First look teaser lands for exhilarating new Sky Original action-adventure series Atomic, coming 28 August

Thursday 31 July 2025

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Sky today reveals the first look teaser and images for its upcoming series, Atomic, launching Thursday 28 August on Sky and streaming service NOW.

Starring Alfie Allen (SAS: Rogue Heroes, Game of Thrones), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery, Whats Love Got To Do With It) and Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale, Orange is the New Black), Atomic is an exhilarating action-adventure that throws two unlikely characters into the unexpected journey of a lifetime.

When the path of free-spirited drug smuggler Max (Alfie Allen) collides with JJ (Shazad Latif), an enigmatic outsider on the run, an unlikely friendship is formed. They're swept into a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for- trafficking highly enriched uranium across North Africa and the Middle East, with the CIA, MI6, and a global web of opposing forces closing in fast.

Leading the charge for the CIA is highly skilled scientist and a Non-Official Cover (NOC) officer Cassie Elliott (Samira Wiley). Convinced Max and JJ are in league with violent extremists, her relentless pursuit puts them all on a collision course revealing that nothing is what it seems, and everyone has an ulterior motive. The pair find themselves on a wild road trip , confronting covert operatives, an internationally funded cartel, and ultimately their own pasts. What starts as a bid for survival slowly becomes something more: a reluctant partnership, a shot at redemption, and one hell of a ride.

Atomic will launch on Thursday 28 August on Sky and streaming service NOW

All episodes are available for press preview on Sky Media Village

Cast

The series stars Alfie Allen as Max, Shazad Latif as JJ and Samira Wiley as Cassie Elliot. Also joining the cast are Brian Gleeson as Mark Ellis, Franklin Virguez as Antonio Alam, Avital Lvova as Oksana Shirokova, Stuart Martin as Robert Rab' Mackintosh, Vahid Gold as Khaled Awad and Charlie Murphy as Laetitia.

Series Credits

Created by Gregory Burke and inspired by the non-fiction book The Atomic Bazaar' by Vanity Fair journalist William Langewiesche, Atomic is produced by Pulse Films, a VICE Studios company, in association with Sky Studios. Executive Producers are Jamie Hall, Ian Stratford, Michael Bloom, Thomas Benski, and Sam Hoyle and Megan Spanjian for Sky Studios. Judy Counihan and Gregory Burke serve as Executive Producers. The series is written by Gregory Burke, Clare McQuillan, Ishy Din and J.W. Lee. Produced by Peter McAleese and directed by Shariff Korver.

PR Contacts:

Kwabena Agyare/ kwabena.agyare@sky.uk

Georgina Anthony / georgina.anthony@sky.uk

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