A plethora of new shows in different languages and genres released on Amazon Prime Video in 2023. Here's a quick look at the most popular ones that kept viewers hooked this year.
1. Farzi
Directors: Raj and DK
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Raashii Khanna, Kay Kay Menon, Bhuvan Arora
Synopsis: The Hindi-language thriller takes viewers on a journey into the lives of Sunny and his best friend Firoz. The youngsters decide to team up and make counterfeit money as they see Sunny’s grandfather struggling to save his business. Initially, they manage to escape with their crime, but slowly, a few people begin to feel something odd. The series shows the consequences they face, both from law enforcement agencies and from counterfeit money business world.
2. Half CA
Director: Pratish Mehta
Cast: Ahsaas Channa, Gyanendra Tripathi, Anmol Kajani, Prit Kamani, Rohan Joshi
Synopsis: Yet another realistic web series from the makers of Aspirants and Kota Factory, Half CA focuses on the life of a bunch of Chartered Accountancy-aspirants and the hardships they face as they try to achieve their dreams. The series revolves around the story of these aspirants through the eyes of Archie Mehta and her friends. Half CA also portrays how society reacts to those who fail to crack one of the toughest exams in the country.
3. Dhootha
Director: Vikram Kumar
Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Srikanth Murali, Prachi Desai, Anish Kuruvilla, Tharun Bhascker, Rohini, Tanikella Bharani, Pasupathy, Priya Bhavani Shankar
Synopsis: The Telugu-language series that marked the OTT debut of actor Naga Chaithanya is a gripping neo-noir supernatural thriller. The compelling series revolves around Sagar Varma Avuduri, a journalist whose life turns upside down after he becomes a murder suspect. He is determined to clear his name and this leads him to a series of thrilling experiences.
4. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Director: Glendyn Ivin
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Alexander England
Synopsis: This intense drama is based on an international best-selling novel by Holly Ringland. In the Australian series, Alice Hart, a nine-year-old girl, loses her parents in a mysterious fire. She is raised by her grandmother June, who houses a number of damaged women along with Alice on her flower farm. The show explores how Alice is forced to face her past years later.
5. Dahaad: Director: Reema Kagti, Ruchika Oberoi
Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Gulshan Devaiah, Vijay Varma, Sohum Shah
Synopsis: The Hindi-language crime thriller series set in a small town begins when sub inspector Anjali Bhaati comes across an unusual case—27 women, all of them belonging to lower castes, have gone missing. The evidence leads her to the idea that a serial killer is on the loose. The gripping drama is inspired from the true story of Mohan Kumar aka Cyanide Mohan, a serial killer from Karnataka.