Name: Bait
Released: 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Guz Khan, Sheeba Chaddha

TV Show · Comedy

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.

2026 · 25m

EPISODE 1

Blatant, Not Subtle

London-based actor Shah Latif auditions for the role of a lifetime.
EPISODE 2

TO TROLL, TO PROVOKE

Having secured a second chance at his dream role, Shah steps up his public profile in an effort to protect his family and quell the controversy surrounding his potential casting.
EPISODE 3

HOUSE OR HOME

In the aftermath of the disaster at the King's Museum, Shah vows to spend Eid with his family. Despite his efforts to shut out all the outside noise, he finds himself in conflict with his own community.
EPISODE 4

LOYALTY, ALLEGIANCE

After the argument with his family, Shah finds himself alone in the middle of Eid and decides to find a way to provoke a meeting with his ex, Yasmin, who has spoken publicly about the audition controversy.
EPISODE 5

LURE, PART OF A TRAP

Shah returns home to find his family missing and evidence of foul play; with the help of an unlikely companion, a spiraling Shah searches the city, trying and failing to enlist help from everybody and anybody.
EPISODE 6

THE SUBTLE ONE

The clock ticks on Shah's final callback for the role of a lifetime; Shah struggles to piece together what happened to him and his family over the last four days and must confront the real reason he blew his audition.

Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (SDH), Arabic (World) , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech (Czechia) , Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (Canada) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek (Greece) , Hebrew (Israel) , Hindi (India) , Hungarian (Hungary) , Indonesian (Indonesia) , Italian (Italy) , Japanese (Japan) , Korean (South Korea) , Malay (Malaysia) , Norwegian Bokmål (Norway) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian (Romania) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden) , Thai (Thailand) , Turkish (Türkiye)

: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.

Season 1

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