Streaming platform Amazon Prime has officially confirmed a second season of Mirzapur, a crime drama that explores gang life and violence in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. Producer Farhan Akhtar had earlier hinted at the possibility of another season of the Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey and Ali Faisal starrer saying, “At the end of the show, viewers might have got an idea that there is scope for season two. So, we are working on that. Hopefully, very soon we will start shooting for it."
Amazon has announced other new Indian series,including an untitled political drama by Tiger Zinda Hai director Ali Abbas Zafar and Bandish Bandits, a musical by Love Per Square Foot’s Anand Tiwari that will explore the romance between an Indian classical singer and a pop star.
Also in the works is supernatural crime thriller The Last Hour, produced by British filmmaker Asif Kapadia whose documentary Amy, on singer Amy Winehouse, won him an Academy Award in 2016. An untitled investigative drama created by NH 10 writer Sudip Sharma and produced by Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate Films is expected to go on floor in February.
The platform will also see the debut of the Tamil version of stand-up comedy reality show Comicstaan created and produced by Only Much Louder. It is likely to follow a format similar to the original series.
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