Hijack (7 episode miniseries) (2023)

A British airliner is taken over by a group of well-prepared hijackers, and one of the passengers, Sam Nelson, a skilled corporate negotiator, tries to deal with the situation. The seven-hour flight from Dubai to London is shown more or less in real time (7 times 45 minutes), and each episode naturally ends in a nerve-wracking cliffhanger. Neither suspense nor production value could hardly be higher, and AppleTV+ has once again launched a surefire success with Nelson perfectly portrayed by Idris Elba. Also worth mentioning is Neil Maskell's performance as the unpredictable leader of the hijackers.

I won't go into details; those you'll have to experience for yourself. When I don't give the series the last half point, it's because I was a bit surprised that the skilled plot makers, who otherwise keep the suspense at a fairly realistic level, break their own style with an over-the-top (albeit absolutely exciting) twist in the end.