In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, Riz Ahmed talks about drawing on his own experience for “Bait,” his Prime Video series about a British Muslim actor whose life is upended when he’s rumored to be the next James Bond.

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Riz Ahmed on mining his own life for 'Bait' and why representation is 'not an end in itself'

JUN 11, 202633 MIN
The Envelope

Riz Ahmed on mining his own life for 'Bait' and why representation is 'not an end in itself'

JUN 11, 202633 MIN

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In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, Riz Ahmed talks about drawing on his own experience for “Bait,” his Prime Video series about a British Muslim actor whose life is upended when he’s rumored to be the next James Bond.