Hijack Season 2: Release date news, cast details, streaming details and more about the Apple TV show's upcoming chapter 

Apple TV’s Hijack is officially returning with a brand-new season. As per the trailer, this time the stakes are racing down railway tracks. The show debuted in 2023, but it performed well enough to become one of the top streamings on Apple TV.

It earned an Emmy nomination for Idris Elba, who plays Sam Nelson, a skilled corporate negotiator specializing in high-stakes negotiations. Season 1 traces him through a crisis on a flight to London.

He is popular for using strategy and quick thinking to negotiate when everything else fails.

Hijack Season 2 release and streaming details

Apple TV’s Hijack Season 2 will return on January 14, 2026. The schedule for release is as follows: the first two episodes will premiere on the same day, followed by weekly releases.

The finale is expected to hit the platform on February 25, 2026. Season 2 will consist of eight episodes in total, retaining the show's signature real-time storytelling and pace.

Hijack Season 2 cast

Idris Elba returns as Sam Nelson and continues as an executive producer. Returning cast members include:

• Christine Adams
• Max Beesley
• Archie Panjabi

New faces joining the ensemble:

• Christian Näthe
• Clare-Hope Ashitey
• Lisa Vicari
• Toby Jones
• Karima McAdams
• Christiane Paul

The global cast signals a more expansive international storyline, with Berlin serving as the main backdrop.

Hijack Season 2 plot:

The official logline from Apple TV reads:

In the thrilling second season of Hijack, a Berlin underground train and its commuters are taken hostage, while authorities scramble to save hundreds of lives. Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) is at the heart of the crisis on board, where one wrong decision could spell disaster.

As the logline says, the new chapter will take viewers inside a Berlin train where a hostage situation takes place. Nelson, just in the manner of Season 1, is called in to tackle the crisis, putting his calm nerves on display.

Since the location is inside a train, it is expected that the number of lives at risk will be much higher than in the previous installment.

Season 2 may also push Sam's negotiation skills up a notch. It may test his calm, composure, and practical intelligence inside the train, where even the smallest wrong decision may turn into an absolute nightmare.

The real-time storytelling remains the same, but viewers may expect a more thrilling depiction with tighter spaces and heightened claustrophobia. The season teases new antagonists and a ramped-up dose of adrenaline that keeps the series’ signature pacing alive.

Jay Hunt, creative director, Europe, Apple TV+, expressed to the platform,

“Global audiences were on tenterhooks watching Idris’s riveting performance in ‘Hijack,’ and we’re thrilled to be working again with 60Forty and Idiotlamp on an equally compelling season two” .

While lead actor and executive producer Elba expressed to Apple TV,

“I was floored by the overwhelming audience response after season one. It’s top secret what new situation unfolds for Sam Nelson but I can assure you we will bring the high octane back!.”

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With a new setting, new threats, and Idris Elba anchoring the chaos once again, Season 2 keeps the heart of the show beating while pushing it into fresh territory.

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