Apple TV has revealed a thrilling first look and the official premiere date for the highly anticipated second season of ‘Hijack,’ starring and executive produced by SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Idris Elba (Luther).
Created by George Kay (Lupin, Criminal) and Jim Field Smith (Criminal, Litvinenko), the hit real-time thriller returns for its eight-episode second season on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, with the first two episodes debuting globally on Apple TV, followed by new episodes released weekly through February 25, 2026.
In the high-stakes new season, the tension shifts from the skies to the subterranean depths of Berlin, where a packed underground train and its commuters are taken hostage. As authorities race against time to prevent catastrophe, Sam Nelson (Elba) once again finds himself at the heart of the crisis—where one wrong move could end in disaster.
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Season two reunites its stellar ensemble, including Elba, who received an Emmy nomination for his gripping season one performance, alongside Christine Adams, Max Beesley, and Archie Panjabi.
The cast also expands with a host of acclaimed new additions: Christian Näthe (Ballon, Soloalbum, Schule), Clare-Hope Ashitey (Seven Seconds, Top Boy, Doctor Foster), Lisa Vicari (Django, Dark), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Detectorists, Empire of Light), Karima McAdams (Dune: Prophecy, Deep State, Soulmates), and Christiane Paul (Counterpart, FBI: International, Parlement).
The complete first season is now streaming globally on Apple TV.
