From ‘Farzy’ to ‘Indian Police Force’, here are some exciting web series to look forward to in 2023
New Delhi: OTT has become one of the most popular entertainment mediums today. With high-octane shows and big stars entering the space, OTT platforms are always offering exciting entertainment. Let’s take a look at some upcoming action web series on OTT platforms in 2023.
1) Farsi
Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor is all set to make his OTT debut with Raj and DK’s much-anticipated Farsi series. The plot of the crime thriller is said to revolve around an ambitious artist who is drawn into a high-stakes scam. But with a task force officer determined to stop him, the hard and fast series is expected to keep you glued to the screen till the end. Apart from Kapoor, Farsi, which is expected to release in February 2023, also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Raashi Khanna, KK Menon and Regina Cassandra in lead roles.
2) Panne aka PAGES
After giving us Chiseled on Gandhi & Ra’s Metanoia, a period drama film, NY based award winning director Ram Alladi is back with ‘Panne’, a women’s poly-patriotic drama that seeks to bring to life a storyline that navigates a woman’s journey. He strives to establish his own social identity. Covering the period from partition to India’s independence in the 1960s, the political fiction drama takes a close look at the challenges of identity and individual freedom of the protagonist and the social freedom of the newly independent nation. Starring emerging Indian talent Kalpana Tiwari, Pankaj Munshi, Anand Rangarajan, Vijaya Bhosala, Silpa Das, Prasad Kamalanabha and Sam Mukherjee, ‘Panne’ is expected to hit the screens later this year.
3) Indian Police Force
Another Bollywood actor who is gearing up to make a grand entry into OTT is Siddharth Malhotra. Shersha will be seen alongside actor Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi in well-known filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s Indian Police Squad. But what makes Indian Police Force the talk of the town is its expansion of Shetty’s popular police universe (Singham, Simmba and Suriyavanshi) on OTT.
4) Night Manager
Aditya Roy Kapur is another popular name in the Hindi film industry who is all set to make his presence felt in the digital world. The 37-year-old actor has joined Sopita Thulipala and Anil Kapoor in Sandeep Modi’s web series, which is inspired by the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series The Night Manager. In the English version, Kapoor plays the role essayed by Tom Hiddleston.
5) Fraud 2003: The story of Thelki
After enthralling the audience with Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, filmmaker Hansal Mehta teamed up with Tusshar Hiranandani for another very important story based on the life of Abdul Karim Telki. While Gagan Dev has been roped in to essay the titular role in the upcoming web series Riyar, Thelki’s interesting journey from fruit vendor to country’s biggest con artist will keep you hooked.