Ride or Die (2026 TV series)
American television series
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Ride or Die is an American action adventure comedy television series created by Tessa Coates, starring Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham and Bill Nighy. The series premiered on July 15, 2026, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.[1]
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| Created by | Tessa Coates |
| Showrunner | Matt Miller |
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| Music by | Isabella Summers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producer | Holger Reibiger |
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| Running time | 48–55 minutes |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | July 15, 2026 |
Premise
Two friends have to go on the run from a mysterious enemy. One of them is secretly a highly trained assassin.[2]
Cast
- Octavia Spencer as Debbie, an American wife of a member of Parliament (MP)
- Hannah Waddingham as Judith, Debbie's best friend and an elite assassin
- Ed Skrein as Billy Donovan, a member of a crime syndicate
- Calam Lynch as Sam, Judith's handler
- Savannah Steyn as Queenie, Judith's tech and weapons specialist
- Jamie Parker as David, Debbie's husband and an MP
- Sylvia Hoeks as Ana, a fellow assassin and former friend of Judith's
- Bill Nighy as The Director, Judith's employer
- Jacky Ido as Jacques
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "The Book of Judith" | Peyton Reed | Tessa Coates | July 15, 2026 |
| 2 | "The Yellow Wood" | Peyton Reed | Tessa Coates | July 15, 2026 |
| 3 | "Strangers on a Train" | DeMane Davis | Matt Miller & Katherine Kearns | July 15, 2026 |
| 4 | "The Spanish Prisoner" | DeMane Davis | Liz Friedman | July 15, 2026 |
| 5 | "The Count of Monte Carlo" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Laura Jacqmin | July 15, 2026 |
| 6 | "Moonlight on the Bosphorus" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Alison Barton & Bonnie Dennison and Katherine Kearns | July 15, 2026 |
| 7 | "The Geneva Convention" | Lauren Wolkstein | Tessa Coates & Matt Miller | July 15, 2026 |
| 8 | "The Song of Deborah" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Tessa Coates & Matt Miller | July 15, 2026 |
Production
The series was created by Tessa Coates, who began developing it in 2023.[3]
In February 2025, it was announced that Matt Miller would serve as showrunner and Peyton Reed would direct the first two episodes of the series. In addition to starring, Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham serve as executive producers with Coates, Miller and Reed, with Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Irene Yeung, Ben Spencer, Brian Clisham, and Stephanie Kluft.[4] Alongside Spencer and Waddingham, the cast is led by Bill Nighy, Ed Skrein, Sylvia Hoeks, Jamie Parker, Calam Lynch and Savannah Steyn. Filming began in February 2025.[4] Production took place in Prague, Czech Republic, and wrapped in June 2025.[5]
The series was produced by Skydance Television, Amazon MGM Studios, Spring Tide, Double Dream, and Orit Entertainment.[4] By August 2025, Paramount Television Studios had taken over production of the series following the merger of Skydance Television's parent company Skydance Media with Paramount Global into Paramount Skydance.[6]
Release
The series premiered with all eight episodes on July 15, 2026.[7]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 96%, based on 26 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Reveling in the dynamic friendship between Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham, this Ride or Die spy caper maximizes its entertainment, humor, and fun through genuine performances and breezy writing."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[9]
