{"id":64951,"date":"2024-01-31T16:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T21:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=64951"},"modified":"2024-01-31T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T21:44:53","slug":"apple-tv-announces-season-two-for-hit-high-octane-thriller-hijack-starring-and-executive-produced-by-idris-elba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/31\/apple-tv-announces-season-two-for-hit-high-octane-thriller-hijack-starring-and-executive-produced-by-idris-elba\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Announces Season Two for Hit, High-Octane Thriller &#8220;Hijack,&#8221; Starring and Executive Produced by Idris Elba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64953\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hijack-s02-poster.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hijack-s02-poster.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hijack-s02-poster-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Today, Apple TV+ announced a season two for hit thriller &#8220;<strong><em>Hijack<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; starring and executive produced by SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Idris Elba (&#8220;<em>Luther<\/em>&#8220;). &#8220;Hijack&#8221; is 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>Litvinenko<\/em>&#8220;), and the complete first season of the series is now streaming globally on Apple TV+.<\/p>\n<p>Since its worldwide debut, &#8220;<em>Hijack<\/em>&#8221; has become one of the top dramas on Apple TV+, receiving wide acclaim from both critics and fans, quickly achieving a Certified Fresh critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and landing on the Nielsen Streaming Originals Top 10 list. The &#8220;instantly enthralling&#8221; series has been hailed as &#8220;a shot of pure adrenaline,&#8221; praised as a &#8220;crisp and tense&#8221; drama that is &#8220;tension-filled and gripping, often putting the viewer on the edge of their seat,&#8221; with Elba starring as a &#8220;commanding leading man.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-1826802842\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Global audiences were on tenterhooks watching Idris&#8217;s riveting performance in &#8216;Hijack,&#8217; and we&#8217;re thrilled to be working again with 60Forty and Idiotlamp on an equally compelling season two,&#8221; said Jay Hunt, creative director, Europe, Apple TV+.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was floored by the overwhelming audience response after season one. It&#8217;s top secret what new situation unfolds for Sam Nelson but I can assure you we will bring the high octane back!,&#8221; said executive producer and star Elba.<\/p>\n<p>The second season of &#8220;<em>Hijack<\/em>&#8221; will be executive produced by Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, and Tom Nash at 60Forty Films, alongside executive producers Kay and Field Smith&#8217;s own production company Idiotlamp Productions. Field Smith also serves as lead director for the series.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/2C51clnxQdiqPDeqQlXcUx70hse.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Hijack<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Apple TV<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 15<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life\u2014and so is everyone on board with him\u2014after a group of hijackers take control. 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