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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.
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Checked Nov 11, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
Shah blows the audition of a lifetime. Desperate times call for desperate measures...but at what cost?
Directed by Bassam TariqWritten by Riz AhmedGuest stars Guz Khan, Aasiya Shah, Sheeba Chaddha, Sajid Hasan, Weruche Opia, Ritu Arya, Maxine Peake, Gina Bramhill
Episode 2
Shah has another shot at greatness. Time to prove to the world he has what it takes.
Directed by Bassam TariqWritten by Prashanth VenkataramanujamGuest stars Guz Khan, Aasiya Shah, Sheeba Chaddha, Sajid Hasan, Soni Razdan, Himesh Patel, Rafe Spall, Sian Clifford
Episode 3
It's Eid. Shah needs to shut out all the noise and drama... and focus on family.
Directed by Bassam TariqWritten by Azam MahmoodGuest stars Guz Khan, Aasiya Shah, Sheeba Chaddha, Sajid Hasan, Weruche Opia, Ritu Arya, Soni Razdan, Muhammad Abdur-Rahman Toheed
Episode 4
Shah needs a friend. In absence of that, an ex who publicly stabbed him in the back will do.
Directed by Tom GeorgeWritten by Dipika GuhaGuest stars Ritu Arya, Ikky Kabir, Mary Roubos, Darragh O'Toole
Episode 5
Where is everyone? Who can you trust to help? Enemies turn to allies and nothing is as it seems.
Directed by Tom GeorgeWritten by Karen Joseph AdcockGuest stars Chandini Wilson, Rafe Spall, Patrick Stewart, Gassan Abdulrazek, Ajay Chhabra, Jeff Mirza, Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden
Episode 6
What's in a name? The clock is ticking as the big audition draws near, and Shah scrambles to find his family, and himself.
Directed by Tom GeorgeWritten by Ben KarlinGuest stars Guz Khan, Aasiya Shah, Sheeba Chaddha, Sajid Hasan, Weruche Opia, Ritu Arya, Maxine Peake, Gina Bramhill
Episode information updated Nov 14, 2026
Riz AhmedShah Latif
Guz KhanZulfi
Aasiya ShahQ
Sheeba ChaddhaTahira
Sajid HasanParvez
Weruche OpiaFelicia
Ritu AryaYasmin
Maxine PeakeHelen
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