Idris Elba's 'Hijack' Trailer Is a Skyjacking To Remember

Hijack's first trailer is here, and it is demanding your attention. The first series from Apple TV+ to be told in a real-time format over seven one-hour episodes is anchored by action star Idris Elba in his first major role as a problem-solving badass since hanging up the coat and red tie of Luther. However, unlike his other roles, Elba is not a law enforcement official (or a former one, as was the case for John Luther in the recent film). Instead, he's a hard-as-nails business negotiator, and it looks like these hijackers have nothing on the CEOs of the merger and acquisitions crowd.

Not that they realize the quiet man in first class is the one they need to worry about, at least at first. While Elba helps the counter-terrorist experts on the ground sort out what's happening at 50,000 feet, he's also organizing a passenger rebellion strategy and trying to talk down to hostage takers, telling them he wants to make a deal that will get him — and everyone else stuck in this particular metal tube hurtling through the air — touched down on the ground alive and in one piece, if not home safely to their loved ones.

Check out the trailer, which notably borrows the same countdown clock feature from TV's other famous real-time terrorist drama series, 24.