Who is in the cast of Atomic? Full list of actors in Alfie Allen’s Sky Atlantic show - is it a true-story
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Alfie Allen stars in Atomic on Sky Atlantic 📺
- Atomic is Sky’s explosive new series.
- The first two episodes are out today (August 28).
- But who is in the cast of the action-adventure show?
Atomic has kicked-off with a bang as the first two episodes have been released by Sky. The action-adventure series features Game of Thrones favourite Alfie Allen.
The show follows free-spirited free-spirited drug smuggler Max (Allen) who crosses paths with an enigmatic outsider. Soon the pair are swept into a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for… trafficking highly enriched uranium.
It is Sky’s latest high-octane action show, which might take you back to the days of Strike Back - but with a more 2025 twist. But who are the actors in the show?
When is Atomic out and how to watch it?
The first two episodes of Atomic were released by Sky today (August 28). They will air on Sky Atlantic this evening and are also available to watch on Now TV, for subscribers with the entertainment package.
It will be released weekly on Thursdays.
Who is in the cast of Atomic?
If you have seen any of the advertising for the show, you will have seen Alfie Allen’s face front and centre. He is best known for playing Theon Greyjoy in HBO’s Game of Thrones - lasting from series one to seven.
However, he is not the only familiar face in the programme. The cast includes:
- Alfie Allen - Max
- Shazad Latif - JJ
- Samira Wiley - Cassie Elliot
- Brian Gleeson - Mark Ellis
- Franklin Virgüez - Antonio Alam
- Avital Lvova - Oksana Shirokova
- Stuart Martin - Robert "Rab" Mackintosh
- Vahid Gold - Khaled Awad
- Charlie Murphy - Laetitia
- Mostafa Benkerroum - Rifat Atillah
- Flavia Fazenda - Maria Garcia
- Edward Tovar - Reyner Gonzalez
- Jaeme Vélez - Daniel Lopez
For those who watched Spooks back in the day, Shazad Latif played Tariq Masood in the BBC spy drama. He was also in Star Trek: Discovery, more recently.
Samira Wiley was Poussey in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black. She was also Moira in The Handmaid’s Tale, at least from 2017 to 2019.
Brian Gleeson is from the Gleeson family - his dad is Brendan and his brother is Domhnall. You may have seen him in the Assassin’s Creed movie with Michael Fassbender and he was also in Apple TV’s Bad Sisters.
Sky adds: “What starts as a bid for survival slowly becomes something more: a reluctant partnership, a shot at redemption, and one hell of a ride.”
Is Atomic based on a true-story?
The show is based on the non-fiction book Atomic Bazaar by journalist William Langewiesche. Obviously it has been adapted for television and turned into more of an action-adventure show.
The synopsis for the book, on Amazon, reads: “In the nuclear age, arms are the ultimate commodity. And now they are easier and cheaper to acquire and make than ever before – which means that for poor nations or non-state terror groups, weapons of mass destruction are up for grabs.
“William Langewiesche looks at how nuclear weapons have gone wholesale. He visits the smuggling routes in Turkey and closed Russian ‘nuclear cities’ where highly enriched uranium is on sale. He meets technicians, smugglers and spies. And he tells the extraordinary story of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the scientist who stole plans to build Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.”
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