4 Indian Web Series that will keep you on the Edge of your Seats

by Supriya Webfare Writer

The Web Series Industry in India is growing on a fast pace. With a lot of content belonging to various genres being created, you may get confused about what to watch. If you’d like some top-notch mystery and thrilling web series to watch on this weekend, we present you this list of web series created in India that is surely going to keep you on the edge of your seats. Have a look:

1 – Sacred Games:

Sacred Games was released just this month by Netflix, on 6th July 2018, with all the eight episodes coming out at once. It is based on the novel by Vikram Chandra, having the same name. The story is about a police officer, Sartaj Singh, who was suspended recently and is fed up with the corruption and politics happening in the police force. He gets a tip about the location of Ganesh Gaitonde, a dangerous crime lord who was missing for the past 16 years.

When the characters come face to face with each other, it leads to a race against time for Sartaj to save Mumbai when Ganesh warns him about the danger looming over the city of Mumbai that is going to destroy Mumbai in the next 25 days. With politics, police, intelligence agencies, and religion into the mix, it sure is going to keep you glued to the screen.

Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla.

Directors: Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane.

2 – Damaged:

Damaged is a psychological thriller crime drama series by Hungama Digital Media & Entertainment that revolves around the lives of two main characters – Lavina, a seductress and serial killer who has already heartlessly murdered a number of young men in cold blood, and Abhay, a ruthless, and angry cop. The police have not been able to find the killer.

When led by Abhay, the police team starts to investigate the murder of a famous painter, they realize that this is just the tip of the iceberg and there is a lot waiting in store for them. Dive into the mind of a serial killer who is trying to justify why she turned to murder.

Cast: Amruta Khanvillkar, Amit Sial, Shreya Ulfat.

Director: Aarambhh Mohan Singh.

3 – Rain:

Rain is a thrilling web series by Vikram Bhatt that revolves around a girl, Barkha, who is suffering from some mental issues and is paranoid. She gets trapped in her house along with a group of four people who are somehow connected to her past. The chilling factor is that one of them wants to see Barkha dead. Things start escalating and we start seeing different shades of these characters.

Cast: Priya Banerjee, Sid Makkar.

Director: Anupam Santosh Saroj.

4 – Zero KMS:

Zero KMS is a web series by Zee5 that revolves around Arjun, someone who was wrongly accused of a murder which he did not commit and was convicted for it. He had to spend ten years in the jail for that. Inside the Jail, Arjun is taught martial arts by a guru.

After he is released from jail, Arjun comes face to face with a number of issues plaguing his life and goes on a journey to resolve these issues with his brother as well as his old lover. Most importantly, he has to resolve the murder for which he was wrongly accused of and bring the actual criminal to justice. He has to put his newly gained martial arts skills to use and set on a journey, where he gets stuck in another major problem.

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Tanmay Dhanania, Satyadeep Mishra, Vaibhavi Upadhayay, Rupali Bhosale.

Director: Qaushik Mukherjee.

These are some of the web series that are perfect for a thrilling binge-watch session.