Atomic is a British action drama television series created by Gregory Burke and based on the non-fiction book Atomic Bazaar by William Langewiesche. The series premiered on 28 August 2025 on Sky Atlantic.
Cast and characters Main Alfie Allen as Max, a British contraband smuggler operating in North Africa Shazad Latif as Mohamed Aziz / JJ, a stateless former ISIS jihadi Samira Wiley as Cassie Elliot / Dr. Cassandra Bryce, nuclear physicist and NOC CIA agent
Supporting Nezar Thalal as Carlos, a Venezuelan cartel operative Mikhail Safronov as Oleg Kuzayev, Shirokova’s bodyguard Avital Lvova as Oksana Shirokova, an international Russian criminal Stuart Martin as Robert "Rab" Mackintosh, a British MI6 operative Jaeme Vélez as Danny López, a Venezuelan cartel lieutenant Mostafa Benkerroum as Rifaat Atallah, a Lebanese smuggling intermediary Vahid Gold as Khaled Awad, an American DEA agent based in Beirut Franklin Virgüez as Antonio Alam, a Venezuelan cartel leader Flavia Fazenda as Maria Garcia, a Venezuelan cartel lieutenant Charlie Murphy as Laetitia, Max’s estranged girlfriend Brian Gleeson as Mark Ellis, a CIA official Akin Gazi as Sayed Ahman, a Turkish nuclear scientist
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Production The five-part series is produced by Pulse Films, in association with Sky Studios. The series is directed by Shariff Korver and produced by Peter McAleese. It is written by Gregory Burke and inspired by the non-fiction book Atomic Bazaar by Vanity Fair journalist William Langewiesche. Executive producers include Jamie Hall and Judy Counihan from Pulse Films and Thomas Benski, Gregory Burke, Sam Hoyle, and Megan Spanjian from Sky Studios.
In May 2024, Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif, and Samira Wiley were announced to lead the cast. In July 2025, Brian Gleeson, Franklin Virgüez, Avital Lvova, Stuart Martin, Vahid Gold, and Charlie Murphy were announced to appear in supporting roles.
Filming took place Morocco in the summer of 2024.
Broadcast The series premiered on 28 August 2025 on Sky Atlantic.
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