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[06/20/24 - 08:14 AM]
Riz Ahmed to Create, Produce, and Star in a Comedy Series for Prime Video
The series follows Shah Latif, 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.







UNTITLED RIZ AHMED PROJECT (AMAZON)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
6/20/24
STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Amazon's press release, June 2024) Today, Prime Video announced it has ordered a yet-to-be-titled half-hour series from Academy Award and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed who will also produce, write, and star in the series. Emmy winner Ben Karlin (Modern Family, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show) is attached to executive produce and will showrun with Ahmed. The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series follows Shah Latif, 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.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Riz Ahmed as Shah Latif
CREW INFORMATION:
· Allie Moore as EP
· Ben Karlin as CRTR/EP
· Jake Fuller as EP
· Riz Ahmed as CRTR/EP
· Roopesh Parekh as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Amazon MGM Studios
· Jax Media
· Left Handed