Spanish shows that come from the Latin American region tend to be overly dramatic. Romantic shows are often unbelievable and too cheesy, while crime thrillers will be filled with unnecessary twists and turns and too many convolutions in the end. Fortunately, The Hijacking of Flight 601 is subtle and emotional, and all the excesses mentioned above were reigned in. This six-episode miniseries chronicles the ordeal the crew and the passengers of Flight 601 faced when the flight was brought under the control of two hijackers. Based on a true story, there is a lot that unfolds as the series progresses.

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Why Didn’t Edilma Board The Flight?

Set in 1973, the show begins by focusing on Edilma, a single mother of three boys. Her oldest son, William, helps her with his younger siblings as she is a full-time air hostess. She had a flight to catch early in the morning,...