A poster of the third season of the new Hindi spy series ‘The Family Man’.
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The latest Hindi season of the popular spy drama series The Family Man has made it to the list of most-watched original shows on Prime Video worldwide for four consecutive days. Headlined by Manoj Bajpayee, the show premiered online on November 21. It is the only Indian film or show to rank on a global list for the viewership on the platform.
The Family Man 3 is India’s most watched show this week
The much-awaited latest season of Raj and DK’s spy series landed online on November 21 and became the most-watched show across all languages and all online platforms in India in just three days. Globally, it was the seventh most-watched original web series on Prime Video for past two days according to Flixpatrol. It made its debut on November 22 at the eighth slot, and maintained the spot till November 23, before climbing one spot on the list. The Family Man was also the most-watched content (films and shows) in India on the platform for the week ending November 23.
Delhi Crime season 3
MUMBAI, INDIA: Rasika Dugal, Shefali Shah, Huma Qureshi and Sayani Gupta attend the trailer launch of Netflix’s web series “Delhi Crime Season 3”. (Photo by Prodip Guha/Getty Images)
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In India, the third season of Netflix show Delhi Crime is the second most-watched show across all online platforms, with four million views in the country alone. On Netflix, it is the sixth most watched non-English show for the week worldwide and the most watched show (across all languages) in ten countries on the platform including India, UAE and Pakistan.
Headlined by Shefali Shah, the show was the second most-watched show in India last week as well. It features Mita Vashisht, Huma Qureshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, and Sayani Gupta along with Shah, Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang, and Denzil Smith. Tanuj Chopra is the showrunner and director of Delhi Crime season 3.
Maharani 4
A poster of Sony LIV original ‘Maharani 4’.
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The political drama Maharani 4 slid down to the third slot on most watched shows across all online platforms in India (all languages) in the week ending November 23. After making its digital debut at the second slot, the show climbed to the top spot for a week before sliding down to the third position. In the latest week, Ormax Media recorded 2.3 million views for the show in India.
Headlined by Huma Qureshi, Maharani 4 is directed by Puneet Prakash and created by Subhash Kapoor (Jolly LLB fame). It is available for streaming on Sony LIV and features Vipin Sharma, Amit Sial, Kani Kasruti, and Vineet Kumar in important roles.
The Family Man 3
Indian actors Manoj Bajpayee and Jaideep Ahlawat lead the new Hindi spy show on Prime Video – ‘The Family Man’.
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In India, The Family Man 3 is the most-watched show across all online platforms (all languages) for the week ending November 24. Ormax Media recorded 6.2 million views for the show in India alone. According to Flixpatrol, it was also the most-watched show in the country and also recorded maximum viewership across films and shows on the platform.
The Family Man is created by Raj and DK and Suman Kumar has written the new season. Kumar has directed the show along with the creators and Tusshar Seyth. Manoj Bajpayee plays the titular family man – an average middle class man in an urban Indian city (Mumbai) who works for an Indian spy agency. Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Vedant Sinha, Gul Panag, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Ashlesha Thakur are back in their respective roles along with Bajpayee with the new season. Jaideep Ahlawat, Nimrat Kaur, Vijay Sethupathi, and Jugal Hansraj also join The Family Man franchise and play important parts in the third season.
The third season of the show revolves around the struggles of the lead intelligence agent – Srikant Tiwari (Bajpayee) – and his team as he faces suspension amid charges of treason. While The Family Man 3 offers a decent enough thrilling experience, it does not match the thrill, charm and candor of the previous seasons. Despite some strong performances, a very limited character build-up fails to allow the audience to warm up to the chemistry between characters. Nonetheless, The Family Man 3 is an interesting and entertaining thriller that deserves those seven hours you may spend watching it. Ahlawat, Priyamani, and Sethupathi deserve special mention for their understated and convincing performances.