The Edge Of Darkness
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. It received generally positive reviews with praise directed towards Devgn’s performance, Mapuskar’s direction, visual style and cinematography.
| Rudra: The Edge of Darkness | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Luther by Neil Cross |
| Written by | Ishan Trivedi Abbas Dalal Hussain Dalal |
| Directed by | Rajesh Mapuskar |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Siddharth Pandit Japjisingh Valecha |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sameer Nair |
| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Sanjay K. Memane |
| Editor | Antara Lahiri |
| Production companies | BBC Studios India Applause Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 4 March 2022 – present |
| Related | |
| Luther | |
Premise
DCP Rudraveer Pratap Singh "Rudra" (Ajay Devgn) is pursuing a suspect who ends up in a comatose state in the hospital. After an inquiry into what happened, he is reinstated in the force.
10 months later
The time apart has taken its toll on him. His investigations lead him to cross into Aliyah Choksi (Raashii Khanna), who is a psychologically affected Doctor and killer. She was suspected of double murder.
Cast
- 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
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | March 4, 2022 | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Genius ki Aukaat" | Rajesh Mapuskar | Ishan Trivedi, Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal | 4 March 2022 | |
| DCP Rudra returns to active duty following an incident with a paedophile and gets a case of a perfect double murder of a prodigy's parents. But not all is as it seems. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "100 Killer" | Rajesh Mapuskar | Ishan Trivedi, Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal | 4 March 2022 | |
| A maniac goes on a rampage against Mumbai Police, killing uniformed cops. The only thing Rudra can do to get to him is to make himself the killer's target. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Bali Ka Bakra" | Rajesh Mapuskar | Ishan Trivedi, Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal | 4 March 2022 | |
| Rudra gets to revisit a previous case when a cult leader suspected of murder becomes active after ten years, kidnapping and killing women to drain their blood. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Weak Spot" | Rajesh Mapuskar | Ishan Trivedi, Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal | 4 March 2022 | |
| A serial killer is on the loose, killing young women and leaving behind a peculiar crime scene. Meanwhile, Rudra's past catches up threatening his investigation and career. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Zabaan Ka Pakka" | Rajesh Mapuskar | Ishan Trivedi, Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal | 4 March 2022 | |
| When the wife of a wealthy businessman is taken hostage and Rudra tries to solve this case, something else comes to light that shakes the ground beneath his feet. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Tod Fod" | Rajesh Mapuskar | Ishan Trivedi, Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal | 4 March 2022 | |
| Framed for his wife's murder, Rudra is on the run while chasing the real murderer. As he becomes the target of the entire police force, he seeks help from an unlikely source. | ||||||
Production
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.
Casting
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, Raashii Khanna joined for an prominent lead role, then 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.
Release
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.
References
External links
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