Rudra: The Edge of Darkness Web Series Details:
| Based on | Luther by Neil Cross |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Crime drama Psychological thriller Serial drama |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Release date | 4 March 2022 |
| Running time | 53min |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Raashii Khanna Esha Deol Atul Kulkarni Ashwini Kalsekar Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Directed by | Rajesh Mapuskar |
| Written by | Ishan Trivedi Abbas Dalal Hussain Dalal |
| Produced by | Sameer Nair |
| Cinematography by | Sanjay K. Memane |
| Edited by | Antara Lahiri |
| Music by | Siddharth Pandit Japjisingh Valecha |
| Production Company | BBC Studios India Applause Entertainment |
| Distributor | Disney+ Hotstar |
Rudra: The Edge of Darkness Web Series Cast & Character:
- Ajay Devgn as DCP Rudraveer Pratap Singh (Rudra)
- Raashii Khanna as Dr. Aliyah Choksi
- Esha Deol as Shaila Durrani Singh “Shai”
- Atul Kulkarni as DCP Gautam Navlakha
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Jt. Commissioner Deepali Handa
- Tarun Gahlot as P. I. Prabal Thakur
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Jt. CP Raman Acharya
- Rajiv Kachroo as Mandar Naik
- Milind Gunaji as Colonel Yashwant Nikose
- Luke Kenny as JK Lamba
- Vikram Singh Chauhan as Captain Ashok Nikose
- K. C. Shankar as Anil Sharma (Fake Name) / Siddheshwar Kumar
- Satyadeep Misra as Rajiv Dattani
- Saad Chaudhary as SCU Officer
- Rajesh Jais as Commissioner
- Vishwanath Kulkarni as Inspector Shivaji Memane
- Vipul Deshpande as Inspector as Rajiv’s house
Storyline:
Set in Mumbai, Rudra – The Edge of Darkness is a race-against-the-clock thriller that delves into the psyche of highly intelligent criminals and the detective who hunts them. Each episode in the series features a new threat even as the overarching series arc continues, portraying the grave personal cost at which DCP Rudraveer Pratap Singh pursues criminals and killers and the unlikely friendship that he forms with Dr. Aliyah Choksi, a genius sociopath.
About Rudra: The Edge of Darkness Web Series:
Rudra: The Edge of Darkness is an Indian psychological crime thriller television series, created for Disney+ Hotstar. It is a remake of British series Luther. The series stars Ajay Devgn, Raashii Khanna and Esha Deol.
In April 2019, Applause Entertainment acquired the rights to remake the hit BBC One’s drama series Luther. In April 2021, Disney+ Hotstar formally announced the show attaching Devgn to star in the lead role with Applause Entertainment and BBC Studios India producing.
In April 2021, reports came in stating that Ajay Devgn will star in the Indian adaptation and the same was confirmed later that month with the series order from Disney+ Hotstar. In July 2021, Esha Deol was cast as the female lead. Later that month, Raashi Khanna, Atul Kulkarni, Ashwini Kalsekar and Ashish Vidyarthi joined the cast. In January 2022, Satyadeep Mishra and Tarun Gahlot were confirmed to be cast in main roles.
The six episode first season premiered on 4 March 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar. In US, the show will be available on Hulu as part of distribution agreements with Star India. It received generally positive reviews with praise directed towards Devgn’s performance, Mapuskar’s direction, visual style and cinematography.
