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Atomic
When the path of free-spirited drug smuggler Max collides with JJ, 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.
- Created by:
- Gregory Burke, Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif, Samira Wiley
- Cast:
- Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif, Samira Wiley, Avital Lvova
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- Sky Atlantic
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E01
Episode 1
★ 5.9Al Britani
2025-08-28 · 46mDrug smuggler Max and outsider on the run JJ forge an unlikely friendship when they become caught up in a cartel's plot to transport uranium across north Africa.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 5.4Baal
2025-08-28 · 43mIn Beirut, deep cover CIA agent Cassie Elliott receives a tip off about an exchange of uranium that has apparently just taken place in the city, close to where Max and JJ are now laying low, and decides to investigate. Meanwhile, Max receives evidence that the cartel has kidnapped his girlfriend Laetitia and he must take the statues all the way to Marrakech if he is to save her.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 3.6The End of Days
2025-09-04 · 43mMax and JJ are forced to try and secure safe passage to Marrakech through Syria, a country that hides a troubled past for one of them. Meanwhile, Cassie's former CIA colleague Mark Ellis lands in Syria to help her catch the two fugitives.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 4.7Little Boy
2025-09-11 · 45mIn Marrakesh, Max and JJ prepare for the uranium exchange with the cartel, all under the watchful eye of Cassie.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 5.2The Path of Totality
2025-09-18 · 43mMax and JJ are swept up in a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for: trafficking uranium across North Africa.
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Alfie Allen
Max
Shazad Latif
JJ / Mohammed
Samira Wiley
Cassie Elliott
Avital Lvova
Oksana Shirokova
Stuart Martin
Rab Mackintosh
Franklin Vírgüez
Antonio Alam
Charlie Murphy
Laetitia
Brian Gleeson
Mark Ellis
Vahid Gold
Khaled Awad
Akin Gazi
Sayed Ahman