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2026 · Drama, Comedy · EnglishCritics +20 over audiences

Critics vs audiences

Critics like it more than audiences (+20)

Critics 90Audiences 70GoodWatch 79

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Tomatometer94%

  • Metacritic

    Metascore85

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score80%

  • IMDb

    IMDb6.7

  • Metacritic

    User score6.2

Reach

Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 125 more

First aired

2026

March 25, 2026

Ended 2026

Genres

DramaComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Language

English

Original language

Also spoken

Urdu

Made in

  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Content

TV-MA · Strong language, disturbing imagery +1Adults

Rated

  • TV-MAUnited States

What's in it

  • ViolenceMild
  • Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
  • Frightening scenesMild
  • Sex, nudityLittle or none
  • Dark themesStrong
  • Strong languageNamed in the advisories
  • Drug useNamed in the advisories

In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-Provoking

Not listed for kids or family movie night.

Starring

Riz Ahmed, Guz Khan, Aasiya Shahand 31 more

24 of 48 · most episodes first

Made by

Created by Riz Ahmed, written with Ben Karlin, Dipika GuhaFrank Lamm (camera), Shruti Kumar (music), Mark Davies (editing)·83 people in 9 departments

Directing · 4

Production · 20

Camera · 7

Editing · 4

Sound · 16

Art · 12

Costume & Make-Up · 2

Visual Effects · 1

Other crew · 17