Riz Ahmed Fakes Being Next James Bond
in Hilarious Bait Trailer for Prime Video Show
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Riz Ahmed is trying to play James Bond in the hilarious trailer
for Bait, a new Prime Video comedy TV show.

"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 Prime Video synopsis reads. "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."

View the Bait trailer below:

Trailer (1min 48secs)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ5Z31j0bhQ>

What happens in the Bait trailer?
One of the characters asks Shah, "Are you going to be the next
James Bond?" According to Shah, it's only an audition, but it
could be his last shot at glory. Shah's newfound recognition
brings chaos into his personal and professional life, with
everyone chiming in on whether he's good enough to play 007.

"I want to show people that this is what a hero can look like,"
Shah says in the trailer.

Bait also?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.

Ahmed is also the creator and writer of Bait. Executive producers
include Ahmed, Allie Moore, and Jake Fuller. Executive producer
Ben Karlin is a co-showrunner alongside Ahmed. Jax Media and
Amazon MGM Studios produced Bait.

Ahmed is an Academy Award and Emmy winner, best known for his
roles in The Night Of and Sound of Metal. Ahmed is the star of
Hamlet, a contemporary take on Shakespeare's play, in theaters on
April 10, 2026. Later this year, Ahmed will appear alongside Tom
Cruise in Digger, in theaters on October 2, 2026.

All six episodes of Bait will premiere on Prime Video on March 25,
2026.



<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/2105921-riz-ahmed-james-bond-prime-video-comedy-tv-show-bait-trailer>






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