Scoop (Indian TV series)
| Scoop | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Created by | Hansal Mehta Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul |
| Based on | Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison by Jigna Vora |
| Written by | Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul Mirat Trivedi Dialogues: Karan Vyas |
| Screenplay by | Anu Singh Choudhary |
| Directed by | Hansal Mehta |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Achint Thakkar |
| Composer | Achint Thakkar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sarita Patil Dikssha Jyote Routray |
| Cinematography | Pratham Mehta |
| Editor | Amitesh Mukherjee |
| Running time | 52–71 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 2 June 2023 – present |
Scoop is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime drama television series created and directed by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul for Netflix. It stars Karishma Tanna, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Harman Baweja in lead roles, along with Prosenjit Chatterjee, Neha Mishra, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Deven Bhojani in supporting roles. The series is produced by Sarita Patil and Dikssha Jyote Routray under the banner Matchbox Shots. The series was released on Netflix on 2 June 2023.
The series is based on Jigna Vora's biographical memoir Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison. It follows the real-life story of Jigna Vora who was accused of the murder of mid-day reporter Jyotirmoy Dey in June 2011.
At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, Scoop received 10 nominations, including Best Director in a Drama Series (Mehta), Best Actress in a Drama Series (Tanna) and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Baweja and Ayyub), and won 4 awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics) (Tanna).