Netflix India and Neeraj Pandey (A Wednesday!) have introduced a brand new crime drama sequence, Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, that stars Karan Tacker (Specials Ops), Avinash Tiwary (Laila Majnu), Ashutosh Rana (Aranyak), Ravi Kishan (The Whistleblower), Anup Soni (Crime Patrol), Jatin Sarna (Sacred Games), Nikita Dutta (The Big Bull), Abhimanyu Singh (Sooryavanshi), Aishwarya Sushmita (Special Ops 1.5), Shraddha Das (Ek Mini Katha), and Vinay Pathak (Bheja Fry). Inspired by the true story of how Bihar’s most harmful felony was caught, Khakee: The Bihar Chapter is about within the early 2000s and follows the tussle between two males on reverse sides of the regulation — a dreaded gang lord (Tiwary), and fiercely upright Indian Police Service officer Amit Lodha (Tacker).

Given the subtitling within the title — “The Bihar Chapter” — this seems like an try by Netflix India to show this into a possible anthology cop franchise known as Khakee. It may take the type of Delhi Crime, the place the cops keep and the crime adjustments. But the generic title — “Khakee” — offers it sufficient flexibility for future seasons to be centred on a unique story altogether.

Alongside, Netflix has additionally unveiled a sneak peek at Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, which is basically 45 seconds of behind-the-scenes take a look at what you may count on. Considering that is the primary time we’re listening to in regards to the TV present, it looks as if a case of a title that was shopped round after it had completed manufacturing. Pandey has beforehand created the Kay Kay Menon-led spy thriller Special Ops franchise for Disney+ Hotstar, the Indian Men’s Cricket Team docuseries Bandon Mein Tha Dum! for Voot Select, and the Manoj Bajpayee-narrated diamond docuseries Secrets of the Kohinoor for Discovery+.

While Pandey is the creator on the brand new Indian Netflix sequence, Khakee: The Bihar Chapter has been directed by Bhav Dhulia (Rangbaaz season 1) and written by Uma Shankar (Maharani season 1). Shital Bhatia served because the producer on the Netflix present. Khakee: The Bihar Chapter is a manufacturing of Friday Storytellers, based by Pandey and Bhatia.

“As an admirer of the platform which stands for such diversity in content and formats, I am elated to announce Friday Storytellers’s partnership with Netflix with our upcoming series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter,” Pandey mentioned in a ready assertion. “This cop and crime thriller, set in the early 2000s, from the heartland of Bihar is a big story, which we have been wanting to create and share for [some time].

“And through the directorial lens of Bhav Dhulia and the production expertise of my partner Shital Bhatia, we have endeavoured to bring the flavour alive with the tonality and treatment. Shot in extreme trying circumstances at Jharkhand and Bihar across multiple [waves of the COVID-19 pandemic], it boasts of a talented ensemble depicting strong characters which we hope will resonate with the local and the global Netflix audiences.”

Netflix India’s VP of content material, Monika Shergill, added: “We are excited to bring one of India’s best storytellers, Neeraj Pandey, on Netflix with his powerful crime drama series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter. A thrilling true story of the rise of a dreaded criminal and a determined cop, Neeraj will take the audiences in India and across the world on an intense and unparalleled journey through Bihar.”

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter is “coming soon” to Netflix worldwide.