Ideal for adrenaline junkies who crave real-time suspense and watching a hyper-competent professional outsmart desperate criminals.
Series Analysis:
Idris Elba commands the screen as Sam Nelson—a corporate negotiator who weaponizes psychology against volatile threats. While the debut chapter confined the terror to a seven-hour flight, the series refuses to lose momentum. As season 2 currently unfolds, the narrative proves that Nelson’s ability to manipulate a crisis is not limited to the skies. The tension here is built on minute-by-minute anxiety: a stolen glance, a covert text, the suffocating pressure of a ticking clock. It is a slick, propulsive thriller that relies on intellect rather than gunpowder to keep the pulse racing, demanding unwavering attention as the stakes escalate on solid ground.
Tone: Propulsive, Tense, Slick
Last Updated: January 2026