Hijack Season 2 Review: Two years after Flight KA29’s hijacking, Sam Nelson is thrust back into a life-threatening situation, and this time, he must find a way out, but the stakes are too personal.
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Hijack Season 2 Cast
Idris Elba, Christine Adams, Max Beesley, Archie Panjabi, Christian Näthe, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Lisa Vicari, Toby Jones, Karima McAdams, Christiane Paul
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Hijack Series Director
Jim Field Smith
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Hijack Apple TV+ Creators
George Kay, Jim Field Smith
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Original Title
H/JACK
The season has 8 episodes, each with a runtime of around 45 minutes, and will stream on Apple TV+ from 14 January 2026 to 4 March 2026.
Hijack Season 2 Review
In the second season of this thriller series, Sam Nelson is back negotiating another perilous situation, but this time, things are a bit more dangerous and complicated for everyone involved. The basic premise for this season is a spoiler in itself, so I will refrain from going any further into the plot. However, I will say that the season is absolutely shocking when the other shoe invariably drops.
Taking place in the Berlin underground, the setting creates an unprecedented tension and claustrophobia that we have come to associate with the series. While being stuck in a hijack situation in the air is terrible enough, the underground system gives us a labyrinth of tunnels and mazes that end up feeling terrifying and full of opportunities. While the hijackers use this time to keep the negotiators on edge and make increasingly difficult demands, the hostages find themselves getting deeper and deeper into an impossible situation from which they might not be able to get out.
Idris Elba is as compelling as Sam as he was in season 1. I think both seasons work so well because Elba himself works like a charm and is absolutely engaging to watch. He keeps us focused on him and his words, and you hang on to his every word at every moment. In this season, we get a much more intimate reason behind his choices and decisions, and it’s an interesting deviation from the first season, where he is shown to be a more positive character. This time around, Sam’s decisions are more murky, and that gives freshness to the entire thing.
One thing that I was a bit confused about before starting the season is how many times Sam will find himself in a hijacking situation, since his negotiating another hijacking scenario in a train feels forced and unnecessary. Thankfully, the second season has a few tricks up its sleeve that ensure, but the familiar beats are an obvious confusion for anyone who has seen the first season.
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There are moments when you wonder why the second season needs to exist, mostly because one person being pulled into a hijacking situation twice is quite an anomaly. Despite trying to make it look different, the season is unable to justify the reason for its existence and leaves you confused, although you oddly want to figure out how it all ends.
In the end, desperate situations ask for desperate measures, and the fight between this shadowy entity, Sam, and the authorities makes for an interesting watch that makes you question who is actually the guilty party in this situation. You sympathise with Sam’s heartbreak and understand his motivations, but the way things play out makes you take pause. Meanwhile, the lives of 200 people, including several children, are at stake, and it’s difficult not to keep that in mind when you see the way things pan out.
Final Thoughts
Hijack Season 2 makes you question Sam and who he is as a person. The cinematography, sound design and the performances are the best part of the series and, despite the familiar beats, the second season makes you want to keep watching. Season 1 was definitely better, and you do wonder why this season exists more often than not, but I enjoyed it somewhat regardless.
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Also Read: Hijack Season 1 Review