Sequel to Idris Elba’s hit Apple TV show Hijack is ‘inspired by 90s action blockbuster’

HIT thriller Hijack saw Idris Elba measurement up to prevention passengers being terrorised by gun-wielding fiends connected a level – but for bid two, the creators person gone down a antithetic track.

I tin uncover that the sequel volition spot Apple TV+ displacement each the enactment from the aerial connected to a high-speed bid hurtling done Europe.

Filming is taking spot now, with Idris returning arsenic some enforcement shaper and successful the pb relation of Sam Nelson.

Fans of the archetypal outing volition beryllium pleased to cognize the follow-up is apt to beryllium retired adjacent year.

A TV insider said: “Producers person intelligibly adopted the attack of the originative squad who gave america the movie Speed, which dropped 30 years agone and featured a violent menace connected a autobus afloat of passengers.

“Then erstwhile the sequel, Speed: Cruise Control, came on a twelvemonth aboriginal successful 1997, it was fundamentally the aforesaid communicative but lifted lock, banal and tube connected to a ship.”

The Sun exclusively revealed successful July past twelvemonth that Hijack had been specified a occurrence that the squad down the amusement were already working connected a sequel.

But Apple TV+ lone confirmed it 7 months later.

The archetypal bid saw “corporate negotiator” Sam usage his powers of persuasion to assistance a hijacked level marque a harmless landing, redeeming the lives of each connected board.

For the 2nd series, Archie Panjabi, Max Beesley and Ben Miles volition beryllium rejoining the formed alongside Idris.

Speaking earlier this year, Idris said: “I was floored by the assemblage effect aft play one.

“It’s apical concealed what caller concern unfolds for Sam but I tin guarantee you we volition bring the high-octane back.”

Here’s hoping that Hijack 2 is simply a bigger deed than Speed 2.

After shifting the communicative connected to a ship, that movie sank without a hint — and instantly killed disconnected the movie franchise.

HAVE A MARIE XMAS

A TRIP to Saint Marie is an integral portion of Christmas Day for TV viewers.

And BBC bosses person lined up different thrilling thrust for this year’s Death In Paradise special.

It volition impermanent prima Jim Howick, Angela Griffin and Marcus Brigstocke, arsenic good arsenic Happy Valley’s Steven Hartley, Hotel Portofino’s Elizabeth Carling, Supacell’s Michael Salami and Dex Lee from Doctors.

They articulation marque caller Detective Inspector Mervin Wilson (Don Gilet) and the remainder of the gang.

The occurrence volition spot Danny John-Jules’ Officer Dwayne Myers joined by his begetter Nelson, played by Ram John Holder, portion the squad grapple with their astir puzzling execution cases yet.

Three men, each unconnected isolated from dressing arsenic Santa, look to person been changeable with the aforesaid weapon astatine the aforesaid time.

’Tis the season!

ONE EL OF A BABY

POLDARK prima Eleanor Tomlinson shows disconnected her important babe bump with hunky rugby subordinate husband Will Owen by her side.

Forget the pensive looks of Demelza, who she played other Aidan Turner successful the moody play play present she’s each smiles.

Eleanor revealed she was going to beryllium a mum successful a cute Instagram station past month.

It featured a representation of a babygrow with the words “Baby Owen” connected the front.

Alongside it, she wrote: “Can’t hold to conscionable you, small one.”

Judging by the size of Daddy, I fishy it mightiness beryllium rather a large one.