Black Warrant (web series)
Black Warrant is an upcoming web series made by Netflix, adapted from a 2019 book Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer by Sunil Gupta & Sunetra Choudhury. It is scheduled to be released on 10 January 2025.[1] It is directed by Sacred Game fame Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh.[2]
Premise
[edit]The web series is set in the 1980s, based on certain true events told from the perspective of Sunil Gupta who was a rookie jailer at Tihar Jail.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Zahan Kapoor as Sunil Gupta
Production
[edit]In June 2020, it was announced that Motwane will be adapting the 2019 non-fiction book Black Warrant into a web series.[4] Motwane's production company Andolan Films and journalist Josy Joseph's company Confluence Media & Vipin Agnihotri Films acquired the rights for the web series.[5]
Release
[edit]The series is slated to premiere on Netflix on 10th January 2025.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Gibson, Kathy (2024-12-20). "'Black Warrant': Everything You Need to Know About Netflix's Indian Series". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Vikramaditya Motwane all set to direct Black Warrant and Indi(r)a's Emergency | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "Netflix Announces Black Warrant, 'First-of-its-kind Prison Drama' By Vikramaditya Motwane". 2024-12-09.
- ^ "Vikramaditya Motwane to adapt Black Warrant into series, to bring unheard Tihar Jail stories on screen". India Today. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ Sharma, Unnati (2020-06-05). "Sacred Games creator Vikramaditya Motwane to now tell Tihar tales with 'Black Warrant' series". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- ^ "The teaser of 'Black Warrant' packs a solid punch".