The 2010s revolutionized how we watch television shows and films. Online streaming services replaced DVDs and download. Binge-watching our favourite shows -both old and new – back-to-back on smartphone and laptops became the new norm. This also marked the birth of web series. Believe it or not, India first started watching web series in 2015 in the form of back-to-back short fiction stories such as Permanent Roommates and Little Things on YouTube. And when the U.S.-based video streaming services, Netflix and Amazon Prime launched in 2016, it took our viewing experience to a whole new level Stranger Things, a sci-fi series, had us on the edge of our seats with Millie Bob Brown’s Eleven or El and the rest of the gang from Hawkins, Indiana.
Netflix is choosing to focus resources on developing its Hindi and English offerings, producing original Netflix series such as Sacred Games, centered on the Mumbai underworld, and Lust Stories, a film anthology exploring love, sex, and relationships. In contrast, India’s video streaming giant Hotstar provides programming Malyalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada, in addition to Hindi and English.
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