Amazon Prime Video is one of the major streaming platforms that offers plenty of movies and web series. Popular Prime original shows like Breathe, Mirzapur, Inside edge are giving a tough competition to Streaming giant Netflix in India.
Prime Video has announced 14 original titles that include 5 returning shows and 9 new web series on January 20.
Here is the list of returning popular returning shows.
1. Mirzapur - Season 2
The first season revolved around a place Mirzapur in which, mafia boss Akhandanand Tripathi (Khaleen Bhaiya) and his son Munna, a power-hungry heir, continue his father's legacy. Tripathi appoints 2 brave men Guddu and Bablu to work under him who develops a rivalry with Munna and Tripathi.
In Season 2 we expect a clash between Guddu and Tripathi.
Writer – Puneet Krishna and Vinnet Krishna
Creator – Puneet Krishna
Director – Gurummeet Singh and Mihir Desai
Producer – Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar
Cast – Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi, Pankaj Tripathi, Divyendu Sharma, Rajesh Tailang, Amit Sial, Rasika Duggal
2. Inside Edge - Season 3
This web series is about a power play league in which one of the team Mumbai Mavericks get a new owner and how do they handle the fate.
In the new installment of the web series, we expect to see the future of the team and characters.
Creator – Karan Anshuman
Directors – Karan Anshuman and Kanishk Varma
Producer – Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar Excel Entertainment
Cast – Vivek Oberoi, Richa Chadha, Aamir Bashir, Angad Bedi, Sayani Gupta, Sapna Pabbi
3. Breathe - Season 2
Breathe season 1 was a cat and mouse action-thriller between Danny (R Madhavan), an ordinary man turned into a serial killer and Kabir (Amit Sadh), a crime branch officer who tracks down the criminal.
In the renewed season, we expect to watch another thriller with two new leads Abhishek Bachchan and Nitya Menon while Amith Sadh reprising his role.
Writer and director – Mayank Sharma
Producer – Vikram Malhotra
Abunduntia Entertainment
Cast – Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh, Nithya Menon
4. Four More Shots Please - Season 2
This web show revolves around four unapologetically flawed women discover what makes them tick through friendship in Mumbai.
In the season we expect to watch how these 4 female protagonists make radical life choices.
Producer – Pritish Nandy Communications – Rangita Pritish Nandy
Showrunners – Rangita Nandy, Ishita Nandy
Director – Nupur Asthana
Cast – Sayani Gupta, Kirti Kulhari, Maanvi Gagroo, Shibani Dandekar, Bani J, Lisa Ray, Milind Soman
5. The Family Man - Season 2
This web series took the Indian streaming by storm with its plot of Srikant Tiwari, a middle-class man who serves as a top spy and balances his family with the secret service for the country.
In season 2, we expect Srikant to fight the terrorists while balancing his family.
Creator, Producer and Director – Raj & DK
Cast – Manoj Bajpayee, Samantha, Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi
New Shows:
Here is the list of new shows that will stream in Prime Video.
1. The Forgotten Army
As the name suggests, this show revolves around an army that fights British bravely and somehow forgotten over the period of time.
This show will be the first of the lot to release this year on 24 January.
Creator and Director – Kabir Khan
Music - Pritam
Cast – Sunny Kaushal, Sharvari, TJ Bhanu, Rohit Chaudhari, MK Raina, R Badree
2. Bandish Bandits
Producer – Amritpal Singh
Director – Anand Tiwari
Music – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Still and Still Moving
Cast – Naseeruddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni
3. Mumbai Diaries – 26/11
Based on real events, this show revolves around the events of terrorist attacks that took place in Mumbai in November 2008.
Director – Nikkhil Advani
Producer - Emmay Entertainment
Cast – Mohit Raina, Konkana Sen, Tina Desai
4. Dilli
Creator and Director– Ali Abbas Zafar Writer- Gaurav Solanki
Producer – Offside Entertainment – Ali Abbas Zafar and Himanshu Mehra
Cast – Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Mohd Zeeshan Ayub, Sarah Jane Dias
5. Paatal Lok
Producer- Clean Slate Entertainment
Writer – Sudip Sharma
Cast – Neeraj Kabi, Gul Panag, Jaideep Ahlawat
6. The Last Hour
Producers – Fission Features, Amit Kumar, Anupama Minz; and Asif Kapadia.
Writer – Asif Kapadia
Cast - Sanjay Kapoor, Raima Sen
7. Gormint
Producer – Only Much Louder
Actors – Amol Palekar, Manav Kaul, Shikha Talsania, Girish Kulkarni
New Unscripted Titles:
1. Sons of Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers
This is a documentary show about the Pro-Kabbadi League team Jaipur Pink Panthers Co-owned by Abhishek Bachchan.
Producer - BBC Productions
2. Comicstaan (Tamil)
After the success of the Hindi/English version of Comicstaan, the streaming platform will launch the Tamil version of this stand-up comedy series.
Producer - Only Much Louder
