There are many web-series streaming over a year. The SVOD platform is at high content of the storyline and filmography, the plotline is different from daily soap operas and can be binge-watched at your timing & willingness. Here is the list of the top 10 best web-series of 2020 that you must definitely watch
1.Mirzapur 2
Available on: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
Cast:Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyendu Sharma, Shweta Tripathi, Rashika Duggal, Vijay Verma, Harshita Gaur, Isha Talwar, Amit Sial, Sheeba Chaddha, Kulbhushan, Kharbanda, Anangsha Biswas
Directed by: Karan Anshuman, Gurmmeet Singh
Number Of episodes: 10
Number of Season: 2
The wait was over, Mirzapur season 2 streamed on Amazon prime video.
The plot of Mirzapuris that Akhandanand Tripathidoes exporting and became the mafia boss of Mirzapur. His son Munna, an unworthy, power-hungry heir, stops at nothing to continue his father’s legacy.With the mafia boss comes the frenemies that wants the power over Mirzapur. The characters like Kaleen bhaiya, Guddu and many more in the series have created great hype in the viewer’s minds. The web-series Mirzapur 2 has an interesting narrative, very entertaining dialogues and a gripping concept as season 1 was a blast.
2.Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega
Available on: Netflix
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Cast : Amit Sial, Dibyendu Bhatacharya,Aksha Pardasany,Monika Pawanr
Directed by: SoumendraPadhi
Number Of episodes: 10
Number of Season: 1
A group of small town Jamtara’s young men run a lucrative phishing operation, as their side hustle until a corrupt political leader wants in on their scheme and a cop wants to find and fight it till it’s over.Jamtara is worth watching as it shows the dark world of phishing in back of the beyond districts in India.
3. JL50
Available on: Sony Liv
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
Cast :Abhay Deol, Pankaj Kapur, Piyush Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, RitikaAnand
Directed by: Shailender Vyas
Number of Episodes: 4
Number of Seasons: 1
JL50 webseries is an Indian hindi language best sci-fi thriller web television series premiered on Sony Liv on September 2020. This series is based on the plane which was discovered in 2019, that went missing 35 years ago. It has an interesting and new concept and an honest attempt in the sci-fi genre, the direction is crisp, actors are phenomenal. The star casts are Abhay Deol, Pankaj Kapur, Piyush Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, RitikaAnand.
4.Aarya
Available on: Disney + Hotstar
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
Cast:Sushmita Sen,Jagdish Rajpurohit, Manish Chaudharey, Namit Das, Sikander Kher,Chandrachur Singh
Directed by: Ram Madhvani, Sandeep Modi, Vinod Rawat
Number Of episodes: 9
Number of Season: 1
Aarya, in this web-series crime, runs in the family – or is it that the crimes were diplomatically led by family, starring Sushmita Sen, she very nicely pulled out her role which has multiple layers and was perfectly performed by her. The series is worth a watch as it is a crime thriller with a strong emotional core.
5.Special Ops
Available on:Disney + Hotstar
IMDb Rating: 8.7/10
Cast : Kay Kay Menon, Sana Khan, Saiyami Kher, Karan Tacker,Meher Vij
Directed by: Neeraj Pandey, Shivam Nair
Number of Episodes: 8
Number of Seasons: 1
Special Ops is an Indian spy series that follows the story of Hemant Singh of Research Analysis Wing. He draws a pattern into terrorist attacks and is convinced that there is only one mastermind. To solve the case and prevent further attacks, he forces a team of five agents to live in different parts of the world to catch him. Overall the story is inspired by several espionage missions undertaken by India in the last two decades.
6.Asur
Available on: Voot
IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
Cast:Arshad Warsi, Barun Sobti, Ridhi Dogra, Anupama Goenka
Directed by: Oni Sen
Number of Episodes: 8
Number of Seasons: 1
Asur is a psychological crime web-series, starring famous Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi. Set in the backdrop of the mystical city of Varanasi, the story revolves around shocking serial killings. One day, Asur follows the protagonist, Nikhil Bair, a forensic expert, turned teacher, on his way back to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Eventually, he finds himself stuck in an entangling murder mystery. The story is a perfect blend of suspense and mythology.
7.Paatal Lok
Available on: Amazon Prime Video
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Cast:Jaideep Ahlawat ,Abhishek Banerjee,Neeraj Kabi ,Ishwak Singh,Jagjeet Sandhu
Directed by: Avinash Arun, Prosit Roy
Number of Episodes: 9
Number of Seasons: 1
Patallok is an Indian crime thriller web-series, it is a story of how a down in his luck cop called Hathiram Chaudhary (JaideepAlhawat) bags the case of investigating four people, including Vishal Tyagi (Abhishek Banerjee), accused of conspiracy to murder a well-known journalist. Although PaatalLok is one of the best crime thriller web series and also there are possibilities for the season 2.
8.Avrodh: The Siege Within
Available on: Sony Liv
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
Cast :Amit Sadh, Darshan Kumar, Madhurima Tuli, Neeraj Kabi, Vikram Gokhale ,Anil George
Directed by: Raj Acharya
Number Of episodes: 9
Number of Season: 1
A war theme based upon the Indian Army and Uri Surgical Strike. Avrodh is based upon the chapter from Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh’s India’s Most Fearless: “We Don’t Really Know Fear”. The first seven episodes consist of their plannings of the strike and the last two episodes is the execution of their war strike. The main casts are Amit Sadh, Darshan Kumar, Madhurima Tuli, Neeraj Kabi who have given their best in this Hindi thriller web-series.
9.She
Available on: Netflix
IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
Cast : Aaditi Pohankar,Vijay Varma,Vishwas Kini,Saqib Ayub
Directed by: Arif Ali, Avinash Das
Number Of episodes: 7
Number of Season: 1
She is an Indian Netflix Hindi web-series based on a girl who is a female constable in the Indian Police Force who has been charged into the anti-narcotics group to fight major drug mafia. As the part of her mission, she goes through difficulties and overcomes them being a girl, breaking stereotypes which is well portrayed in the series.
10.Illegal
Available on: Voot Original
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
Cast : Neha Sharma, Akshay Oberoi, Piyush Mishra,Satydeep Mishra
Directed by: Sahir Raza
Number Of episodes: 10
Number of Season: 1
Politics of law firms and the fight between truth and dishonesty, where justice is measured against billable hours and the lawyers are seldom on the right side of the law. Niharika is a fierce lawyer with bold character. Her life starts taking a different turn when she joins the top law firm of the country where she fights for a woman who is on the death penalty and the other about sexual harassment in the workplace.
