Can Amazon Bring James Bond Back From the Dead?

James Bond is dead. Every Bond reboot before this one had an actor handing the tux to the next. This time, the last Bond is under a headstone. So I counted down seven ways to reboot the most famous spy in the world, from 001 to 007, scored each one on the Martini Meter, and picked the one I believe is the clear front runner. Then we go through the bookies' favourites for the man who gets the tux next. Which number would you pick, and who should be the 007th Bond? Tell me in the comments. NEED AN EDITOR? Liked this video and need editing services? Check out www.lumaira.studio SPONSORSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS Email hello@lumaira.studio CHAPTERS 0:00 James Bond is dead 0:48 001 The Hard Reset 2:17 Spyfall: why real spies are a hard sell 3:28 002 Same MI6, New Bond 4:18 003 The Codename Theory 5:20 004 Back From the Dead 6:13 Casting the villain 7:43 005 Teen Bond 9:29 006 Back to '62 10:44 007 Licence to Time Travel 12:12 My pitch 13:32 Who should be the 007th Bond? 14:34 Is there only one way to save James Bond? SOURCES 001 The Hard Reset Unknown British actor, origin story (rumour): https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025... 007 First Light, Bond at 26: https://t2online.in/tech/gaming/why-0... 1.5 million copies in a day: https://www.gameinformer.com/2026/05/... 4 million in three months: https://ioi.dk/007firstlightgame/news... Amazon's Fallout: https://thewrap.com/fallout-amazon-pr... Spyfall Senate report, waterboarded 183 times: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics... Chilcot and The Rock: https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/06/... 003 The Codename Theory Barbara Broccoli, "he is male": https://theplaylist.net/barbara-brocc... Casting the villain Musk and the Lotus: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/elon... Ellison and Lanai: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/... 005 Teen Bond Young Bond: SilverFin audio drama: https://bigfinish.com/releases/v/youn... 006 Back to '62 Screen Rant: https://screenrant.com/james-bond-cra... The James Bond Dossier: https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/b... 007 Licence to Time Travel Fleming in Naval Intelligence: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war... Casino Royale at Goldeneye: https://ianfleming.com/meet-the-man/ Forever and a Day: https://www.ianfleming.com/?p=8916 Public domain from 2035 (UK): https://brodies.com/insights/ip-techn... Who should be the 007th Bond? Bookies' odds, October 2026: https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul... Jack Barton as favourite, August: https://news.kalshi.com/p/james-bond-... Amy Pascal, "end of the year": https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a... PHOTOS Via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and toned. Sean Connery, George Lazenby: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv /