Bait (2026)
Series Premiere:
Drama
Comedy
Science fiction
London-based actor Shah Latif suffers from an existential crisis and his life spirals out of control after auditioning for the role of a lifetime.
Cast & Crew
Riz Ahmed Shah Latif
Guz Khan Actor
Sheeba Chaddha Actor
Aasiya Shah Actor
Sajid Hasan Actor
Ritu Arya Actor
Weruche Opia Actor
Riz Ahmed Executive Producer
Ben Karlin Executive Producer
Jake Fuller Executive Producer
Roopesh Parekh Executive Producer
Allie Moore Executive Producer
Tony Hernandez Producer
Brooke Posch Producer
Molly Seymour Producer
Riz Ahmed Writer
Bassam Tariq Director
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Upcoming TV Airings
2026 Series 1 Season 6 Episodes
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Matt Roush says...
An entertaining and provocative six-episode comedy about cultural identity and the desire for fame stars writer/creator Riz Ahmed (Emmy winner for The Night Of) as a struggling Pakistani British actor, Shah Latif (often mistaken for Dev Patel), whose potential big break might just break him. As the series opens, Shah is in the running to audition as the next James Bond, and when the news goes public, he begins trending — but not always in positive ways. Facing public backlash and an equal measure of excitement and skepticism from his Muslim family as they celebrate the end of Ramadan, Shah begins a spiral of anxiety as the satire takes on the tone of a psychological thriller.
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