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Orlando Bloom leading the way alongside Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Mohammed, Paddy Considine and Sean Bean.<\/p>\n<p>The flick, directed by Tom Kingsley, follows improv teacher Kat (Bryce) who is approached by an undercover officer (Sean), looking to recruit actors for sting operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/20\/the-real-gangs-london-revealed-mind-blowing-new-episodes-finally-drop-22758877\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in a bid to clean up London\u2019s streets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She enlists two students, Marlon (Orlando) and Hugh (Nick), and together they embark on the acting journey of a lifetime\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Despite only being out for a few days, the crime comedy has shot <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/13\/chilling-horror-91-rotten-tomatoes-soars-amazon-prime-chart-23404457\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">straight into the Amazon Prime Video top 10 charts<\/a> \u2013 claiming the number two spot in both the UK and US.<\/p>\n<p>It also commands a huge critics score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to a slightly less audience ranking of 80%, with many demanding a sequel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"502\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255784123-0e0e.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23431837\" alt=\"Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard and Nick Mohammed star in DEEP COVER Credit: Peter Mountain Copyright: Metronome Film\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard and Nick Mohammed star in Deep Cover (Picture: Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255784124-8717.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23431836\" alt=\"Bryce Dallas Howard as KAT in DEEP COVER. Credit: Peter Mountain \/ ?? 2025 COPERTURA PRODUCTIONS LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The crime comedy premiered on the platform last week (Picture: Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tim V wrote: \u2018The first thing I said after watching this movie was I can’t wait for the sequel.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Nolan T agreed: \u2018One of the great modern comedies hands down! Standout performances all around. I laughed so hard I almost came to tears!<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Was completely out of the blue for me and I had a blast! Watch it with as many people as possible. The laughs only get better with a bigger crew!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>As Sam H said: \u2018Suspenseful and down right hilarious. Orlando Bloom is at his best in this film. He had me laughing harder than I have in some time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255784176-bae6.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23431834\" alt=\"Nick Mohammed as HUGH in DEEP COVER. Credit: Lara Cornell \/ ?? 2025 COPERTURA PRODUCTIONS LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans have branded it ‘the funniest film of the year’ (Picture: Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255784120-5344.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23431841\" alt=\"Orlando Bloom as MARLON in DEEP COVER. Credit: Peter Mountain \/ ?? 2025 COPERTURA PRODUCTIONS LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Many have called out for a sequel (Picture: Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018These innocent, normal civilian trio and their reactions while trying to wing it through a way over their head gang environment will keep you entertained [sic].\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Over on Twitter, MNzesi raved: \u201830minutes in and it might just be the funniest movie of the year for me. Deep Cover is comedy gold.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Natasha Alvar penned: \u2018Stumbled upon Deep Cover while browsing through Amazon Prime. Surprised I haven\u2019t seen anything on the timeline about this film. What a blast!<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dynamic trio of Howard, Bloom and Mohammed, laugh out loud set pieces and performances – one of the best comedies I\u2019ve seen this year.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Deep Cover knows exactly what it wants to be: lightly entertaining, deliberately exaggerated & ironically efficient,\u2019 Manuel added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255784070-00e0.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23431840\" alt=\"Orlando Bloom as MARLON, Bryce Dallas Howard as KAT, Nick Mohammed as HUGH in DEEP COVER. Credit: Peter Mountain \/ ?? 2025 COPERTURA PRODUCTIONS LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Deep Cover currently commands a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes (Picture: Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255784131-dab4.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23431828\" alt=\"Bryce Dallas Howard as KAT, Orlando Bloom as MARLON, Nick Mohammed as HUGH, Paddy Considine as FLY in DEEP COVER. Credit: Peter Mountain \/ COPYRIGHT ?? 2024 COPERTURA PRODUCTIONS LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Will we get another helping…? (Picture: Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018It doesn’t reinvent the genre, but it offers pure fun, genuinely hilarious performances – take a bow, Orlando Bloom – and firm direction that skillfully balances chaos & control.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For anyone unsure about what to watch over the weekend, this is a delightful surprise well worth discovering from the comfort of home. #DeepCover.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The official synopsis reads: \u2018Deep Cover is a fast-paced action comedy starring Bryce Dallas Howard as Kat, an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she\u2019s missed her shot at success.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When an undercover cop (Sean Bean) offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students (Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed) to infiltrate London\u2019s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Deep Cover is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video now.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T2M”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/30\/15\/97871633-0-image-a-7_1746022750267.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-30T15:15:17+0100″,”description”:”Three improv actors are asked by police to go undercover in London’s criminal underworld.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/30\/5429221377544569196\/480x270_MP4_5429221377544569196.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4514"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4514"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4523,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4514\/revisions\/4523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}