IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
5 hijackers. 188 lives. 7 days of terror.
Created by Trishant Srivastava, Anubhav Sinha
On Netflix
A tense, high-stakes dramatization of a real aviation crisis that sustains dread across six episodes through the collision of political stakes, hostage peril, and the machinery of crisis response.
When IC 814 gets hijacked on its way to Delhi, hundreds of lives are at stake as the country faces its longest and most alarming aviation crisis.
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Is IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Does IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of series.
Is IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
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