating. The series premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus June 28, 2023.
Elba plays Sam Nelson, a business negotiator on a flight from Dubai to London to repair his relationship with his [[ProdigalFamily estranged family]]. However, the plane is soon hijacked by a gang of mysterious gunmen, and only Sam can keep the situation from escalating. The series premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus June 28, 2023.
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''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries thriller written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles, Creator/ChristineAdams, Max Beesley, Kate Phillips, and Creator/BenMiles.
Elba plays Sam Nelson, a business negotiator on a flight from Dubai to London to repair his relationship with his [[ProdigalFamily estranged family]]. However, the plane is soon hijacked by a gang of mysterious gunmen, and only Sam can keep the situation from escalating. The series premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus June 28,2023.
2023. Originally billed as a miniseries, a second season was [[https://deadline.com/2024/01/hijack-renewed-second-season-apple-idris-elba-1235809272/ announced]] in January 2024.
Elba plays Sam Nelson, a business negotiator on a flight from Dubai to London to repair his relationship with his [[ProdigalFamily estranged family]]. However, the plane is soon hijacked by a gang of mysterious gunmen, and only Sam can keep the situation from escalating. The series premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus June 28,
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Elba plays Sam Nelson, a business negotiator on a flight from Dubai to London to repair his relationship with his estranged family. However, the plane is soon hijacked by a gang of mysterious gunmen, and only Sam can keep the situation from escalating. The series premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus June 28, 2023.
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Elba plays Sam Nelson, a business negotiator on a flight from Dubai to London to repair his relationship with his [[ProdigalFamily estranged family.family]]. However, the plane is soon hijacked by a gang of mysterious gunmen, and only Sam can keep the situation from escalating. The series premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus June 28, 2023.
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* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Throughout the end of the hijacking, due to his brother's death and the original plan being derailed, Stuart constantly goes berserk on passengers, especially to Sam Nelson. In the final scene, Stuart then attempts to barbarically kill Sam for ruining everything, showing many signs of severe unstability throughout.]]
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* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:The [[BigBadDuumvirate Big Bads]], especially Edgar, do this on a large scale by holding hostage the friends & families of their henchmen to ensure their obedience.]]
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''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles, Creator/ChristineAdams, Max Beesley, Kate Phillips, and Ben Miles.
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''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles, Creator/ChristineAdams, Max Beesley, Kate Phillips, and Ben Miles.
Creator/BenMiles.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: Edgar Janssen & John Bailey-Brown, the leaders of the Cheapside Firm.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite everything he's done as co-leader of the Cheapside Firm, John Bailey-Brown is shocked & disgusted when greedy Edgar wants to let flight KA-29 crash into Central London and kill hundreds for all the money he can get out of their bear raid.
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** Practically every hijacker on flight KA-29, [[spoiler:including the double agents Amanda and Alec]], is being coerced into their roles by the BigBad, as well as [[spoiler:everyone who works for the Cheapside Firm.]]
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** Practically every hijacker on flight KA-29, [[spoiler:including the double agents Amanda and Alec]], is being coerced into their roles by the BigBad, [[BigBadDuumvirate Big Bads]], as well as [[spoiler:everyone who works for the Cheapside Firm.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:The [[BigBadDuumvirate big bads]] hold the daughter of one of the airport security agents hostage with her father in order to let the hijackers on board the plane. When they are on board, the daughter and father are slain.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:The [[BigBadDuumvirate big bads]] Big Bads]] hold the daughter of one of the airport security agents hostage with her father in order to let the hijackers on board the plane. When they are on board, the daughter and father are slain.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:The BigBad hold the daughter of one of the airport security agents hostage with her father in order to let the hijackers on board the plane. When they are on board, the daughter and father are slain.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:The BigBad [[BigBadDuumvirate big bads]] hold the daughter of one of the airport security agents hostage with her father in order to let the hijackers on board the plane. When they are on board, the daughter and father are slain.]]
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* ForcedIntoEvil:
** Practically every hijacker on flight KA-29, [[spoiler:including the double agents Amanda and Alec]], is being coerced into their roles by the BigBad, as well as [[spoiler:everyone who works for the Cheapside Firm.]]
** Practically every hijacker on flight KA-29, [[spoiler:including the double agents Amanda and Alec]], is being coerced into their roles by the BigBad, as well as [[spoiler:everyone who works for the Cheapside Firm.]]
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* HiddenAgendaVillain: The hijackers take over the plane, but seem intent on making sure the plane doesn't change course and that their actions are kept secret from the ground, at least for a while. They don't target any specific passengers, so it's not clear why they want the plane. [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that they are trying to free two crime bosses.]] [[spoiler:And they have their own plans.]]
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* HiddenAgendaVillain: The hijackers take over the plane, but seem intent on making sure the plane doesn't change course and that their actions are kept secret from the ground, at least for a while. They don't target any specific passengers, so it's not clear why they want the plane. [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that they are trying to free two crime bosses.]] [[spoiler:And they They also have their own plans.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:The BigBad hold the daughter hostage of one of the airport security agents in order to let the hijackers on board the plane. When they are on board, the daughter is slaughtered.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:The BigBad hold the daughter hostage of one of the airport security agents hostage with her father in order to let the hijackers on board the plane. When they are on board, the daughter is slaughtered.and father are slain.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:The BigBad hold the daughter hostage of one of the airport security agents in order to let the hijackers on board the plane. When they are on board, the daughter is slaughtered.]]
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* HiddenAgendaVillain: The hijackers take over the plane, but seem intent on making sure the plane doesn't change course and that their actions are kept secret from the ground, at least for a while. They don't target any specific passengers, so it's not clear why they want the plane. It's eventually revealed that they are trying to free two crime bosses.
* HostageSituation: In the first episode, the hijackers threaten to kill a flight attendant the captain had an affair with in order to force him to unlock the door to the cockpit.
* HostageSituation: In the first episode, the hijackers threaten to kill a flight attendant the captain had an affair with in order to force him to unlock the door to the cockpit.
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* HiddenAgendaVillain: The hijackers take over the plane, but seem intent on making sure the plane doesn't change course and that their actions are kept secret from the ground, at least for a while. They don't target any specific passengers, so it's not clear why they want the plane. It's [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that they are trying to free two crime bosses.
bosses.]] [[spoiler:And they have their own plans.]]
* HostageSituation: The whole series is premised on this. In the first episode, the hijackers threaten to kill a flight attendant the captain had an affair with in order to force him to unlock the door to the cockpit.
* HostageSituation: The whole series is premised on this. In the first episode, the hijackers threaten to kill a flight attendant the captain had an affair with in order to force him to unlock the door to the cockpit.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The sweet old man helping the student athlete? He's actually one of the hijackers.
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** The sweet old man helping the student athlete? He's actually one of thehijackers.hijackers.
** A random woman on the plane [[spoiler:is actually another, separate hijacker who takes over the plane when given the signal by the crime bosses.]]
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** A random woman on the plane [[spoiler:is actually another, separate hijacker who takes over the plane when given the signal by the crime bosses.]]
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* HiddenAgendaVillain: The hijackers take over the plane, but seem intent on making sure the plane doesn't change course and that their actions are kept secret from the ground, at least for a while. They don't target any specific passengers, so it's not clear why they want the plane. It's eventually revealed that they are trying to free two crime bosses.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The sweet old man helping the student athlete? He’s actually one of the hijackers.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The sweet old man helping the student athlete? He’s He's actually one of the hijackers.hijackers.
* CooperationGambit: Sam insists on cooperating with the hijackers because he doesn't want to act rashly and scare them into killing everyone.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: The hijackers take over the plane, but seem intent on making sure the plane doesn't change course and that their actions are kept secret from the ground, at least for a while. They don't target any specific passengers, so it's not clear why they want the plane.
* CooperationGambit: Sam insists on cooperating with the hijackers because he doesn't want to act rashly and scare them into killing everyone.
* HiddenAgendaVillain: The hijackers take over the plane, but seem intent on making sure the plane doesn't change course and that their actions are kept secret from the ground, at least for a while. They don't target any specific passengers, so it's not clear why they want the plane.
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* PublicSecretMessage: The pilot makes specific, minor course corrections that can be passed off as drift to the ignorant hijackers but are known to ground control as distress calls in the absence of the ability to communicate directly.
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* WeaponForIntimidation: One of the passengers deduces that the hijackers are firing blanks based on the types of handguns and lack of damage to the plane, as well as their unwillingness to execute unruly passengers. Sam insists on confirming that first, giving enough time for one of them to retrieve a bag containing live rounds in case of an emergency.
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* ScreamingPlaneBabies: Among the passengers on the place are an English family with some very… energetic children.
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!!''Hijack'' contains examples of the following:
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''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles, Creator/ChristineAdams,
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''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles, Creator/ChristineAdams,Creator/ChristineAdams, Max Beesley, Kate Phillips, and Ben Miles.
Elba plays Sam Nelson, a business negotiator on a flight from Dubai to London to repair his relationship with his estranged family. However, the plane is soon hijacked by a gang of mysterious gunmen, and only Sam can keep the situation from escalating. The series premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus June 28, 2023.
'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/WxwKzsklvJo Trailer]]
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Elba plays Sam Nelson, a business negotiator on a flight from Dubai to London to repair his relationship with his estranged family. However, the plane is soon hijacked by a gang of mysterious gunmen, and only Sam can keep the situation from escalating. The series premiered on Creator/AppleTVPlus June 28, 2023.
'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/WxwKzsklvJo Trailer]]
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''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles,Creator/EveMyles, Creator/ChristineAdams,
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''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles,
''Hijack'' is a 2023 British thriller miniseries written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith. It stars Creator/IdrisElba, Archie Panjabi, Neil Maskell, Creator/EveMyles,
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