2020 wrap: Year of crime and criminals in Indian OTT space
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Tue, Dec 29 2020 9:36 IST |
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New Delhi, Dec 29 : From real-life tales to stories rooted in fiction, this was the year of crime in the OTT space, as the genre emerged the clear big winner. Murder mysteries, underworld sagas, and terrorism were popular themes as always, but there were a few new entrants in the world of on-screen crime, too, with the likes of phishing and securities scam becoming central to the plot in hit web shows.
The fact that crime has been the clear winner this year in the Indian OTT race is evident from the IMDB top 10 list of Indian web series of 2020, based on ratings. Eight out of the 10 are crime-themes shows, led by Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story right at the top. The only two non-crime shows in the list are Panchayat, a satire, at the second spot, and Bandish Bandits, a romantic musical at number four. Th
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