After winning hearts of the audience with the first and second seasons, the raw, gritty and intense crime drama, Mirzapur, will now have a third season. Amazon Prime Video announced that the second season of the series has become the most-watched show on the service in India within a weekly of release and that it will have a third season.
“Over the last two years, viewers continued to engage with the immersive universe of Mirzapur and its characters. The love that they have showered on the show for this season has been unprecedented. This encouraging response propels us towards creating content that is exciting, unique and something that our audiences can fall in love with over and over again,” says Aparna Purohit, Head of India Originals, Amazon Prime Video India.
Ritesh Sidhwani, Producer, Excel Entertainment, said, “Across two gripping seasons, Mirzapur has become a global sensation. The show’s massive fandom and the viewers’ magnitude of love towards the new season was seen through reactions on social media within days of its release, and we are truly humbled by the response.”
The second season of Mirzapur comprised an ensemble cast, featuring Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal , Divyenndu, Shweta Tripathi, Rasika Dugal and Harshita Shekhar Gaur in the lead roles, alongside Amit Sial, Anjum Sharma, Sheeba Chaddha, Manu Rishi Chadha and Rajesh Tailang.
Ms. Soumya Vajpayee
Senior Entertainment & Lifestyle Journalist
