The “50 Most Popular Indian Web Series {Five (Part 5)/10 to 1}” of the all-time list is shared here in this article. So, let us start with the reverse countdown of these series released in recent years. Notably, we share this list of the popular Indian Web Series from the number 10 to the number 1 rank.
After glancing through the said list on the IMDb website, our Focus Magazine team realised that with a few exceptions (the Indian series that we have yet to watch), we have seen most of the Popular Indian Web Series.
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.
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Show Creator
Sudip Sharma
Season & Episodes
S1 & E9 (2020)
Main Cast
Jaideep Ahlawat, Neeraj Kabi, Ishwak Singh, etc.
Network
Prime Video
Check out the FM Series Review article of Paatal Lok in our Focus Magazine.
Panchayat (#9)
It captures the journey of an engineering graduate, Abhishek, who for lack of a better job option joins as secretary of a panchayat office in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh.
Check out the FM Series Review article of Panchayat in our Focus Magazine.
Kota Factory (#8)
In a city of coaching centres known to train India’s finest collegiate minds, an earnest but unexceptional student and his friends navigate campus life.
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Show Creator
Saurabh Khanna
Seasons & Episodes
S1 & E5 (2019), and S2 & E5 (2021)
Main Cast
Mayur More, Jitendra Kumar, Ranjan Raj, etc.
Network
Netflix
Breathe (#7)
It explores the lives of ordinary men faced with extraordinary circumstances. Kabir (Sadh), a brilliant but non-conventional officer of the Crime Branch, puts the pieces together of seemingly unconnected deaths of organ donors that lead up to an unlikely suspect - the affable Danny (Madhavan). Kabir will not stop till he cracks the case and delivers justice.
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Seasons & Episodes
S1 & E8 (2018)
Main Cast
Madhavan, Amit Sadh, Sapna Pabbi, etc.
Network
Prime Video
Criminal Justice (#6)
Sex, drugs and gruesome murder. An edgy one-night stand turns into a nightmare for Aditya, when he wakes up with blood on his hands. The evidence is stacked against him, but he doesn't remember the grisly crime. Is he guilty or not?
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Seasons & Episodes
S1 & E10 (2019)
Main Cast
Vikrant Massey, Pankaj Tripathi, Rucha Inamdar, etc.
Network:
Disney Hotstar
Aspirants (#5)
It is the story of 3 friends - Abhilash, SK, and Guri. The story takes place in the past and the present where the past captures the struggle and the drama behind the making of UPSC aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar of Delhi, while the present talks about the aftermath.
Genre
Drama
Show Creators
Arunabh Kumar, Shreyansh Pandey
Seasons & Episodes
S1 & E5 (2021)
Main Cast
Naveen Kasturia, Shivankit Singh Parihar, Abhilash Thapliyal, etc.
Network
TVF’s Aspirants / Prime Video
TVF's Aspirants | Official Trailer | TVF | YouTube
The Family Man (#4)
It is the story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low-paying job.
Genre
Action, Comedy, Drama
Show Creators
Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru
Seasons & Episodes
S1 & E10 (2019), and S2 & E9 (2021)
Main Cast
Manoj Bajpayee, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Priyamani, etc.
Network
Prime Video
Check out the FM Series Review article of The Family Man in our Focus Magazine.
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (#3)
It is about the major scandals that shook India and are remembered as some of the most notorious crimes in the country. Set in the 1980s and 90’s Bombay, Scam 1992 follows the life of Harshad Mehta - the infamous “Bachchan of BSE”. It was a rags-to-riches story till financial journalist Sucheta Dalal exposed Harshad as the man behind India’s biggest financial scam.
Genre
Crime, Drama, Biography
Season & Episodes
S1 & E10 (2020)
Cast
Pratik Gandhi, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Hemant Kher, etc.
The iron-fisted Akhandanand Tripathi is a millionaire carpet exporter and the mafia don of Mirzapur. His son, Munna, is an unworthy heir who will stop at nothing to inherit his father’s legacy. An incident at a wedding forces him to cross paths with Ramakant Pandit, an upstanding lawyer, and his sons, Guddu and Bablu. It snowballs into a game of ambition, power and greed in this lawless city.
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Show Creators
Puneet Krishna, Karan Anshuman
Seasons & Episodes
S1 & E9 (2018), and S2 & E10 (2020)
Main Cast
Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi, etc.
Network
Prime Video
Check out the FM Series Review article of Mirzapur in our Focus Magazine.
Sacred Games (#1)
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from the cataclysm.
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Seasons & Episodes
S1 & E8 (2018), and S2 & E8 (2019)
Main Cast
Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Neeraj Kabi, etc.
Finally, we conclude the reverse countdown for India’s 50 Most Popular Indian Web Series of all time, as of now.
The creation and production of the web series in India is more of a recent phenomenon. With more and more people turning towards streaming services for entertainment, we are going to see much more robust growth in this market. So, keep watching these popular Indian web series. Enjoy!
