Sacred Games
TV Series2018–2019 · 2 seasons · 16 episodes · Ended

Sacred Games

Taste attributes: action & adventurecrimedramaactiondetectivemafia/gangstertried & testedunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeWeighty and gritty: a morally murky crime series, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like grit over polish.

Taste details

Quality rating

8.2 /10

TMDB · 110 votes

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Seasons

Season 1

· 2018 · 8 episodes

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 cataclysm.

Episodes (8)
  1. 1Ashwatthama6 Jul 2018

    A mysterious phone call from an anonymous man leads police officer Sartaj Singh on a chase around Mumbai in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game.

  2. 2Halahala6 Jul 2018

    News of Ganesh Gaitonde creates a stir among Mumbai's VIPs, from politicians to film stars. Removed from the case, Sartaj begins his own investigation.

  3. 3Atapi Vatapi6 Jul 2018

    The woman found in the bunker leads Sartaj to Gaitonde's thug, Bunty. In a flashback, Gaitonde recalls stealing a lucky charm from rival Suleiman Isa.

  4. 4Brahmahatya6 Jul 2018

    TV starlet Nayanika visits Bunty with a hidden camera. In the mid-'80s, Gaitonde discovers a racket even more lucrative than drugs and guns: politics.

  5. 5Sarama6 Jul 2018

    To save Nayanika, Sartaj intervenes during a RAW operation. In 1992, as political unrest increases, so does the bloodshed from Gaitonde and Isa's feud.

  6. 6Pretakalpa6 Jul 2018

    When Sartaj's constable, Katekar, is pressured to investigate the disappearance of a young man from a Muslim slum, disastrous consequences follow.

  7. 7Rudra6 Jul 2018

    Hoping to tie up the many loose ends of their case, Sartaj and Anjali reunite to figure out how the enigmatic Trivedi is linked to Gaitonde's prophecy.

  8. 8Yayati6 Jul 2018

    To save Mumbai from impending doom, Sartaj races against time to find out who Gaitonde's third father is and what's planned to happen on the 25th day.

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

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 cataclysm.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Action & Adventure
Year
2018
Episode length
50 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Phantom Films
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