Netflix will roll out close to 40 original and licensed movies, new and recurring series, documentaries and shows in reality and comedy formats through 2021 and early 2022, Monika Shergill, the platform’s Vice President, Content, said on Wednesday.
“This is, for us, the biggest year in terms of films and series and originals,” Shergill told Scroll.in. “This is nearly 3x of what we did last year, and this doesn’t include the absolutely stellar licensed slate that we have.”
The line-up includes at least at 14 features, including the previously announced Bombay Rose, Bombay Begums, Dhamaka, Jagame Thandhiram and Pagglait. Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple and Ivan Ayr’s Meel Patthar are among the platform’s acquisitions for the year.
The series that will return with new seasons are Delhi Crime, Jamtara, She, Kota Factory, Mismatched, Masaba Masaba, The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Little Things and The Big Day.
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