High STAKES

IDRIS ELBA on his real-time thriller

- SEAN MARLAND

HIJACK
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As tough TV detective John Luther, Idris Elba is no stranger to kicking down doors and busting bad guys. But in star-spangled new thriller Hijack, the Golden Globe-winning actor plays a far more cerebral protagonist…

Launching on Apple TV+ this week, the series is set aboard a flight from Dubai to London and sees Idris star as Sam Nelson, a talented business negotiator who, when a gang of villains seize control of the plane, does everything in his power to try to keep his fellow passengers safe and defuse the potentially deadly situation.

‘Sam isn’t a typical action hero,’ reveals Idris, who also serves as a producer. ‘We’ve seen films where the main character is an Army guy or an ex- cop, but we wanted to turn that on its head. Sam is a man with a brain who thinks on his feet, but he’s just as scared as everyone else on that plane.’

BRAIN OVER BRAWN 

After starring in BBC1 crime drama