Black Warrant

Director: Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh

Genre:  Crime/Drama

Language: Hind

Year:2025

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Plot

1981

New Delhi

India

Suni Kumar Gupta, a young man joins Tihar jail as a warden. Will he handle the pressure and survive in Asia's largest prison? Will he learn to swim or will he drown? 

This is not only Sunil's story - this is the story of his colleagues as well as the prisoners - this is the story of Tihar.

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Motwane has created the series based on the book 'Black Warrant: Confessions of a Thiar Jailer' which is based on the life of Sunil Kumar Gupta, the real-life Tihar jailer.

Well-written and directed, with top-notch performances by the cast - Zahan Kapoor, Rahul Bhat, Anurag Thakur, Paramveer Cheema, Sidhant Gupta, etc.- the series explores some of the most famous cases and criminals in India's history. Also, the show beautifully explores the relationship between Gupta and the people working with him, which adds to the overall experience - at the end of the day everything comes down to human relationships.

What a brilliant start for 2025.