Alfie Allen is on the Run in Sky's 'Atomic'

It's been just over a year since Sky initially announced it was greenlighting the series Atomic, from Gangs of London producer Pulse Films. The series arrived with actors attached, with Alfie Allen, who had just shaken off his post-Game of Thrones slump with a starring turn in Season 1 of Rogue Heroes, headlining the series as the above-the-fold lead. Allen, who is the younger sibling of singer Lily Allen, is globally recognized thanks to his stint in Westeros, and while his Rogue Heroes turn is buried on MGM+, the hope was that his name would help get the series picked up in the U.S.

Unfortunately, no such luck. His co-star, Shazad Latif, was probably not widely recognized by Americans (at least among the non-Star Trek fans) when the show was first commissioned. Latif starred in the first two seasons of Star Trek: Discovery and Penny Dreadful, but Paramount unfortunately mismanaged both in the rush to streaming.

That being said, in the meantime, Latif has significantly raised his profile in the critically adored Nautilus, which has been streaming on AMC+. Considering AMC Networks also streams Gangs of London, and Sky's sister network, Peacock has shown no interest in picking up Atomic, it may be the show's best hope for an American streaming home.