# 36 Days (TV series)
**36 Days** is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language crime mystery streaming television series on Sony LIV, consisting of eight episodes. It follows an enigmatic woman's arrival at a seemingly idyllic housing estate in Goa, where her presence threatens to expose the residents' darkest secrets and hidden identities.[1](https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/36-days-1700001459) The series is the official Indian adaptation of the Welsh noir crime series *35 Diwrnod* ("35 Days"), originally produced by Boom Cymru for S4C and distributed by [ITV Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/itv-studios).[2](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/29-VJA-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Platform and format | Sony LIV, 2024, crime and mystery, 8 episodes, available in 7 languages[1](https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/36-days-1700001459) |
| Release date | 12 July 2024 (TheTVDB lists first aired 11 July 2024)[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/reviews/36-day-web-series-review-sonyliv-murder-mystery-neha-sharma-purab-kohli-6090257/amp) • [4](https://thetvdb.com/series/36-days) |
| Source material | Official Indian adaptation of the Welsh series *35 Diwrnod*, produced by Boom Cymru for S4C[2](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/29-VJA-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf) |
| Director and writer | Directed by Vishal Furia; adapted by Anahata Menon[5](https://scroll.in/article/1070480/36-days-review-in-this-crime-series-murder-is-besides-the-point) |
| Production | Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India[5](https://scroll.in/article/1070480/36-days-review-in-this-crime-series-murder-is-besides-the-point) |
| Lead cast | Neha Sharma, Purab Kohli, Shruti Seth, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Sharib Hashmi, Amruta Khanvilkar, Sushant Divgikar[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/reviews/36-day-web-series-review-sonyliv-murder-mystery-neha-sharma-purab-kohli-6090257/amp) |
| Audience rating | 5.6/10 on IMDb from about 5,300 votes[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27618627/ratings/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and structure
The series opens with a corpse and then goes back 36 days to examine the period leading up to the killing.[5](https://scroll.in/article/1070480/36-days-review-in-this-crime-series-murder-is-besides-the-point) The victim is Farah Zaidi ([Neha Sharma](https://www.edgepedia.org/neha-sharma)), a young woman who recently moved to a well-off suburban housing complex in Goa and is found dead in her home; the story then reveals who killed her and why.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/36-days/season-1/seasonreview/111480544.cms) The title derives from the events that take place 36 days after she enters the complex under mysterious circumstances.[8](https://www.ottplay.com/review/36-days-review-neha-sharmas-series-is-an-unappealing-adaptation-of-an-already-lukewarm-show/fa4ec8fd2a493)
Though the neighbors appear amiable, sharing drinks and hosting the occasional get-together, every household harbors problems of its own: Denzil is being blackmailed, Lalita is running a dubious side business, and [Rishikesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/rishikesh) and Radhika still harbor resentment toward each other. The outside world intrudes through Sia's transgender friend Tara ([Sushant Divgikar](https://www.edgepedia.org/sushant-divgikar)), Lalita's criminal-minded brother Bobo (Shivam Patil), and drug kingpin Noel (KC Shankar).[5](https://scroll.in/article/1070480/36-days-review-in-this-crime-series-murder-is-besides-the-point) Because Farah's entry into the closed community bothers everyone for their own reasons, any of them could be her killer.[5](https://scroll.in/article/1070480/36-days-review-in-this-crime-series-murder-is-besides-the-point)
Director Vishal Furia described the adaptation as reworked for Indian audiences rather than a direct copy, noting that the five houses each carry a different genre, with elements of horror, thriller, drama, and sadness distributed among them.[9](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x91dmjo)
## Production
The series was produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India.[5](https://scroll.in/article/1070480/36-days-review-in-this-crime-series-murder-is-besides-the-point) Furia, whose earlier credits include *Criminal Justice* and *Chhorii*, said the project was offered to him by BBC and Applause as an adaptation of a European show made before the OTT era.[9](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x91dmjo) Each episode runs roughly 30 to 40 minutes.[10](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/36-days-review/20240712.htm)
## Reception
Critical response was mixed to negative. The Times of India gave the season 3.5 out of 5, calling it an engaging, suspenseful thriller with a few hiccups and praising Chandan Roy Sanyal's performance as Tony, Amruta Khanvilkar and Sharib Hashmi as a couple trying to fit into high society, and [Shernaz Patel](https://www.edgepedia.org/shernaz-patel) as a grieving mother, while judging that it did not surpass its source material.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/36-days/season-1/seasonreview/111480544.cms)
Other reviewers were harsher. Gadgets360 found that a potentially gripping series was lost to poor screenplay, uneven pacing, and clunky editing, and criticized the underuse of Sharib Hashmi and Neha Sharma.[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/reviews/36-day-web-series-review-sonyliv-murder-mystery-neha-sharma-purab-kohli-6090257/amp) Rediff called the pacing sluggish and the performances artificial, singling out Chandan Roy Sanyal and [Amruta Khanvilkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/amruta-khanvilkar) as the standout performers.[10](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/36-days-review/20240712.htm) Ottplay rated it 2 out of 5, writing that nothing in the plot was unpredictable because most developments were hinted at beforehand.[8](https://www.ottplay.com/review/36-days-review-neha-sharmas-series-is-an-unappealing-adaptation-of-an-already-lukewarm-show/fa4ec8fd2a493) Scroll.in's review observed that the eight-part series moves at a leisurely pace and that not everything shown connects to the murder, with the format serving instead to build suspense and comment on the corrosive effects of pretence.[5](https://scroll.in/article/1070480/36-days-review-in-this-crime-series-murder-is-besides-the-point)
On IMDb, the series holds a weighted user rating of 5.6 out of 10 from about 5,300 votes, with individual episode ratings between 5.0 and 5.5.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27618627/ratings/)
## Distribution
Besides the original Hindi version, the series has been dubbed in Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.[3](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/reviews/36-day-web-series-review-sonyliv-murder-mystery-neha-sharma-purab-kohli-6090257/amp) Sony LIV lists the show in 7 languages.[1](https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/36-days-1700001459)
## References
1. [36 Days, Sony LIV show page](https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/36-days-1700001459)
2. [The Pioneer, Vijayawada edition, 29 May 2024](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/29-VJA-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf)
3. [36 Days Review, Gadgets360, 13 July 2024](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/reviews/36-day-web-series-review-sonyliv-murder-mystery-neha-sharma-purab-kohli-6090257/amp)
4. [36 Days, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/36-days)
5. ['36 Days' review: In this crime series, murder is besides the point, Scroll.in, 12 July 2024](https://scroll.in/article/1070480/36-days-review-in-this-crime-series-murder-is-besides-the-point)
6. [36 Days Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27618627/ratings/)
7. [36 Days Season 1 Review, The Times of India, 12 July 2024](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/36-days/season-1/seasonreview/111480544.cms)
8. [36 Days review, Ottplay, 12 July 2024](https://www.ottplay.com/review/36-days-review-neha-sharmas-series-is-an-unappealing-adaptation-of-an-already-lukewarm-show/fa4ec8fd2a493)
9. [Neha Sharma, Vishal Furia & Chandan Roy Sanyal interview, Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x91dmjo)
10. [36 Days Review, Rediff.com, 12 July 2024](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/36-days-review/20240712.htm)
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