5.024 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestWhat's in a name? The clock is ticking as the big audition draws near, and Shah scrambles to find his family, and himself.
Shah Latif is a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime, only to find himself thrust into a full blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller all at the same time.
Acting
Ahmed plays six versions of himself, badly, brilliantly.
Writing
Every line feels improvised until it devastatingly isn't.
Direction
Tight frames that suffocate, then suddenly breathe.
Creator
Riz Ahmed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ahmed wrote this during actual Bond casting rumors about himself, making every surreal audition scene autobiographical performance art.
The series directly responds to 'representation' discourse by asking who profits when Brown actors finally get their shot — the actor, or the machine that finally noticed them?
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