'Hijack' Adds Toby Jones to Cast for Season 2

Fans of Luther may be sweating the return of the brown jacket and red tie, but over on Apple TV+, Idris Elba is already back in action as filming gets underway for the second season of Hijack. Plot details for the second season are being kept tightly under wraps, which has left viewers wondering if Elba's character Sam will find himself on board another hijacked plane (something that feels a little bit of a stretch) or if he might this time wind up on a train or a bus, both of which would be a very different feel.

However, the cast has been revealed with a significant addition of Toby Jones, who is just coming off his role on PBS/ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Though in that series, Jones played an everyman leading the charge to take down a government punishing its citizens to cover up its own incompetence, Jones has played many a high-profile villain, from Marvel to Doctor Who. Season 1 did not have a major actor as an adversary, just several small-time characters who cycled through to keep viewers on their toes about who the real bad guy was.

Speculation is currently that Jones will be the new season's villain, which would also give Season 2 a very different flavor, making it more of a cat-and-mouse game. Notably, he is the only other Brit listed in the new casting line-up, marking this as definitely an international incident for the second season. Other actors revealed include German actors Lisa Vicari (Dark) and Christiane Paul (FBI: International).