Mili Desai
www.mediaeyenews.com
Do you want to watch something that keeps you on the edge of your seat ? You shall see some of these thriller web series. Earlier there were movies, but now in this digitally evolving world we have come up with OTT platforms that provide us with all the content. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and consequent national lockdown in March 2020, India witnessed a significant growth in the usage of OTT. It enabled the youth in India to access OTT video streaming services at affordable prices.Shows like Scam 1992 (SonyLIV), Paatal Lok (Amazon Prime Video), Special Ops (Disney+ Hotstar), The family man (Amazon Prime), and Asur (Voot) kept the audiences hooked on to the OTT platforms.These shows are binge-worthy and are pretty good at balancing the multiple storylines. The intrigue factor in the plot line stays strong until the end and keeps you hooked.
Scam 1992 (SonyLIV) – The Harshad Mehta story is an Indian financial thriller based on the scam of Indian share market committed by many stockbrokers including Harshad Mehta and how he’s been exposed by a famous journalist Sucheta Dalal.
Paatal Lok (Amazon Prime Video) – An Indian Hindi -language crime thriller web series based on a cynical cop who gets assigned to investigate a high-profile case. As he gets caught in the investigation, he gets dragged into the darker realms of the underworld.the Paatal (hell) being served as the prime phase of the storyline, which takes places in East Delhi.
Special Ops (Disney+ Hotstar)– An action espionage thriller web series. The series follows Himmat Singh (Menon) of Research and Analysis Wing who draws similar patterns in terrorist attacks and is convinced a single person is behind all the attacks. His task force team of five agents living in various parts of the world aim to catch the mastermind.
The family man (Amazon Prime) -The Family Man follows an intelligence officer who lives a dual life – one at home where he is a lazy husband, and the other on the field where he has to be at his A-game at all hours to catch all the terroristic activities. Manoj Bajpayee, Sharib Hashmi, Priyamani, Sharad Kelkar Played a fantastic role.
Asur (Voot) – Asur tries to blend mythology and crime and presents a thrilling series. The story follows a cop who has been kidnapped by a mythical serial-killer like figure. The show stars Arshad Warsi, Barun Sobti, Sharib Hashmi among others.
These are the shows which you should add to your wishlist of you haven’t watched!
