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Khoj - Parchaiyo Ke Uss Paar

Khoj - Parchaiyo Ke Uss Paar (खोज: परछाइयों के उस पार) is a 2024 ZEE5 Hindi psychological thriller, 7 episodes, directed by Prabal Baruah, starring Sharib Hashmi and Anupriya Goenka; a remake of the 1989 film Khoj.

Killer Soup

Killer Soup is a 2024 Netflix Hindi dark-comedy crime series, also called Receita do Caos in Brazil, created and directed by Abhishek Chaubey. Eight episodes star Konkona Sen Sharma and Manoj Bajpayee in a double role, loosely based on a 2017 Telangana murder case.

Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai (कोई लौट के आया है)

Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai (कोई लौट के आया है) is a 2017 Hindi Star Plus psychological thriller, 33 episodes, starring Surbhi Jyoti, Shoaib Ibrahim, and Sharad Kelkar, about a royal widow whose presumed-dead army-officer husband returns.

Lukkhe

Lukkhe (लुक्खे) is a Hindi-language musical crime drama series premiering May 8, 2026 on Prime Video, directed by Himank Gaur, starring King in his acting debut, Raashii Khanna, Palak Tiwari, and Lakshvir Saran in a Punjab rap-drug underworld story.

Masoom

Masoom (मासूम) is a 2022 Hindi Disney+ Hotstar six-episode psychological thriller, a remake of the Irish series Blood, starring Boman Irani and Samara Tijori as a father and daughter in Punjab.

Mithya

Mithya (मिथ्या) is a ZEE5 Hindi psychological thriller series adapted from the British series Cheat, starring Huma Qureshi and Avantika Dassani as professor Juhi and student Rhea; season 1 premiered 18 February 2022, season 2 on 1 November 2024.

Mr. and Mrs. Parshuram

Mr. and Mrs. Parshuram is a Hindi Star Plus drama premiering 3 February 2026, a remake of Bengali Parshuram – Ajker Nayok, starring Neil Bhatt as family man and secret undercover agent Shivprasad/Parshuram with Shambhavi Singh as Shalini, ending August 2026.

Murder in Mahim

Murder in Mahim is a 2024 Hindi crime thriller web series on JioCinema, adapted from Jerry Pinto's 2017 novel, starring Vijay Raaz and Ashutosh Rana as a cop and journalist investigating murders at Mahim station in 2013.

Murshid (मुर्शिद) (TV series)

Murshid (मुर्शिद) is a 2024 Hindi ZEE5 Original gangster crime thriller web series, 7 episodes, written and directed by Shravan Kumar Tiwari, starring Kay Kay Menon as ex-don Murshid Pathan opposite Zakir Hussain's Farid, premiered 30 August 2024.

Pehredaar Piya Ki (पेहरेदार पिया की)

Pehredaar Piya Ki (पेहरेदार पिया की), also rendered पहरेदार पिया की, was a 2017 Sony TV Hindi drama about 9-year-old prince Ratan married to 18-year-old Diya (Tejasswi Prakash). Criticized for glorifying child marriage, shifted to late night by the BCCC, and pulled off air effective 28 August 2017.

Pritam and Pedro

Pritam and Pedro (Pritam Pedro) is Rajkumar Hirani's 2026 Hindi cyber-crime comedy on JioHotstar: Goa cop Pedro Gonsalves (Arshad Warsi) and hacker Pritam Parkar (Vir Hirani) team up; 6 episodes, 3 July 2026, 23 million viewers.

Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond

Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond (रणनीति), a 2024 nine-episode Hindi JioCinema war drama directed by Santosh Singh, dramatizes the 2019 Pulwama attack and Balakot airstrike through an R&AW agent played by Jimmy Shergill.

Salakaar (सलाकार)

Salakaar (सलाकार) is a 2025 Hindi spy thriller series on JioHotstar, directed by Faruk Kabir, starring Naveen Kasturia and Mouni Roy. Five ~30-minute episodes across 1978 and 2025 timelines depict an Indian RAW agent disrupting Pakistan's Kahuta nuclear program, reportedly inspired by Ajit Doval; IMDb 5.8/10.

Savdhaan India (सावधान इंडिया)

Savdhaan India (सावधान इंडिया), also Savdhaan India – India Fights Back, is a Hindi-language Indian TV crime anthology dramatizing real cases, premiering April 23, 2012 on Life OK, later Star Bharat, hosted by Sushant Singh, Tisca Chopra, Ashutosh Rana and others, with spin-offs like Criminal Decoded.

Shiksha Mandal

Shiksha Mandal is a 2022 Hindi MX Player crime thriller web series, 9 episodes directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal, starring Gulshan Devaiah, Gauahar Khan, and Pavan Raj Malhotra, dramatizing the Madhya Pradesh medical entrance exam scam.

Special OPS

Special OPS is an Indian Hindi espionage thriller web series created by Neeraj Pandey, starring Kay Kay Menon as RAW officer Himmat Singh in a 19-year manhunt; streamed on Hotstar/JioHotstar since 2020, distinct from Special Ops: Lioness and Special Ops: True.

Tanaav

Tanaav (Hindi for "tension") is SonyLIV's official Indian adaptation of the Israeli series Fauda, set in Kashmir. Directed by Sudhir Mishra; two seasons, 2022 and 2024, starring Manav Vij.

The Freelancer (TV series)

The Freelancer is a 2023 Indian Hindi action thriller series by Neeraj Pandey, directed by Bhav Dhulia, adapted from Shirish Thorat's A Ticket to Syria, starring Mohit Raina as ex-cop mercenary Avinash Kamath rescuing Aliya from ISIS-held Syria; Disney+ Hotstar, two seasons.

The Secret of the Shiledars

The Secret of the Shiledars is a 2025 Hindi-language Indian treasure-hunt series, also called द सीक्रेट्स ऑफ़ द शील्डर्स, adapted from Pratipashchandra; six episodes on JioHotstar, directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, starring Rajeev Khandelwal.

Vimal Khanna

Vimal Khanna (विमल खन्ना) is a 2026 Hindi crime thriller series on Amazon MX Player, adapted from Surender Mohan Pathak's Vimal series novel Maut Ka Khel, starring Sunny Hinduja as a fugitive accountant, released 15 May 2026.

Ziddi Ishq

Ziddi Ishq is a 2025 Hindi JioHotstar drama-thriller series, also known as a remake of Parineeta, created and directed by Raj Chakraborty, starring Aaditi Pohankar as Mehul investigating her teacher Shekhar Da's death.