4.343 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestMax and JJ are swept up in a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for: trafficking uranium across North Africa.
When the path of free-spirited drug smuggler Max collides with JJ, an enigmatic outsider on the run, an unlikely friendship is formed. They're swept into a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for, trafficking highly enriched uranium across North Africa and the Middle East, with the CIA, MI6, and a global web of opposing forces closing in fast.
Acting
Alfie Allen's sweaty desperation is genuinely unhinged
Cinematography
North African landscapes that swallow the characters whole
Writing
Dialogue that sounds like people actually improvising their survival
Creators
Shazad Latif, Samira Wiley, Gregory Burke, Alfie Allen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gregory Burke adapted this from his own novel, bringing his signature blend of working-class Scottish criminals and geopolitical chaos from '71 and 'Black Watch'.
The uranium trafficking plot draws from real incidents of nuclear material smuggling through the Sahel, with Burke consulting actual security reports for authenticity.
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