Atomic

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2025-08-28

Last Air Date: 2025-09-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Created By: Gregory Burke, Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif, Samira Wiley

Networks: Sky Atlantic, Sky Max

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Top Cast

Alfie Allen as Max
Shazad Latif as JJ / Mohammed
Samira Wiley as Cassie Elliott
Avital Lvova as Oksana Shirokova
Stuart Martin as Rab Mackintosh
Franklin Vírgüez as Antonio Alam
Charlie Murphy as Laetitia
Brian Gleeson as Mark Ellis
Vahid Gold as Khaled Awad
Akin Gazi as Sayed Ahman

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Al Britani (2025-08-28)

Drug 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.
Ep. 2: Baal (2025-08-28)

In 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.
Ep. 3: The End of Days (2025-09-04)

Max 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.
Ep. 4: Little Boy (2025-09-11)

In Marrakesh, Max and JJ prepare for the uranium exchange with the cartel, all under the watchful eye of Cassie.
Ep. 5: The Path of Totality (2025-09-18)

Max and JJ are swept up in a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for: trafficking uranium across North Africa.