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Black Warrant

Black Warrant

7.5

The grim and intricate adaptation of the controversial real life prison exposé

TV Show

India
Bengali, Hindi
Crime, Drama
2025
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TLDR

Man, if even a cop is trying to get some help from a serial killer, of all people, then things must’ve been pretty dire.

What it's about

New Delhi, 1980s. In order to support his family, Sunil Gupta applies for the job as a rookie jailer in the Tihar Jail, one of the largest prison complexes in the country. However, as he tries to acclimate to the role, he discovers the injustices that lurk within the jail, leading him in an unexpected quest to beat the systemic corruption inside.

The take

With the fresh-faced cast and the sleek camerawork, Black Warrant, at first, didn't seem to be the gritty adaptation of the exposé outlining the systemic corruption of the Tihar Jail in the 1980s. But, aesthetic aside, that's precisely what Black Warrant is. Opening to Zahan Kapoor as Sunil Gupta being interviewed for the job as jailer, the show takes him and the audience to the tour of the notorious prison, and it's a gripping one not because of the usual prisoner shenanigans, but because of the way the officers themselves happen to be in on the drugs and alcohol trade inside– and they're ready to pin it all on Gupta if things go down. Showrunner Vikramaditya Motwane pulls it all together with excellent performances from the cast, an eerie score, and the real life headlines of some of India’s notorious prisoners.

What stands out

There's plenty of great performances here, but I gotta say Sidhant Gupta is particularly menacing as the real life serial killer Charles Sobhraj.

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