# The Tribe
**The Tribe** (जनजाति) is a 2024 Indian reality television series that follows five young Indian influencers who move to Los Angeles to try to build international social media careers, funded by the entrepreneur Hardik Zaveri through his agency CollabTribe.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw) It premiered on October 4, 2024 on Prime Video India and was produced by Dharmatic Entertainment, the unscripted arm associated with [Karan Johar](https://www.edgepedia.org/karan-johar).[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw) • [2](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/streaming/the-tribe-review-a-show-worthy-of-the-era-of-ambient-viewing)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | October 4, 2024, on Prime Video India[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw) |
| Format | Reality series, 9 episodes of roughly 37 minutes, rated A (adult)[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/the-tribe-2024) |
| Cast | Alanna Panday, Alaviaa Jaaferi, Aryaana Gandhi, Srushti Porey, Alfia Jafry, and entrepreneur Hardik Zaveri[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw) |
| Production | Dharmatic Entertainment; executive-produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Aneesha Baig; directed by Omkar Potdar[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw) |
| Language and reach | Hindi with English subtitles; global debut across India and 240 other countries and territories[4](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24-VJA-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf) |
| Audience rating | 7.1/10 on IMDb from about 4,500 users[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27561741/ratings/) |
| Availability | Streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/the-tribe-2024) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The series follows five ambitious young women from India who join forces with CollabTribe, an agency dedicated to creating the next viral stars, and set out to make it big in Los Angeles, which the show's marketing calls the global capital of entertainment.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw) • [6](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-tribe-is-glamourous-but-brutal/20241007.htm) Funding and fueling the project is Hardik Zaveri, a young Indian entrepreneur described in promotional material as knowing no limits, either to his vision or to how much he is willing to spend on it.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw)
The cast centers on established influencers. Alanna Panday, a content producer with more than 1.7 million Instagram followers known for fashion and lifestyle posts, is a co-founder of CollabTribe and the niece of actor [Chunky Panday](https://www.edgepedia.org/chunky-panday) and cousin of [Ananya Panday](https://www.edgepedia.org/ananya-panday).[7](https://www.ottplay.com/news/the-tribe-alanna-panday-alaviaa-jaaferi-bold-faces-reality-series-influencer-culture-prime-video/fbd5a27f85775) The other members are Alaviaa Jaaferi, Aryaana Gandhi, a singer-songwriter, Srushti Porey, and Alfia Jafry.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw) • [8](https://www.thereelstars.com/entertainment/what-to-expect-from-the-tribe/)
The first season opens with Alanna Panday preparing for her wedding to her long-time partner Ivor while Zaveri pushes his plans for CollabTribe 2.0, including adding a new member to the group.[9](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-tribe/umc.cmc.5qks9v8pg6sw0eueowca9t4de) Once the women arrive in Los Angeles, the season follows disagreements over room assignments in their shared mansion and delays in starting their influencer work, building toward a shoot in which the group appears on a Lakmé billboard in the heart of LA.[6](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-tribe-is-glamourous-but-brutal/20241007.htm) • [10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/how-real-is-the-reality-on-indian-reality-television) The finale, "Unsubscribe to the Tribe?", ends with Zaveri taking what the episode guide calls a shocking and radical decision that displaces the group.[11](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/75470/the-tribe)
## Production and release
The Tribe is a Dharmatic Entertainment production, executive-produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Aneesha Baig, and directed by Omkar Potdar.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw) • [4](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24-VJA-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf) The nine-episode season was released in full on October 4, 2024, streaming exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi with English subtitles, in India and 240 other countries and territories.[4](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24-VJA-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf) The British Board of Film Classification rated the episodes for video-on-demand, noting strong language and scenes of the women posing in bikinis for social media content.[12](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-tribe-2024-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi0odkw)
The show belongs to a wider wave of Indian streaming reality series built around social media creators; industry reporting groups it with titles such as Lock Upp, Social Currency, The Traitors, and Rise And Fall as shows that tap into the fan base of influencers, a shift one agency co-founder summarized as reality TV moving from manufacturing stars to renting them.[13](https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/social-media-influencers-indian-reality-tv-shows-11791704399465.html?showGiftPopup=true)
## Reception
The season holds a 7.1/10 rating on IMDb from about 4,500 users, with individual episode ratings between 7.1 and 7.5.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27561741/ratings/) Critics were cooler. The Hollywood Reporter India called it a watchable portrait of privilege suited to ambient viewing while doing chores, and noted that viewers looking for insight into the hustle of being an influencer would not find it here, since the cast is drawn from wealthy upper-class Mumbai elite.[2](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/streaming/the-tribe-review-a-show-worthy-of-the-era-of-ambient-viewing) Rediff's review found the show glamorous but brutal, praising its shift of focus from the glamorous facade of influencer life to the challenges behind the scenes, in the tradition of series like [Keeping Up with the Kardashians](https://www.edgepedia.org/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians) and [America's Next Top Model](https://www.edgepedia.org/americas-next-top-model).[6](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-tribe-is-glamourous-but-brutal/20241007.htm) India Today's review was more dismissive, describing the show as a glossy, entitled world that is not the viewer's.[14](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/the-tribe-on-prime-if-any-resemblance-to-real-is-purely-coincidental-had-a-face-alanna-panday-show-review-2613300-2024-10-08)
## The authenticity question
The Tribe became a case study in a broader industry debate about how staged Indian reality television is. In a Hollywood Reporter India feature, executive producer Aneesha Baig and other makers of shows including The Tribe and Fabulous Lives VS Bollywood Wives explained that with crews shooting for only two to three months rather than following subjects for an extended period, producers need loose arcs, episode breakdowns, and pre-planned events as guiding structure before shooting begins, while letting unscripted reactions flow within that frame.[10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/how-real-is-the-reality-on-indian-reality-television)
Brand integration sat at the center of the criticism. The feature noted that The Tribe spends a whole season getting to the point where the influencers appear on a Lakmé billboard in the heart of LA, which looks like something pre-decided anyway, given the Lakmé brand placements and collaboration conversations peppering the show; Baig, as executive producer, disagreed with that reading.[10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/how-real-is-the-reality-on-indian-reality-television) The influencer Uorfi Javed, who gave a different show full access, told the same publication that "I think Fabulous Lives and The Tribe are not really reality television shows."[10](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/how-real-is-the-reality-on-indian-reality-television)
## Distinguishing it from other titles named The Tribe
The 2024 Prime Video series shares its title with two unrelated works. The Tribe (2014) is a Ukrainian drama film by Miroslav Slaboshpitsky set at a boarding school for deaf students, performed entirely in sign language without subtitles, which won praise at Cannes.[15](https://www.gamesradar.com/tribe-review/) The Tribe is also a New Zealand television series created by Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment, whose official site marks its 25th anniversary and continuing franchise of books, soundtracks, and remastered releases.[16](https://www.tribeworld.com/) The Indian reality series is a separate, later work with no connection to either.
## References
1. [The Tribe - Official Trailer | Prime Video India, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pGZiVZ8vw)
2. ['The Tribe' Review: A Show Worthy of the Era of Ambient Viewing, The Hollywood Reporter India](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/streaming/the-tribe-review-a-show-worthy-of-the-era-of-ambient-viewing)
3. [The Tribe (2024) - watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/the-tribe-2024)
4. [The Pioneer, Vijayawada, September 24, 2024 (The Tribe launch report)](https://pynr.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24-VJA-12-PAGES-PDF.compressed.pdf)
5. [The Tribe (TV Series 2024) - Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27561741/ratings/)
6. [The Tribe Is Glamorous But Brutal, Rediff.com Movies](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/the-tribe-is-glamourous-but-brutal/20241007.htm)
7. [The Tribe: From Alanna Panday to Alaviaa Jaaferi, meet bold faces of upcoming reality series, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/news/the-tribe-alanna-panday-alaviaa-jaaferi-bold-faces-reality-series-influencer-culture-prime-video/fbd5a27f85775)
8. [The Tribe Review: When Instagram Influencers Take LA by Storm, The Reelstars](https://www.thereelstars.com/entertainment/what-to-expect-from-the-tribe/)
9. [The Tribe, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-tribe/umc.cmc.5qks9v8pg6sw0eueowca9t4de)
10. [How Real Is The Reality On Indian Reality Television?, The Hollywood Reporter India](https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/how-real-is-the-reality-on-indian-reality-television)
11. [The Tribe, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/75470/the-tribe)
12. [The Tribe (2024), British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-tribe-2024-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi0odkw)
13. [Social media influencers have a new playground: Indian reality TV, Mint](https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/social-media-influencers-indian-reality-tv-shows-11791704399465.html?showGiftPopup=true)
14. [The Tribe on Prime review, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/the-tribe-on-prime-if-any-resemblance-to-real-is-purely-coincidental-had-a-face-alanna-panday-show-review-2613300-2024-10-08)
15. [The Tribe review, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/tribe-review/)
16. [Tribeworld, official site for The Tribe TV show (Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group)](https://www.tribeworld.com/)
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