Project Detail

Bait

Synopsis

Struggling actor Shah Latif auditions for the role of a lifetime, only to see his life spiral out of control over four frenetic days.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2026 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: TV / Episodic
Running time: 72 min
Director: Tom George, Bassam Tariq
Executive Producer: Riz Ahmed, Allie Moore, Ben Karlin
Screenwriter: Riz Ahmed (created by), Dipika Guha (writer), Karen Joseph Adcock (writer), Azam Mahmood (writer), Fatima Farheen Mirza (writer), Prashanth Venkataramanujam (writer)
Director of Photography: Dan Atherton, Frank Lamm
Principal cast: Riz Ahmed, Guz Khan, Sheeba Chaddha, Sajid Hasan, Aasiya Shah
Showrunner: Riz Ahmed, Ben Karlin

Genre

Comedy Drama Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Jax Media (US), Left Handed Films (UK)

Left Handed Films

c/o Jax Media

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