Sam Nelson is just a businessman. He is the best at closing deals. When the plane he is flying to London is hijacked, he chooses not to keep quiet and use his negotiating skills to get safely to the ground. Having brought back the character of Luther for Netflix, headlining a film that served as a sequel to the series, actor Idris Elba has a new vehicle with which to squeeze the physical presence out of him: On-Air Kidnapping.
Behind the thriller are two men used to dealing with claustrophobic settings: George Kay, who wrote the British episodes of Criminal, and Jim Field Smith, who directed these same installments, which took place in a police station interrogation room.
With Hijacking in the air, the proposal and the structure is direct: the character of Idris Elba and the British authorities have a seven-hour flight to resolve the situation, even if this means facing the five terrorists who have the crew threatened at the forefront. of pistol.
In the trailer you can see who completes the cast: Archie Panjabi, winner of an Emmy for The good wife, as an anti-terrorist agent, Christine Adams (Counterpart), Max Beesley (The visitor), Eve Myles (Torchwood), Harry Michell (Yesterday ) and Ben Miles (The Crown). The production belongs to 60Forty Films, the production company with which Apple has already worked with critical successes such as Slow Horses and The Serpent of Essex.
And when can it be seen on Apple TV? On June 28, the first two episodes will be released and then the rest of the season will air at the rate of one episode per week, ending on August 2.
