So, if you thought the golden period in Indian streaming is over… well, you might just be right. The rest of the 2025 web series lineup is likely to outdo itself, though, offering a series of thrillers and dramas to cater for your weekend watchlist. 2025 web series in India promise the whole shebang: courtroom battles, small-town crime, political machinations, and a little bit of retro gambling via Matka King. Let’s jump into the list of upcoming web series in 2025.
This year, web series seem less interested in playing safe and more in playing god. The 2025 web series calendar is stacked with morally murky tales and stories that bleed into real life — quite literally in the case of The Ba**ds of Bollywood. Meanwhile, streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are doubling down on Indian originals as they clearly sense that the audience is hungry for binge-worthy content. Whether it’s the return of cult favourites (like murder mystery series Kohrra season 2) or fresh drops with provocative titles (like Rangeen), these new web series in 2025 entries are itching to make headlines.
There has been a subtle shift in Indian web space towards realism, albeit the gritty kind. Several upcoming web series in 2025 have taken cues from Indian social currents: systemic rot, the dark underbelly of fame, fractured justice. Mandala Murders, starring Vaani Kapoor, is one of those series that take it up several notches and invite you into a world where truth is stranger and bloodier than fiction.
Top upcoming web series to watch in latter half of 2025
1 /9
Created by: Sooriya Prathap S.
Cast: Saravanan, Namritha, Aroul D Shankar, Iniya Ram
Synopsis: A gentle lawyer (Saravanan) reluctantly takes on a searing (literally) courtroom case after a man self-immolates demanding justice for his missing daughter. As the trial heats up, he battles institutional pressure, moral dilemmas, and his own demons.
2 /9
Created by: Gopi Puthran
Cast: Vaani Kapoor, Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Surveen Chawla, Shriya Pilgaonkar
Synopsis: When ritualistic killings terrorise the town of Charandaspur, detectives Rea Thomas (Kapoor) and Vikram Singh (Gupta) uncover ties to an ancient secret society. This series combines mythology and conspiracy to provide a solid murder mystery experience.
3 /9
Created by: Richie Mehta
Cast: Shefali Shah, Rajesh Tailang, Rasika Dugal
Synopsis: India’s favourite crime drama series Delhi Crime‘s next chapter appears to plunge “Madam Sir” (Shah) into the dark and all-too-real world of human trafficking. The teaser hints at a harrowing case involving the disappearance of young girls. Huma Qureshi plays the villain. Expect another emotionally charged investigation, grounded in realism and driven by gritty performances.
4 /9
Created by: Suparn Varma, Umesh Bist
Cast: Kajol, Kubbra Sait, Sheeba Chaddha
Synopsis: After a harrowing season 1 where lawyer Noyonika (Kajol) defended her husband in a sex‑corruption scandal, season 2 escalates with, we expect, more courtroom battles and moral quandaries. The plot details are being kept under wraps and there is no trailer yet, but we should hear more soon.
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5 /9
Created by: Raj Nidimoru & Krishna D.K.
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi
Synopsis: Srikant Tiwari is back in this much-awaited season 3 of The Family Man on Prime Video. Having walked the tightrope of high-stakes secret missions and domestic turmoil so far in the first two seasons, this season is bound to set new benchmarks. Look for high-octane spy missions, mind-blowing twists, the same quick wits, and emotional moments that made the series one of a kind. With fresh dangers on the horizon, Srikant’s biggest fight may be the one in his own backyard (once again).
6 /9
Created by: Aryan Khan, Bilal Siddiqi, Manav Chauhan
Cast: Bobby Deol, Raghav Juyal, Lakshya
Synopsis: A biting, behind‑the‑scenes satire of Bollywood moguls, scandals, and power plays. It is all set to expose Tinseltown’s underbelly in dramatic style. Created by Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, this series reunited Raghav Juyal and Lakshya after Kill (2023).
7 /9
Created by: Gunjit Chopra, Sudip Sharma, Diggi Sisodia
Cast: Barun Sobti, Mona Singh
Synopsis: Another brutal murder rattles Punjab, pulling detectives Garundi (Sobti) and newcomer character played by Singh into a labyrinth of family secrets and fresh suspects. Sadly, Suvinder Vicky, the MVP of season 1, will not be coming back. But with the same creative team, we can expect a darker, twistier sequel.
8 /9
Created by: Amardeep Galsin, Amir Rizvi
Cast: Vineet Kumar Singh, Rajshri Deshpande, Taaruk Raina
Synopsis: What do you do when your picture-perfect marriage goes up in flames? In Rangeen, a decent man answers heartbreak with the worst possible plan: revenge via a crash course in the world of paid intimacy. What begins as a misguided attempt to reclaim control quickly spirals into a series of darkly comic, increasingly humiliating escapades.
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9 /9
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Created by: Nagraj Manjule
Cast: Sai Tamhankar, Vijay Varma, Gulshan Grover
Synopsis: Set in 1960s’ Mumbai, Matka King charts the rise of a humble cotton trader who stumbles upon a revolutionary idea: turning numbers into fortune through a new gambling game called Matka. What starts as a backroom hustle soon explodes into a citywide obsession, disrupting the class divide and pulling both the desperate and the decadent into its web.
