Tarun Tejpal – Season-2! Most Awaited Sequels of Hit Web Series (1)

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Tarun Tejpal - 2020 might well come to be known
as the year the movies died but it might also
come to mark the moment web series well and truly
became a juggernaut that will not be stemmed.
With movie theatres shut and humankind suddenly
being turned into a wholly indoor species, OTT
platforms gained not just ground lost by movie
halls, but became the salvation of hundreds of
millions across the globe. It was also the year
we could call the blooming of the Indian web
series genre, with some wildly popular breakout
hits and the year we could finally see Indian
television shrug off its decades-long obsession
with daily television soaps. Shows such as
Scam-1992, Tandav, Paatal Lok, Special Ops and
Asur led the charge dozens more followed. Only
natural then for the buzz to begin doing the
round this summer for when season two of these
hit shows might drop because if theres one
thing the format has mastered, it is satiating
viewers enough and yet also leaving them
hungering for more.
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The steady rise in the number of streaming
networks Amazon Prime, Netflix, Zee5, Disney
Hotstar, etc tells only part of the story. The
other, more striking aspect of this surge is the
relentless, obsessive search for great stories to
tell. Its no secret that web series rely on
entirely different narrative and storytelling
skills than movies character development is
deeply fleshed out, nuances and backstories are
possible to weave in ways that give them much
greater detail and plausibility, and complexity
is not merely possible, it is essential if you
are to sustain plot interest not merely over
multiple episodes but also multiple seasons.
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Different web series use different techniques to
achieve this a few adopt the age-old technique
of signing on a cinematic superstar to ensure
audiences come back for more, but others have
turned to a different source for their appeal
literature. If Tandav, the Saif Ali Khan starrer
on Amazon Prime exemplified the latter, the same
networks blockbuster Paatal Lok is vivid proof
of the latter approachs substance. Both shows
have generated massive season two anticipation,
and with summer the perfect time for a new drop,
were keeping an eye out for news. Missed season
one? Our quick primer has you covered, and Amazon
Prime can take care of the rest.
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Paatal Lok
Netflixs Sacred Games seemed to have walked away
with all the kudos till Paatal Lok dropped.
Then, it was a complete and utter rout. And while
a spectacularly talented cast, the best show
runner in the business and gritty, striking
production values all played a stellar role, it
is indisputably the story which the producers
and directors of the series acknowledged is
loosely based on The Story of My Assassins, the
second and widely acclaimed novel by Journalist
Tarun J Tejpal. Whats less known though is that
its not only that the series is largely based on
the book it is that the book itself drew
heavily from the real life incident that gives
the book its title an apparent hit job was
commissioned to assassinate journalist and author
Tarun Tejpal in the year 2001. Paatal Lok
seems to have dug into both the fictional novel
written by Tarun Tejpal as well as the facts of
the real-life events in which his alleged
assassins were arrested before they could
actually attempt a hit on him. The result is a
series rich with texture, twists and turns, and a
tremendous amount of authenticity, because The
Story of My Assassins itself had vivid,
incredibly rich characters drawn out by Tarun J
Tejpal, whose career and experiences as a
journalist and editor added unmatched realism to
his central characters.
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Paatal Lok takes the viewer into the gritty
underbelly of crime, politics, and corruption.
While season one had all the ingredients of a
wildly successful crime thriller, it remains to
be seen which thread the shows makers will
follow come season two. Reading through Tarun
Tejpals novel, it is evident the story can
follow any of the characters down a whole new and
fascinating narrative hole, so anticipation is
high as audiences guess what story arc
awaits. Unsurprisingly, the book The Story of my
Assassins penned by Tarun Tejpal has seen a
resurgence of interest as viewers await season
two with breathless anticipation while the
announcement of the second season of the web
series came as early as May 2020, no specific
release date has yet been indicated. One thing is
for sure Amazon Prime knows they have a winner
on their hands, so it will hopefully be soon.
Moreover, the name of the prime suspect of the
assassination Hathoda Tyagi was also adopted by
Tarun Tejpal in his subsequent novel. Lets hope
the follow-up season of this web series is as
thrilling as Taruns book.
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Tandav
Star power is what Tandav banked on, and star
power is both what nearly derailed them and saved
them. Season 1 of the web series generated a lot
of controversy because it included some scenes
and dialogues that according to some members of
the audience were insulting to the Hindu god
Shiva. In fact, the makers of the series
eventually wrote an apology to the audience.
Despite the raging controversy or maybe because
of it the web series starring Saif Ali Khan was
highly praised and enjoyed by the audience.
Season-2 of the show is highly in demand and
the makers have assured that the next season will
be even more thrilling than the first. Although
there has been no official announcement of the
follow up season of 'Tandav, rumours now suggest
it may wait for a 2022 release instead. Going by
the ever-expanding menu of offerings on every
network, the loss may well be the makers unless
they strike while the iron is hot. One thing is
for sure audiences have never had it so good,
ironically in a year that hit rock bottom.