18 Indian Web Series [new]
| Platform | Number of Shows on List | | :--- | :--- | | Amazon Prime Video | 6 (Mirzapur, Paatal Lok, Suzhal, Bambai, Made in Heaven, Four More Shots) | | Netflix | 5 (Sacred Games, Little Things, Typewriter, Ghoul, Ray) | | Sony LIV | 3 (Gullak, Scam 1992, Rocket Boys) | | Disney+ Hotstar | 2 (The Family Man, Rana Naidu) | | TVF (YouTube/Netflix) | 2 (Panchayat, Yeh Meri Family, Kota Factory) |
Four short films based on the stories of Satyajit Ray. Not every story lands, but when they do (like Forget Me Not with Ali Fazal), you realize how timeless Ray’s anxieties about technology and greed truly are. 18 indian web series
* Simmi Yadav, Shivali Sharma. Student, Assistant Professor. Amity Institute of Behavioral and Allied Sciences, Amity University U... IMPACT OF OTT ON INDIAN CINEMA - ATC Online | Platform | Number of Shows on List
Since the mid-2010s, India's streaming platforms ignited a creative surge that freed storytellers from traditional TV constraints. The web-series format allowed longer arcs, riskier subject matter, and more realistic portrayals. Series labeled or perceived as "18+" pushed boundaries on language, sexuality, violence, and moral complexity—areas that mainstream cinema and broadcast TV often sanitized. Student, Assistant Professor
India’s first global Netflix hit, blending mythological metaphors with gritty Mumbai underworld crime.
Follows a middle-class man who secretly works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency, balancing his high-stakes job with family life.
