KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 -- It's been an eventful 2025 for Astro with a string of successful original series including cyber-thriller One Cent Thief Season 2 and the crime comedy First Wives. The momentum continues with a new original series, Honey Trap, set to premiere this Friday.

Directed by Imran Sheik, Honey Trap expands the KUDETA universe - Astro Originals' acclaimed 2022 premium drama starring Vanidah Imran - and is being touted as Malaysia's first espionage thriller series.

At its core, however, the show tackles deeper issues, including the complexities of mental health.

The story follows Surya, a skilled female spy who suffers from schizophrenia, as she embarks on a personal mission to dismantle a rebel group in the fictional ci...