Mirzapur (TV series)
| Mirzapur | |
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| Genre | Crime Thriller Action |
| Created by |
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| Written by | Season-1: Puneet Krishna Vineet Krishna Karan Anshuman Season-2: Puneet Krishna Vineet Krishna Season-3: Apurva Dhar Badgaiyan Avinash Singh Tomar Avinash Singh Vijay Narayan Verma |
| Directed by | Season-1: Aditya mohanty Karan Anshuman Mihir Desai Season-2: Aditya mohanty Mihir Desai Season-3: Aditya mohanty Anand Iyer |
| Starring | see Cast section |
| Music by | Anand Bhaskar |
| Opening theme | Mirzapur Theme Song (seasons 1–2) Mirzapur Reprise (Season 3) |
| Composer | John Stewart Eduri |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ritesh Sidhwani Farhan Akhtar Kassim Jagmagia Aditya mohanty |
| Cinematography | Sanjay Kapoor |
| Editors | Siddheshwar Ekambe Manan Ashwin Mehta Anshul Gupta |
| Running time | 38–65 minutes |
| Production company | Excel Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Video |
| Release | 16 November 2018 – present |
Mirzapur is an Indian action crime thriller streaming television series created for Amazon Prime Video, by Karan Anshuman, who wrote the script along with Puneet Krishna & Vineet Krishna. Anshuman directed the first season of the series, along with Aditya mohanty and Mihir Desai, the latter of whom directed the second season. The series is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar of Excel Entertainment. The story follows Akhandanand “Kaleen” Tripathi, a crime boss and businessman who is the proverbial ruler of Mirzapur district in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh state in India.
In the first season, the main cast features Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyendu Sharma, Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Gaur and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The second season retains the principal cast from the first season, excluding Massey and Pilgaonkar, with new cast consisting of Vijay Varma, Isha Talwar, Lilliput, Anjum Sharma, Priyanshu Painyuli, Anangsha Biswas and Neha Sargam.
The series was filmed mostly across Uttar Pradesh, primarily shot in Mirzapur, and other locations including Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Lucknow, Raebareli, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi. Sanjay Kapoor served as the cinematographer, with Manan Mehta and Anshul Gupta edited the series. John Stewart Eduri composed the background score.
The first season of Mirzapur was released on 16 November 2018. The series opened to positive response from audiences, while critics gave mixed reviews. The performances of the cast members, particularly Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal received rave response. It eventually became the most popular streaming series in India, after Sacred Games. The second season of Mirzapur was released on 23 October 2020. The third season of the show was released on 5 July 2024. The first two seasons were received positively, however the third season received mixed reactions from the audience.
A film adaptation of the series has been announced and is slated for theatrical release in 2026.