Prime Video has announce excitement for its fanbase with a glimpse into its upcoming slate of content for 2024. At the forefront are the eagerly await returns of some of its most acclaim series, promising to captivate audiences once again with their gripping narratives and stellar performances.
New seasons of Prime Video’s critically acclaim series such as ‘Pataal Lok 2’, ‘Mirzapur’ and ‘Panchayat’ were announce. Apart from this ‘Bandish Bandits’ and Tamil series ‘Suzhal – The Vortex’ will also return for the second season.
Manoj Bajpayee, renown for his role in ‘The Family Man’, took the reins as host during the Prime Video Presents event, where the lineup was unveil to the fans.
Paatal Lok Season 2
The return of ‘Paatal Lok’, the gritty crime drama that left audiences on the edge of their seats.
Season 2 promises to delve deeper into the murky world of conspiracy, with Jaideep Ahlawat and Ishwak Singh reprising their roles under the direction of filmmaker Avinash Arun.
Sudip Sharma, actor Abhishek Banerjee, Tamal Sen and Rahul Kanojia are the writers of the show, produce by Karnesh Sharma of Clean Slate Filmz.
Mirzapur Season 3
As fans of ‘Mirzapur’ can look forward to its third season, which will see protagonists Guddu (Ali Fazal) and Golu (Shweta Tripathi) facing new challenges as they vie for supremacy in the crime-ridden town.
With a stellar cast including Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal, the series is set to deliver another adrenaline-pumping ride.
Panchayat Season 3
The heartwarming comedy-drama ‘Panchayat’ returns for a 3rd season, promising more laughs and heartache as Abhishek Kumar (play by Jitendra Kumar) navigates the complexities of rural governance.
With stellar performances from Neena Gupta and Raghubir Yadav, the series is set to charm audiences once again.
The series is direct by Deepak Kumar Mishra and written by Chandan Kumar.
Bandish Bandits Season 2
Adding to the excitement is the return of ‘Bandish Bandits’, the musical drama that stole hearts with its enchanting melodies and compelling storyline.
Season 2 promises a showdown of epic proportions as Radhe (Ritwik Bhowmik) and Tamanna (Shreya Chaudhary) compete in a nationwide band competition.
Suzhal – The Vortex
‘Suzhal – The Vortex’ makes a triumphant return with its 2nd season, offering fans a thrilling ride through the twists and turns of crime and intrigue.
The series is create and written by Pushkar & Gayatri of ‘Vikram Vedha’ fame and features Kathir, Aishwarya Rajesh, Lal, Saravanan, Manjima Mohan, Gouri Kishan, Monisha Blessy and Samyuktha Vishwanathan.
Prime Video announced its 2024 slate of 69 titles, including brand new shows such as Varun Dhawan’s “Citadel: Honey Bunny”, Ananya Panday’s “Call Me Bae” and Bhumi Pednekar’s “Daldal”, as well as films like Abhishek Bachchan’s “Be Happy” and Anil Kapoor’s “Subedaar”.
The slate was announce as a part of the Prime Video Presents event here that saw a many of Hindi as well as South cinema stars introduce their movies and shows with filmmaker Karan Johar hosting for the majority of the evening.
Prime Video unveil a total of 27 new shows across Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages, five returning series, including eight original movies, including Boman Irani’s directorial debut “The Mehta Boys” and “Chhorii 2” with Nushrratt Bharuccha and 29 features that will be available on Prime Video post their theatrical run.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shahid Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Varun Dhawan, Ananya Panday, Pankaj Tripathi, Manoj Bajpyee, filmmakers Farhan Akhtar, Vikramaditya Motwane, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, Rohit Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Suriya and many others were present.
Sushant Sreeram, Country Director, Prime Video, India said :
“Our content broke new grounds in 2023, helping India remain a frontrunner, across international locales, in new customer adoption and Prime member engagement. We are humbled by the love we have received from our customers, and want every story on our service to be someone’s favourite show or movie,”.
“In sync with this, we are thrilled to unveil our biggest, most diverse slate till date, and are certain that our upcoming series and movies will continue to enthral audiences, not just in India but around the world,”.
The event was also attend by “Fallout” creator Jonathan Nolan and actor Ella Purnell who gave the Indian audiences a sneak peek into their new show based on a popular game of the same name.
The highlights from the new original shows were Panday’s “Call Me Bae”, Varun and Samanth Ruth Prabhu’s “Citadel: Honey Bunny” as well as titles like “Daldal”, which marks Pednekar’s OTT debut, Ankur Tewari and Swanand Kirkire-created “Bandwale”, “Daring Partners” starring Tamannaah Bhatia, “Dil Dosti Dilemma” and “Dupahiya”.
The line-up also features Uorfi Javed’s reality show “Follow Karlo Yaar”, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK’s “Gulkanda Tales”, “Khauf” and Vijay Varma-starrer “Matka King” which is direct by Nagraj Manjule.
“Ma Kasum”, “Rangeen”, “The Great Indian Code”, “The Rana Connection”, “The Revolutionaries”, Sooni Tarporwala’s “Waack Girls”, Pritish Nandy’s “Ziddi Girls” make up the list.
The original series slate includes “Inspector Rishi” (Tamil), “Arabia Kadali” (Telugu), “Gangs Kuruthi Punal” (Tamil), “Snakes and Ladders” (Tamil), Telugu talk show “The Rana Connection”, hosted by “Baahubali” star Rana Daggubati in Telugu.
Prime Video also announce “Sivarapalli” and “Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam”, the Telugu and Tamil versions of Hindi comedy-drama show “Panchayat”.
The eight original movies include Sara Ali Khan’s upcoming film “Ae Watan Mere Watan”, which is schedule to hit the streamer’s platform and Anil Kapoor’s “Subedaar” with director Suresh Triveni.
Abhishek Bachchan’s “Be Happy”, which highlights the extraordinary lengths a father will go to fulfil his daughter’s dreams and find true happiness, comes from Remo D’Souza.
Boman Irani will make his directorial debut with “The Mehta Boys”, a film he wrote in collaboration with Oscar-winning screenwriter Alex Dinelaris.
The line-up includes Reema Kagti’s directorial “Supermen of Malegaon” and “Chhorii 2” as well as Telugu movies “Cheekati Lo” and “Uppu Kappu Rambu”.
Shahid Kapoor will be headlining “Ashwatthama: The Saga Continues”, a new action film that will be available for streaming on Prime Video after its release in theatres.
To be direct by Kannada filmmaker Sachin B Ravi, the film is one of the 29 big titles that will be available for streaming on Prime Video after completing their run in theatres.
The list includes Sriram Raghavan’s “Ikkis”, “Stree 2”, Ranveer Singh’s “Don 3”, Kartik Aaryan-starrer “Chandu Champion”, “Kanguva” featuring Suriya, Rishab Shetty’s “Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1”, “Baaghi 4”, “Housefull 5” and Shoojit Sircar’s next film.
Rahul Dholakia’s “Agni”, Vicky Kaushal and Triptii Dimri’s “Bad Newz”, Vijay Deverakonda’s “Family Star”, Ram Charan’s “Game Changer”, “Ground Zero”, “Madgaon Express”, “Yudhra”, “Yodha”, “Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya” and “Ustaad Bhagat Singh” are also part of the line-up.
