Bait: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Bait is about a struggling actor, whose last chance to hit it big comes in the form of an audition of a lifetime. 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.

Series details

• Title: Bait
• Format: Scripted
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2026-03-25
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Prime Video
• Typical episode runtime: 26 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 89995
• IMDb ID: tt32252887
• TVDB ID: 455830

Cast and credited roles

• Riz Ahmed — Shah Latif
• Guz Khan — Zulfi
• Aasiya Shah — Q
• Sheeba Chaddha — Tahira
• Sajid Hasan — Parvez
• Ritu Arya — Yasmin
• Weruche Opia — Felicia
• Maxine Peake — Helen
• Rafe Spall — Nigel
• Patrick Stewart — Pig Head
• Himesh Patel — Raj Thakar
• Sian Clifford — Vivien

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-03-25; final listed air date 2026-03-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bait on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.