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Riz Ahmed Returns to TV in Prime Video Comedy About a Struggling Actor Who Winds Up in a Trippy Conspiracy


Oscar and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed is partnering with "Modern Family" alum Ben Karlin on a new half-hour comedy series at Amazon's Prime Video.

Also attached is Emmy winner Ben Karlin(“Modern Family,” ”The Daily Show”), who is set to serve as showrunner with Ahmed and will executive produce. In the show, Ahmed will play 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.” “Led by Riz and the hilarious Ben Karlin, and guided by Rola Bauer’s Pan-English team, this series is sure to delight our global Prime Video customers and make them laugh.”

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