BAIT (AMAZON)
Premieres Wednesday, March 25
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
3/25/26
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STATUS:
new this spring (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT:
wednesdays from 3:01 AM-4:00 AM EST |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (6 episodes) |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Amazon's press release, January 2026) Today, Prime Video released the first-look images and special preview clip for the highly anticipated comedy series Bait, starring Riz Ahmed. All six-episodes will be available on March 25, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Bait stars Ahmed as Shah Latif, a struggling actor, whose last chance to hit it big comes in the form of an audition of a lifetime. The series follows him over the course of four wild days as 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. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Aasiya Shah as Q
· Guz Khan as Zulfi
· Ritu Arya as Yasmin
· Riz Ahmed as Shah Latif
· Sajid Hasan as Parvez
· Sheeba Chaddha as Tahira
· Weruche Opia as Felicia
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Allie Moore as EP
· Ben Karlin as CRTR/EP
· Jake Fuller as EP
· Riz Ahmed as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Amazon MGM Studios
· Jax Media
· Left Handed
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