It’s been a minute since an Indian web series received the kind of hype being heaped on Vikramaditya Motwane’s Black Warrant. Filmcritics and mass audiences alike are in tandem, calling the seven-episode Netflix series as one of the most finely-crafted shows of recent times. The crime thriller, which is based on the 2019 book co-authored by jailor Sunil Gupta and journalist Sunetra Choudhury, chronicles a series of notorious historical events which took place within the hallowed walls of Tihar Jail, Asia’s largest prison, from the period 1981 to 1986. This includes the mysterious incarceration of the infamous ‘Bikini Killer’ Charles Sobhraj, and the uncomfortable accounts of Delhi criminals Billa and Ranga, who faced the ultimate charge — capital punishment — for the sexual assault and murder of two teen siblings in 1982.
Black Warrant, both book and movie, features an unexpected protagonist — a newly appointed, and idealistic young jailer, who, despite the almost transparent corruption clamouring his (professional) world, attempts to work by the book. If you’ve already binge-watched the series, which features veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor’s grandson, Zahan Kapoor, as the protagonist, here’s a carefully curated list of similar titles that guarantee nail-biting action, jaw-dropping mystery and stellar performances.
Loved Black Warrant? Here are 7 similar nail-biting, goosebump-inducing shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and more you can binge on right after
1. Prison Break — Disney + Hotstar
Considering that Black Warrant documents one of the most thrilling prison breaks in modern Indian history — that’s all we’ll reveal because… spoilers — it’s only fitting to add the 2005 Fox Show Prison Break, which ran for five seasons, to the list. The latter also turns the spotlight on the complex activities and power dynamics taking place between the authorities and the inmates within the prison wall, although Prison Break focuses on the doings of a wrongly convicted man and his infamous plan to escape his confines.
2. Paatal Lok — Amazon Prime Video
- Mindhunter (Netflix) – Dive into the minds of serial killers with the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit in this gripping crime drama.
- The Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (Netflix) – Follow the true story of the hunt for notorious serial killer Richard Ramirez in this chilling docuseries.
- Dexter (Amazon Prime Video) – Follow the life of Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter analyst by day and a vigilante serial killer by night in this intense drama.
- True Detective (HBO) – Join detectives Rust Cohle and Marty Hart as they investigate a series of gruesome murders in this dark and atmospheric crime series.
- Hannibal (Netflix) – Follow FBI profiler Will Graham as he teams up with psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter to solve a series of gruesome murders in this psychological thriller.
- The Killing (Amazon Prime Video) – Follow detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder as they investigate the murder of a teenage girl in this gripping crime drama.
- Broadchurch (Netflix) – Follow detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller as they investigate the murder of a young boy in the small town of Broadchurch in this captivating mystery series.
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