# Bait (2026) — Celluloid TV fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/shows/bait/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-23

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 81% |
| Critic Score | 94% |
| Audience Score | 88% |
| Metascore | 85/100 |
| IMDb | 6.8/10 |
| Fan Score | 71% |
| Creator | Riz Ahmed |
| Platform | Prime Video |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Satire |
| Seasons | 1 (6 episodes) |
| Language | English |
| Country | United Kingdom |

## Quick answer

Bait (2026) is a Comedy, Drama, Satire series created by Riz Ahmed, streaming on Prime Video. It holds a 81% Celluloid Score — Recommended — averaged from critic reviews (94%), audience ratings (88%), Metascore (85/100), IMDb (6.8/10), and fan ratings (71%) across 1 season.

## Critics consensus

An audacious, formally restless satire that skewers fame, race and the Bond machine with lacerating wit — Riz Ahmed packs more ideas into six half-hours than most series manage in a season, and nearly all of them land.

## Synopsis

Washed-up actor Shah Latif has spent years fielding polite rejection when the impossible lands in his lap: a final-round audition to play James Bond. Terrified the moment will slip away, he leaks the news to the paparazzi himself — and detonates a culture-war circus he cannot control. Across six razor-edged half-hours, Riz Ahmed folds industry send-up, family comedy and psycho-drama into one accelerating spiral, complete with surreal Bond pastiches and a pig's head, voiced by Patrick Stewart, narrating Shah's self-doubt.

## Cast

Riz Ahmed, Guz Khan, Aasiya Shah, Sheeba Chaddha, Sajid Hasan, Ritu Arya, Weruche Opia, Patrick Stewart

## Common questions

**Is Bait worth watching?**
Bait holds a 81% Celluloid Score. It comes recommended overall. An audacious, formally restless satire that skewers fame, race and the Bond machine with lacerating wit — Riz Ahmed packs more ideas into six half-hours than most series manage in a season, and nearly all of them land.

**Where can I stream Bait?**
Bait streams on Prime Video. It ran for 1 season (2026).

**Who created Bait?**
Bait was created by Riz Ahmed.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Bait?**
81% — the average of five public sources: critics 94%, audience 88%, Metascore 85/100, IMDb 6.8/10, and fan score 71%.

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