US EditionApple TV unveils return of high-stakes thriller coming next month
Season 2 of Hijack features Idris Elba in an eight-episode thriller centered on a Berlin train hostage crisis with weekly episodes starting January 14, 2026.
- On December 11, 2025, Apple TV released the official trailer for Hijack Season 2, announcing an eight-episode run starting Jan. 14, 2026, with weekly episodes through March 4, 2026.
- Season One's strong viewership and critical reception prompted a second chapter as Season 1 of Hijack became one of Apple TV's most-watched dramas and earned critical acclaim.
- The new season shifts its setting to a Berlin underground train during rush hour, where a bomb beneath a carriage counts down as Sam Nelson ushers commuters forward while above-ground law enforcement scramble.
- Viewers can stream the full first season of Hijack now on Apple TV, which is available for $12.99 per month.
- With Field Smith returning as lead director, Hijack remains a collaboration between 60Forty Films and Idiotlamp Productions and uses a real-time format matching on-screen action to viewing pace.
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Idris Elba stars in explosive Hijack season 2 first-look trailer as hit thriller returns to screens in mere weeks
Apple TV has unveiled the trailer for Hijack season 2 ahead of the series’ return in January.The second season of the show, which is once again created by Lupin's George Kay and Criminal's Jim Field Smith, will see Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) at the centre of another hijack, but this time he’s swapped planes for a busy underground train in Berlin.The trailer shows the crisis unfolding on board as a bomb planted on the underside of the carriage count…
‘Hijack’ Season 2 Trailer: Idris Elba Takes His Hostage Negotiation Skills to a Train Instead of a Plane
Apple TV has released the first trailer for Season 2 of “Hijack,” the Idris Elba thriller series that returns with a new eight-episode story starting Jan. 14, 2026. New episodes will release every week thereafter, leading up to the season finale on March 4, 2026. The trailer sees Elba return as Sam Nelson, the business negotiator who, in season 1, used his skills to attempt a peaceful deal aboard a hijacked flight from Dubai to London. In Seas…
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