Hijack Trivia | 19 facts about the Apple TV+ series

“Hijack” is a new thriller miniseries starring Idris Elba.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new miniseries.

1. Hijack is a thriller miniseries
2. The title is stylized as H/JACK
3. The series is created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith
4. Starring Idris Elba
5. It premiered on 28 June 2023 on Apple TV+
6. Sam, a talented business negotiator, must use his skills to broker a peaceful end to a hijacking of a flight from Dubai to London
7. It was announced in April 2022 that Apple TV+ had greenlit the miniseries
8. It would see Idris Elba starring and serving as an executive producer
9. George Kay would write the script, and Jim Field Smith would direct
10. In May, Archie Panjabi joined the cast
11. Production began on 9 May 2022 in Aylesbury
12. It was expected to continue until October 2022
13. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating
14. With an average rating of 7/10
15. Based on 40 reviews
16. The website’s critic consensus reads, “Largely devoid of storytelling turbulence and benefitting greatly from its real-time pacing, Hijack is a glossy but effective thriller that achieves genuine liftoff”
17. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 66 out of 100
18. Based on 24 critics
19. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”