Nowadays, Amazon Prime Video makes many good series and movies available for entertainment. But do you know which was the first Indian web series of Amazon Prime Video? The name of that series is ‘Inside Edge’. This series was released on Amazon Prime Video in the year 2017 and is considered to be the first original web series of the platform. Which has got IMDb rating: 7.9/10 rating.
What is ‘Inside Edge’?
‘Inside Edge’ is a sports crime drama series. In this, the real truth of the cricket world, serious issues like match fixing, money, power and politics have been shown in a very interesting and dramatic manner. This series exposes the dark side hidden behind cricket.
release date
The first season of this series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on July 10, 2017. It was directed by Karan Anshuman and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and Kasim Jagamgia. Its writers were Karan Anshuman, Ananya Modi, Neeraj Udhwani, Nidhi Sharma and Shailesh Ramaswamy. This series is available in both Hindi and English languages, so that more and more viewers can watch it easily.
What is the story?
Season 1: The first season of the series revolves around a T20 cricket franchise named Mumbai Mavericks. This team plays in the PowerPlay League. This season the team has to face serious allegations of match fixing. Besides, there are many complications and controversies regarding the ownership of the team. The season is full of ups and downs, tension and suspense.
Season 2: The story progresses in the second season. Now Vayu Raghavan (starrer by Tanuj Virwani) is leading the Mumbai Mavericks team. This season he takes his team against his biggest competitor Arvind Vashishtha’s team Haryana Hurricanes. Match fixing, personal conflicts of players and internal politics of the team have been shown in more depth.
Season 3: In the third and last season, the story reaches the international level. Vayu Raghavan now competes with Indian cricket team captain Rohit. In this season, the irregularities, pressure and truth of cricket at both domestic and international levels have been presented in a very powerful manner.
The series has a top class cast of brilliant actors:
Vivek Oberoi – Vikrant Dhawan
Richa Chadha – Zarina Malik
Siddhant Chaturvedi – Prashant Kanojia
Tanuj Virwani – Vayu Raghavan
Sayani Gupta – Rohini Raghavan
Angad Bedi, Aamir Bashir, Amit Sial, Jitin Gulati etc.
There are 10 episodes in each season of the series.
Awards and appreciation
‘Inside Edge’ received a lot of appreciation. It received the Best Series Award at the Indian Television Academy Awards (ITAA). Vivek Oberoi was also given the Best Actor Award. Apart from this, this series also received a nomination in the Best Drama Series category at the 46th International Emmy Awards.
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