A high-stakes negotiation unfolds at 30,000 feet, relentless and gritty with every passing second.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Apple TV+.
What we could confirm fits a TV-MA: strong violence and some strong language.
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Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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