Episode 1
Al Britani
46m5.4 / 10
Drug smuggler Max and outsider on the run JJ forge an unlikely friendship when they become caught up in a cartel's plot to transport uranium across north Africa.
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Atomic
20251 season5.9 / 10
One hell of a ride.
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.
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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.
Cast, crew and production details
About Atomic
Cast
Alfie AllenMax
Shazad LatifJJ / Mohammed
Samira WileyCassie Elliott
Avital LvovaOksana Shirokova
Stuart MartinRab Mackintosh
Franklin VírgüezAntonio Alam
Charlie MurphyLaetitia
Brian GleesonMark EllisCredits
- Created by
- Gregory Burke, Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif, Samira Wiley
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 5
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Sky AtlanticUnited Kingdom
Sky MaxUnited Kingdom
Sky StudiosUnited Kingdom
Pulse FilmsUnited Kingdom
Themes
based on novel or book
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Baal
43m4.9 / 10
In Beirut, deep cover CIA agent Cassie Elliott receives a tip off about an exchange of uranium that has apparently just taken place in the city, close to where Max and JJ are now laying low, and decides to investigate. Meanwhile, Max receives evidence that the cartel has kidnapped his girlfriend Laetitia and he must take the statues all the way to Marrakech if he is to save her.
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Episode 3
The End of Days
43m3.2 / 10
Max and JJ are forced to try and secure safe passage to Marrakech through Syria, a country that hides a troubled past for one of them. Meanwhile, Cassie's former CIA colleague Mark Ellis lands in Syria to help her catch the two fugitives.
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Episode 4
Little Boy
45m3.8 / 10
In Marrakesh, Max and JJ prepare for the uranium exchange with the cartel, all under the watchful eye of Cassie.
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Episode 5
The Path of Totality
43m4.3 / 10Finale
Max and JJ are swept up in a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for: trafficking uranium across North Africa.
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