With yet another shutdown in place and little else to do, we’ve compiled a list of the best web series available on Amazon Prime that you shouldn’t miss.
This collection offers a little bit of everything, from cricket to feminism to mystery thrillers. So, what do you have to lose? Enjoy our take on Amazon Prime’s innovative original content by diving into the great worlds of drama, humor, and suspense.
Mirzapur
Mirzapur features all the key ingredients of an Indian criminal thriller, and is widely regarded as Amazon Prime’s powerful response to Netflix’s Sacred Games.
One strong central character Kaleen Bhaiya (Pankaj Tripathi) that binds multiple other characters through the season in the town of Mirzapur where his command and orders are set in stone.
The director’s ability to blend various narrative threads running in parallel while accepting occasional twists is the show’s writing’s elegance. Mirzapur, with its diverse topics and a big star ensemble that offers a spectacular performance, has something for everyone and should not be missed at all costs.
Breathe and Breathe Into the Shadows
Breathe is an edge-of-your-seat criminal thriller whose narrative is an outstanding winner, announcing the entry of South and Bollywood superstar Madhavan to the world of web series.
The series follows Danny (Madhavan) as he searches for a donor for his terminally sick kid. It is based on the concept of how far a man would go to protect his loved ones.
Senior Inspector Kabir Sawant (Amit Sadh) wants to check and mate him at any means, which leads to a classic police against criminal race. The programme has been renewed for a second season, and fans are eager to see what happens next in the competition.
Inside Edge
With the IPL being postponed indefinitely by the BCCI, we’ve found the perfect treasure to satisfy your cricket night needs! The non-cricketing side of the IPL, India’s premier T20 competition, is characterised by glamour, celebrity, money, and criminality.
Inside Edge hopes to capture all of this and more through the Power Play League, which includes the Mumbai Mavericks, where a lot more appears to be going on beneath the surface of the game. Multiple people are puppets of politics, power, and paisa in Amazon Prime’s debut original, which features a crisp screenplay and a fascinating narrative.
The match scenes, the fascinating decisions that cricket club owners take and the background reasons why they do them give plenty of reasons to have this one on your watch list.
Made in Heaven
It’s been dubbed “Amazon Prime’s greatest web series” several times. Made in Heaven is a wedding planning firm founded by two wedding planners. Every episode seeks to expose difficulties that are prevalent in modern Indian weddings, ranging from the revelation of impotency to celebrities causing a disturbance. As they fight their own struggles, the characters experience a spectrum of emotions that are linked between episodes.
Made in Heaven is a brilliant portrayal of the bride, groom, and close family members as they arrive on the wedding day and encounter unexpected problems. It’s worth seeing how the wedding planners guide the wedding through these obstacles and salvage the day! Made in Heaven is a terrific fit because of its fantastic tale, vibrant characters, and contemporary challenges!
The Forgotten Army
The Forgotten Army is set against the backdrop of India’s battle for independence and tells the narrative of soldiers’ sacrifices as they marched towards the Indian capital in pursuit of freedom from the British.
The web series focusing on the Indian National Army tells the heroic stories of those heroes who have been conveniently forgotten by history. Set in two parallel timelines- before Independence and 1990s, the show aims to blend conflicts of reality, fought in modern times and back then. Amazon Prime’s The Forgotten Army is perfect for the patriotic spirit and should be on the list of history aficionados searching for an eccentric afternoon binge lost in glory.
The Family Man
The Family Man is an action-packed drama with minor humour peppered throughout, dominated by protagonist Srikant Tiwari’s (Manoj Bajpayee) on-screen performance.
Srikant is a regular guy who works as an intelligence operative for a fictitious National Intelligence Agency unit. He aspires to apprehend extremists who pose a danger to the country’s peace with his quick decision-making and quick-thinking intellect.
Along with his dynamic crew, Srikant sets out to halt the terror, striving to remain one step ahead of the evil guys. Meanwhile, Srikant’s personal life is influenced and affected by his demanding service profession, and how he manages to keep up with a caustic son and a befuddled wife is well worth seeing!
Paatal Lok
Paatal Lok is an Amazon Prime criminal suspense thriller featuring Jaideep Ahlawat in the protagonist role. Paatal Lok is a show about Hathiram Chaudhary, a regular Delhi police inspector.
He finds himself accidentally involved in a high-profile case, but as he investigates the case, he uncovers many dark secrets of powerful people.
Pushpavalli
Another online series starring a well-known Indian stand-up comedian, this one features Sumukhi Suresh in the role of Pushpavalli. The plot follows her when she meets Nikhil (Manish Anand) at a function and their relationship blossoms.
Despite the fact that the two appear to get along, only Pushpavalli falls in love with the youngster and begins a hidden, spooky trail of pursuing him. Follow Pushpavalli as she pursues her one-sided love in this dark comedy. The ordinary life scenes from Bangalore, the side characters, and Sumukhi Suresh’s on-screen debut should be enough to get you to add it to your watchlist.
Hostel Daze
A collegiate comedy is a must-have for any web series list, and Hostel Daze fits the bill wonderfully. The show is set at an engineering college where individuals from all backgrounds come together to discuss their lives. It follows three close friends as they navigate the complexities of college life.
The build-up of events, the fury of the campus bully in a neighbouring room, and the abundance of college tales are likely to transport you back to your college days, down memory lane. Hostel Daze is a sweet, simple jewel to watch on those days when you’re missing those hallways and hostel parties a bit too much!
Four More Shots Please
Four More Shots Please is a terrific attempt at conveying that women are attractive despite with their imperfections, following the trend of female-centric films and entertainment. The sitcom features D (Sayani Gupta), Umang (Bani J), Anjana (Kirti Kulhari) and Siddhi (Maanvi Gagroo) as friends who routinely gather at Jeh’s (Prateik Babbar) bar to talk life, their challenges, and love misadventures.
The episodes are masterfully constructed to take you through the fascinating lives of these ladies as they cope with day-to-day issues and come from a variety of backgrounds. The inner conflict that each of the characters has at different points in the episode provides a mature tone to this otherwise laughter riot.
We hope you find some amazing web series to watch on Amazon Prime from this list. Please let us know what you think of these or any of your other favourite characters. Also, let us know if there’s anything else you’ve been viewing that you’d like to share with others. Until then, enjoy your binge-watching!
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