| Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: March 25, 2026 |
Summary:
Struggling actor Shah Latif (Riz Ahmed) faces major changes when everyone learns he is auditioning to be the next James Bond in the comedy series co-created by and Ahmed Ben Karlin.
Genre(s):
Comedy
Season 1 Episodes
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The Mercury News
Apr 2, 2026
RogerEbert.com
Mar 19, 2026
Radio Times
Mar 25, 2026
At just six episodes, things move at such a heady pace that you can't help but be impressed at all the charisma, charm and plot development that is crammed into each 25-minute instalment. While many may think this is just a comedy about the churn of the media mill that pokes fun at Bond, Bait is so much more than you may think – and it's a wonderful surprise to watch it all unfold.
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Mar 25, 2026
All those detours, breezily paced in sub-30-minute episodes, ultimately return to the series’ overarching ideas about what it costs — culturally, commercially, personally, domestically, romantically, professionally — to exist as a minority within a majority. Bait is most intriguing when it refuses to answer that question in a tidy way.
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Mar 25, 2026
Delivered in brisk, 25-minute episodes, “Bait” emerges as a portrait of a nervous breakdown brought to you by the entertainment-industrial complex, rendered with bustling London street energy and a touch of absurdist wit. The series is bursting with ideas, sometimes more than it knows what to do with. .... But “Bait” never feels derivative; it has a pulsating urban energy and ribald family dynamic all its own.
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Mar 25, 2026
Mar 25, 2026
Given more room to stretch out and experiment, “Bait” might look a little more like its apparent influences ["Ramy" and "Master of None"] .... “Bait” has glimpses of such potential at its margins. .... But before long, it’s back to the mission at hand: poking at the Bond legend while ultimately, respectfully propping it up.
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Air Date: March 25, 2026
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