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Archie Panjabi says making ‘Hijack’ was fun

The Apple TV+ series also features award-winning actor Idris Elba in the lead role.

Archie Panjabi says making ‘Hijack’ was fun

Archie Panjabi has been receiving great response for her performance in the recently released Apple TV+ series Hijack, which also features award-winning actor Idris Elba in the lead role.

The series stars Panjabi in the role of a counter-terrorist agent Zarah, who gets a tip that there has been a “serious incident” on board a plane bound for London — a tip that is, at first, written off as a false alarm.


While the on-camera action was really tense for the entire team, Panjabi told a publication that she had a great time filming the series, because the cast and crew, including star Idris Elba and director Jim Field Smith, developed a wonderful sense of camaraderie, even when the cameras were not rolling.

Sharing what drew her to the show, Punjabi had earlier told another publication, “When I read this script, I could not put it down. I just was at the edge of my seat wanting to know what happened to those passengers. I love the team associated with it. You know, it’s Apple, it’s Idris. It’s George and Jim. And I love the character. I thought this would be a really good character for me to sink my teeth into.”

She further added, “It’s just exciting, particularly when you cannot put a script down, you know that it’s going to work. What I love about this is this is only two episodes (premiered at first) and then they’re doing it week by week. So, I know I’m going to have all my friends phone me up all around the world all hours asking me what’s going on. And I can’t say anything. That’s a nice feeling, you know, that your friends are invested in a TV show, and I think a lot of them will enjoy this.”

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