Sacred Games

Sacred Games is an Indian Hindi-language neo-noir crime thriller television series based on Vikram Chandra’s 2006 novel of the same name.

Sacred Games is an Indian Hindi-language neo-noir crime thriller television series based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 novel of the same name. It follows Mumbai police officer Sartaj Singh after he receives a warning call from gangster Ganesh Gaitonde, setting off an investigation into crime, corruption, politics, and an impending threat to the city. It was Netflix's first original series from India and ran for two seasons.

Premise

The series begins when Sartaj Singh, a Mumbai police officer, receives a warning from fugitive gangster Ganesh Gaitonde telling him to save the city within 25 days. The story expands into a larger narrative involving organized crime, corruption, political power, and spiritual/apocalyptic themes.

Production and release

Sacred Games was produced by Phantom Films and developed for Netflix India. It premiered globally on Netflix on 6 July 2018 and became the platform's first original series from India.

Cast and characters

The series stars Saif Ali Khan as Sartaj Singh, Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Ganesh Gaitonde, and Pankaj Tripathi as Guruji. Other notable cast members mentioned in coverage include Radhika Apte.

Adaptation from the novel

The show is adapted from Vikram Chandra's 2006 novel Sacred Games. While it preserves the novel's core spirit and main characters, coverage notes that the series also makes changes and streamlines elements for television.