Apple TV Unveils Trailer for Season Two of Idris Elba Thriller ‘Hijack’
Apple TV unveiled the trailer for the second season of the thriller series “Hijack,” starring and executive produced by SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Idris Elba (“Luther”). Created by George Kay (“Lupin,” “Criminal”) and Jim Field Smith (“Criminal,” “Litvinenko”), the eight-episode second season will premiere globally on Jan. 14, 2026, with the first … Continue reading “Apple TV Unveils Trailer for Season Two of Idris Elba Thriller ‘Hijack’”
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Tubi, Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, Dec. 11 announced it would become the first streaming platform to offer mobile content casting to Amazon Fire TV platforms. Using Matter Casting technology, Tubi users will be able to cast 300,000 on-demand movies and TV episodes directly from iOS and Android devices to Fire TV, with no separate … 
Early next year, virtual MVPD service YouTube TV will launch genre-specific packages called YouTube TV Plans, “bringing more choice and flexibility to our subscribers,” according to the YouTube TV blog. The service will offer more than 10 genre-specific packages, according to the blog from Christian Oestlien, VP, head of subscriptions, YouTube. One of the packages, … 
Norwegian monster movie sequel Troll 2 topped all Netflix content with 29.3 million views for the week ended Dec. 7. The 2022 original Troll added 5.3 million views to finish No. 2 on the foreign language movie chart. Volume 1 of the final season of Netflix original sci-fi series, “Stranger Things 5,” remained atop the … 
Paramount Skydance said it would seek $6 billion in cost synergies after acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. The media giant Dec. 8 submitted a hostile $30-per-share offer for WBD — after the later Dec. 5 approved a $27.75-per-share offer from Netflix for its studio and streaming assets only. Speaking on an investor call after its bid, … 
Universal Pictures/Blumhouse horror sequel Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 didn’t disappoint, selling an estimated $63 million in tickets across North American screens. Featuring returning stars Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail and Piper Rubio and again based on the video game franchise, the sequel’s opening dropped almost 22% below the 2023 original’s $80 million debut — the … 
With a loud chorus of naysayers to the announced $82 billion merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets, including actress Jane Fonda, co-star of the streamer’s acclaimed sitcom “Grace and Frankie,” who called the deal “catastrophic,” a Wall Street analyst believes the deal has zero chance of making it to the … 
The Paramount+ streaming service Dec. 5 announced it has renewed its original series “Landman” for a third season. “Landman” is currently in the midst of its second season, which debuted Nov. 16, and according to Paramount+ is one of the top-viewed streaming series, prompting the renewal. The season two premiere garnered more than 9.2 million … 
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s faith-based feature Soul on Fire is available now on digital and will be released on DVD Dec. 9. The family-friendly story stars Joel Courtney, John Corbett, Stephanie Szostak, Masey McLain, DeVon Franklin, and Academy Award winner William H. Macy. Directed by Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer, Reagan), Soul on Fire shares the … 
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist, a 2023 feature documentary directed by Simon Napier-Bell, the former Wham! manager, will be released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD Dec. 12 from MVD Entertainment Group and Synergetic Distribution. Told through candid, unscripted interviews with more than 40 friends, collaborators, and admirers — including Stevie Wonder, Stephen Fry, Kenny …