Miniseries · Prime Video
Bait
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Riz Ahmed
Shah Latif
6 eps
Guz Khan
Zulfi
4 eps
Aasiya Shah
Q
4 eps
Sheeba Chaddha
Tahira
4 eps
Sajid Hasan
Parvez
4 eps
Weruche Opia
Felicia
3 eps
Ritu Arya
Yasmin
4 eps
Maxine Peake
Helen
2 eps
Gina Bramhill
Severine
2 eps
Jason Rickwood
Jim
1 eps
Lois Baglin
PA
1 eps
Soni Razdan
Nalia
3 eps
Heems
Taze
1 eps
Hussain Manawer
Amit
1 eps
Chandini Wilson
Kavisha
2 eps
James Dryden
Terry
1 eps
Rory Marshall
Jerry
1 eps
Himesh Patel
Raj Thakker
1 eps
Rafe Spall
Nigel
2 eps
Sian Clifford
Vivian Newhouse
1 eps
Patrick Stewart
Pig Head (voice)
2 eps
Naveed Khan
Dawood
2 eps
Muhammad Abdur-Rahman Toheed
Shah (Aged 12)
3 eps
Gassan Abdulrazek
Sid
3 eps
Miranda Hennessy
Allison
1 eps
Selom Awadzi
Museum Security
1 eps
Shobu Kapoor
Faiza Aunty
1 eps
Ajay Chhabra
Rafiq Uncle
2 eps
Rajesh Kalhan
Pasha
1 eps
Bharat Mistri
Nawaz Uncle
1 eps
Jeff Mirza
Afzal Uncle
2 eps
Farah Ashraf
Saira
1 eps
Stevie Abrahms
Aliya
1 eps
Nabhaan Rizwan
Salim
2 eps
Ikky Kabir
Hassan (Rickshaw Driver)
1 eps
Mary Roubos
Hostess
1 eps
Darragh O'Toole
James (FKA Upmarket Bouncer)
1 eps
Alexander Owen
Officer Rogers
1 eps
Ben Ashenden
Officer Gareth
1 eps
Kenny Jermyn
K-9 Officer
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Bait actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Bait reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Shah Latif is a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime, only to find himself thrust into a full blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller all at the same time.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 6 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Miniseries
20266 episodes
5.1IMDbStruggling actor Shah Latif's last chance to hit it big comes in the form of an audition of a lifetime. Over the course of four wild days, his life spirals out of control and his family, ex-lover and the entire world weigh in on whether he is the right man for the job.
Best episode · S01E03 HOUSE OR HOME
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
HOUSE OR HOME
It's Eid. Shah needs to shut out all the noise and drama... and focus on family.
- Directed by Bassam Tariq
- Written by Azam Mahmood
S01E04
LOYALTY, ALLEGIANCE
Shah needs a friend. In absence of that, an ex who publicly stabbed him in the back will do.
- Directed by Tom George
- Written by Dipika Guha
S01E02
TO TROLL, TO PROVOKE
Shah has another shot at greatness. Time to prove to the world he has what it takes.
- Directed by Bassam Tariq
- Written by Prashanth Venkataramanujam
S01E01
BLATANT, NOT SUBTLE
Shah blows the audition of a lifetime. Desperate times call for desperate measures...but at what cost?
- Directed by Bassam Tariq
- Written by Riz Ahmed
S01E05
LURE, PART OF A TRAP
Where is everyone? Who can you trust to help? Enemies turn to allies and nothing is as it seems.
- Directed by Tom George
- Written by Karen Joseph Adcock
S01E06
THE SUBTLE ONE
What's in a name? The clock is ticking as the big audition draws near, and Shah scrambles to find his family, and himself.
- Directed by Tom George
- Written by Ben Karlin
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
BLATANT, NOT SUBTLE
- Directed by Bassam Tariq
- Written by Riz Ahmed
S01E02
TO TROLL, TO PROVOKE
- Directed by Bassam Tariq
- Written by Prashanth Venkataramanujam
S01E04
LOYALTY, ALLEGIANCE
- Directed by Tom George
- Written by Dipika Guha
S01E05
LURE, PART OF A TRAP
- Directed by Tom George
- Written by Karen Joseph Adcock
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Allie MooreExecutive Producer
- Riz AhmedExecutive Producer
- Chris SheriffProducer
- Jake FullerExecutive Producer
- Ben KarlinExecutive Producer
- Karen Joseph AdcockProducer
Writing
- Azam MahmoodWriter
- Prashanth VenkataramanujamWriter
- Riz AhmedWriter
- Ben KarlinWriter
- Karen Joseph AdcockWriter
- Dipika GuhaWriter
Direction
- Tom GeorgeDirector
- Bassam TariqDirector
Cinematography
- Frank LammDirector of Photography
- Dan AthertonDirector of Photography
Music
- Shruti KumarOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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