{"id":531590,"date":"2026-01-21T06:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/531590\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T06:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:30:12","slug":"first-look-at-studio-esque-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/531590\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look at &#8216;Studio&#8217;-Esque Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/prime-video\/\" id=\"auto-tag_prime-video_1\" data-tag=\"prime-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime Video<\/a> has released first-look images of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/riz-ahmed\/\" id=\"auto-tag_riz-ahmed_1\" data-tag=\"riz-ahmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riz Ahmed<\/a> in his new comedy series Bait.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Brit is the star, writer and showrunner on the six-part series about a struggling actor named Shah Latif, whose last chance to hit it big comes in the form of an audition of a lifetime: the role of James Bond. The episodes follow him over the course of four wild days as his life spirals out of control and his family, ex-lover and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/james-bond-casting-rumors-wrong-1236474205\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/james-bond-casting-rumors-wrong-1236474205\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the entire world weighs in<\/a> on whether or not he\u2019s the right man for the job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBait will be available globally on Prime Video March 25. The streamer also released a clip on Tuesday (below) showing Shah\u2019s family frantically interrogating him about public rumors that he\u2019ll be playing Ian Fleming\u2019s spy, with a Studio-style camera setup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe series stars Guz Khan as Zulfi, Sheeba Chaddha as Tahira, Sajid Hasan as Parvez, Aasiya Shah as Q, Weruche Opia as Felicia, and Ritu Arya as Yasmin.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FotoJet-2026-01-20T153036.585.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRiz Ahmed\u2019s Bait.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Prime Video<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBait is executive produced by Ahmed and Allie Moore for Left Handed, with Jake Fuller on behalf of Jax Media. Ben Karlin executive produces and serves as showrunner alongside Ahmed. The series is produced by Jax Media and Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe 43-year-old Ahmed is best known for his breakout role in Nightcrawler opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, and later Star Wars\u2018 critically acclaimed Rogue One. He won an Emmy for his performance in HBO\u2019s crime drama The Night Of (2016) and an Academy Award nomination for 2019\u2019s Sound of Metal. His short film The Long Goodbye took home the Oscar for best live action short in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn 2025, Ahmed starred in a contemporary London-set adaptation of Hamlet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Video has released first-look images of Riz Ahmed in his new comedy series Bait. 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