{"id":36062,"date":"2022-04-21T14:35:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T18:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=36062"},"modified":"2022-04-21T14:35:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T18:35:53","slug":"apple-tv-partners-with-idris-elba-on-new-thriller-hijack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/21\/apple-tv-partners-with-idris-elba-on-new-thriller-hijack\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Partners with Idris Elba on New Thriller &#8220;Hijack&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Apple-TV-small-e1621556314386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"192\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21429\" \/>Apple TV+ announced today it has landed &#8220;<strong><em>Hijack<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a new seven-part thriller starring SAG winning and Emmy Award-nominated Idris Elba (&#8220;<em>Sonic the Hedgehog 2<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em>Luther<\/em>&#8220;) who will also serve as executive producer, and marks the first project that will hail from Elba&#8217;s first-look deal with Apple TV+ and his Green Door Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Told in real-time, &#8220;<em>Hijack<\/em>&#8221; is a tense, thriller that follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight and authorities on the ground scramble for answers. 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