Prime Video Bait
Created by Riz Ahmed · 2026 ·
Is Bait worth watching?
Bait (2026) earns an 80% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Riz Ahmed; stream on Prime Video. See how the score is built.
Four-input score + separate audience snapshot
Also known as बेट El señuelo Coupez ! A Isca ベイト 미끼 诱饵 誘餌迷局
Bait season guide
Bait has 1 season and 6 episodes , and it has ended (2026). Season and episode data from TMDB.
| Season | Episodes | Premiered |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 · Miniseries | 6 |
Where to watch Bait
Bait is available on Prime Video — regional notes: Prime Video in the United States; Prime Video in the United Kingdom; Prime Video in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Prime Video.
Where to watch Bait by country
| Country | Streaming on |
|---|---|
| India | Prime Video |
| Indonesia | Prime Video |
| Japan | Prime Video |
| Malaysia | Prime Video |
| Nigeria | Prime Video |
| Pakistan | Prime Video |
| Philippines | Prime Video |
| South Africa | Prime Video |
| South Korea | Prime Video |
| Thailand | Prime Video |
| Turkey | Prime Video |
| United Arab Emirates | Prime Video |
| United Kingdom | Prime Video |
| United States | Prime Video |
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Is Bait worth watching?
Yes — Bait earns an 80% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Riz Ahmed and streaming on Prime Video.
Celluloid Verdict
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.
Kaiser Khan, Founder & Editor
What is Bait about?
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.
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Critic Reviews
Bait (2026) Review: Licence to Overthink
★★★½☆
Bait is Riz Ahmed's six-part satire about a struggling actor up for James Bond, a restless comedy about fame, race and self-doubt that is sharp if sometimes overstuffed.
Mostly yes. Fans of bold, self-lacerating British comedy should give it a go, but its surreal detours and crowded ideas will not work for every viewer.
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Bait: frequently asked questions
Seasons, episodes, where to stream, the cast and whether Bait is worth your time.
Yes — Bait scores 81% on Celluloid. 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. Stream on Prime Video.
Bait is catalogued under Prime Video and commonly streams on Prime Video. Availability varies by country — open the platform app or the Celluloid series page for regional notes.
Bait stars Riz Ahmed, Guz Khan, Aasiya Shah and Sheeba Chaddha. Created by Riz Ahmed.
Bait scores 80% from four inputs: Celluloid editorial 94/100, Metacritic 85/100, IMDb 6.8/10 and TMDB fan rating 71%. The separate audience snapshot is 88%. 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. See the full breakdown on the Bait series page.
No — Bait is not on Netflix. It streams on Prime Video, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Prime Video. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Yes — Bait is available on Prime Video in many regions (catalogued under Prime Video on Celluloid). Rights differ by country; confirm in the Prime Video app or the where-to-watch notes.
Bait first aired in 2026 (2026). Created by Riz Ahmed; it streams on Prime Video today.
Bait has 1 season across 6 episodes (2026). Status: ended / complete.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, Bait’s 6 episodes take around 5 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
Bait stars Riz Ahmed, Guz Khan, Aasiya Shah, Sheeba Chaddha, Sajid Hasan, and others. Created by Riz Ahmed.
Bait has 6 episodes across 1 season (2026).
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…