
Sacred Games
Taste attributes: action & adventurecrimedramaactiondetectivemafia/gangstertried & testedunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeWeighty and gritty: a morally murky crime series, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like grit over polish.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
8.2 /10
TMDB · 110 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Season 1
· 2018 · 8 episodesA 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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As Mumbai’s fate hangs in the balance, Sartaj Singh chases a connection to Ganesh Gaitonde’s third father, an enigmatic guru with a catastrophic plan.
Episodes (8)
1Matsya15 Aug 2019
After making a discovery in Gaitonde's bunker, Sartaj joins a mission to foil a deadly conspiracy. In 1994, Gaitonde resurfaces in a new location.
2Siduri15 Aug 2019
With the terrorist-cell investigation underway, Sartaj visits Guruji’s ashram. In the late '90s, Gaitonde is urged to seek a spiritual anchor.
3Apasmara15 Aug 2019
Sartaj traces how Shahid Khan’s nuclear consignment was delivered to India. In the early 2000s, Gaitonde takes bold action to maintain his notoriety.
4Bardo15 Aug 2019
Sartaj’s team tries to reach Shahid Khan via an internet chatroom. In 2003, Gaitonde's growing disenchantment with his life brings him closer to Guruji.
5Vikarna15 Aug 2019
As Sartaj's team baits a trap for Shahid Khan, Majid suspects a department member. Immersed in ashram life, Gaitonde learns of Guruji’s lethal plans.
6Azrael15 Aug 2019
Batya lets Sartaj in on several secrets, leaving him reeling and conflicted. Gaitonde returns to Mumbai to set Guruji’s destructive plan in motion.
7Torino15 Aug 2019
After committing a drastic act, Gaitonde can’t silence Guruji’s voice in his mind. Parulkar reaches a shocking realization. Sartaj makes a breakthrough.
8Radcliffe15 Aug 2019
Unsettling truths, complex betrayals and unforeseen connections emerge for Sartaj, Gaitonde and Shahid Khan as doomsday descends on Mumbai.
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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
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2018
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Phantom Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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