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Paatal Lok

Seen it?

2020 | 2 seasons | 45 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Luther or True Detective, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 13 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
  • It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok', and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.5 out of 10

  • AwardsBelow par

    7 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 301K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.

  1. Monday Morning Maybe
    Season 12020 · 9 episodes · 5.3 out of 10
    Monday
  2. Friday Night Flick
    Season 22025 · 8 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday

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Cast & crew

Created by Sudip Sharma

  • Jaideep AhlawatHathi Ram Chaudhary
  • Ishwak SinghImran Ansari
  • Tillotama ShomeMeghna Barua
  • Gul PanagRenu Chaudhary
  • Nagesh KukunoorKapil Reddy
  • Jahnu BaruaRangthong Ken
  • Anuraag AroraSHO Virk
  • Prashant TamangDaniel Acho
  • Merenla ImsongRose Lizo
  • LC SekhoseReuben Thom