Starting off the Summer/Q4 series hot, with the exceptional Hijack (stylized as H/JACK). Apple TV+ has had some exceptional series over the past few months.
Platonic, Physical, Shrinking, Loot and Morning Wars/The Morning Show has just returned for a third run.
This seven-part thriller miniseries created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, starring Idris Elba, concluded last month. So I am playing a touch bit of catch-up.
If H/JACK is new to you, here is the basic plot ahead of the killer trailer! Sam, a talented business negotiator, must use his skills to broker a peaceful end to a hijacking of a seven-hour flight from Dubai to London. NOW SPOILERS below. Beware!
Full disclosure this is an EASY AF watch. Seven hours in real time. Kinda like 24, but way better. Here is what went down in Brace Brace Brace!
The passengers mount a successful takeover of the cabin, and Sam convinces Atterton to give up his pistol.
The unknown assailant, later revealed to be Amanda Taunton, a former Royal Navy aviation consultant, puts the aircraft on a course for central London.
Sam tries to convince her to allow him access to the cockpit, but to no avail. On the ground, DI Daniel realizes that Kai is in danger at Sam's house and rushes there to save him.
As the aircraft enters British airspace, the Royal Air Force dispatches two Typhoons to intercept it. Back on board, the cabin crew have returned the passenger's phones, and London ATC manage to establish contact with Sam.
Alice convinces him to tell her the truth about the situation on board. Aitchison pleads with the prime minister not to shoot the plane down and offers to take the blame herself.
Edgar and John bicker over when to close the short on Kingdom's stock, with John shooting Edgar and leaving him for dead. In the meantime, Daniel mounts a successful rescue operation of Kai.
On the plane, having found Amanda's phone and learned of her family, Sam eventually convinces her to let him into the cockpit. Fearing for hers and her daughter's life, Amanda is reassured by Walsh over the phone that she will not be arrested upon landing, and she reveals to Sam that their plane, by this point flying too low over the Thames through central London, has no more fuel and will flame out at any time.
Alice redirects her to RAF Northolt, seven miles away, but before they can reach the airfield, the engines die. Despite this, Amanda manages to land the aircraft, with all passengers safe. Emergency personnel reach the scene and assist with the evacuation while rounding up the hijackers.
Atterton, having broken free, shuts himself on the plane in an attempt to shoot Sam, who is still on board. The police storm the aircraft, and after being distracted by Sam, Atterton is arrested.
This was honestly a class act thriller. So good. Honestly if any catch-up streaming is half this good, I'll be shook.
H/JACK was super addictive, amazing, well acted by the DJ, the super star, the hunk Idris Elba. Get onto Apple TV+ ASAP to smash out this truly excellent seven hour plane ride from Dubai to the UK.
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