{"id":54698,"date":"2023-05-25T14:44:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T18:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54698"},"modified":"2023-05-25T14:44:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T18:44:03","slug":"apples-upcoming-thriller-hijack-starring-and-executive-produced-by-idris-elba-debuts-trailer-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/25\/apples-upcoming-thriller-hijack-starring-and-executive-produced-by-idris-elba-debuts-trailer-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s Upcoming Thriller &#8220;Hijack,&#8221; Starring and Executive Produced by Idris Elba, Debuts Trailer [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54699\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hijack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hijack.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hijack-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for &#8220;<strong><em>Hijack<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; the upcoming, high-octane thriller starring and executive produced by SAG Award-winner and Emmy\u00ae Award-nominee Idris Elba (&#8220;<em>Luther<\/em>&#8220;). Created by George Kay (&#8220;<em>Lupin<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Criminal<\/em>&#8220;) and Jim Field Smith (&#8220;<em>Criminal<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Truth Seekers<\/em>&#8220;), who also wrote and lead directed the series respectively, the seven-part series also stars Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award-winner Archie Panjabi (&#8220;<em>The Good Wife<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Snowpiercer<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Blindspot<\/em>&#8220;). &#8220;<em>Hijack<\/em>&#8221; takes flight on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through August 2.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WxwKzsklvJo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/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. Elba will star as &#8216;Sam Nelson,&#8217; an accomplished negotiator in the business world who needs to step up and use all his guile to try and save the lives of the passengers &#8211; but, his high-risk strategy could be his undoing. Panjabi will play the role of &#8216;Zahra Gahfoor,&#8217; a counter-terrorism officer who is on the ground when the plane is hijacked and becomes part of the investigation. 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