With OTT Streaming on an all-time rise, various leading platforms stream a multitude of web series every other day. Whether they are in English or in Hindi, whether they belong to the genre of thriller or romance, there is no dearth of content to stream online. However, no matter how much content is released, only some shows are able to get love from the audiences, while others fade away into oblivion.
One of the most common parameters to measure the success of a web show is its IMDb Rating. Now, IMDb has released a list of the 50 most popular Indian web series of all time. The list includes shows streaming on Netflix, Disney+Hotstar, Amazon Prime, Zee5, SonyLIV, MX Player, Voot, and Jio Cinema (a total 12 OTT platforms). The list includes names like Shahid Kapoor’s Farzi, Manoj Bajpyaee’s The Family Man, and Vikrant Massey’s Broken But Beautiful & Criminal Justice.
Before we share the list of these top 50 web series, let us have a look at how the list was created and how do those included in the list feel.
How was the IMDb List made?
IMDb itself shared the video, with the caption- “The IMDb Top 50 Most Popular Indian Web Series of All Time are here! Save this post to complete your watchlist. The rankings of the Top 50 Most Popular Indian Web Series of all time are determined by the page views of IMDb customers in India between January 1, 2018 to May 10, 2023.”
Speaking about two of their web series (Farzi & The Family Man) being included in the list, Raj and DK shared, “We are flattered and humbled that both of our shows, ’The Family Man’ and ‘Farzi’ have made it into the list. It reinforces our faith that we are doing something right and further fuels our motivation to work hard and do our best and make good cinema.”
Meanwhile, this list can prove to be a checklist or a binge-watch list for those who love to consume content and are looking for something good to watch these days.
Here is the list of the Top 50 Most Popular Indian Web Series of All Time
1. Sacred Games (2018)
- Starring- Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes-16
- IMDb Rating-8.5/10
- Synopsis- A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer in a quest to save Mumbai from the cataclysm.
2. Mirzapur (2018)
- Starring- Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes-19
- IMDb Rating-8.5/10
- Synopsis-Akhandanand Tripathi made millions exporting carpets and became the mafia boss of Mirzapur. His son Munna, an unworthy, power-hungry, heir stops at nothing to continue his father’s legacy.
3. Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)
- Starring- Prateek Gandhi, Anjali Barot & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-10
- IMDb Rating-9.3/10
- Synopsis- It follows the life of Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker who took the stock market to dizzying heights and then had a catastrophic downfall in 1980s India.
4. The Family Man (2019)
- Starring- Manoj Baipayee, Sharib Hashmi & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 19
- IMDb Rating- 8.7/10
- Synopsis-Srikant Tiwari, a middle-class man who also serves as a world-class spy tries to balance his familial responsibilities with a highly secretive special cell of the NIA.
5. Aspirants (2021)
- Starring-Naveen Kasturia, Namita Dubey & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 5
- IMDb Rating-9.2/10
- Synopsis-Story of 3 friends preparing for the UPSC examination and their friendship against all odds.
6. Criminal Justice (2019)
- Starring- Vikrant Massey, Pankaj Tripathi & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 10
- IMDb Rating- 8.1/10
- Synopsis- A middle-class cab driver has his life turned upside down after being falsely accused of murder.
7. Breathe (2018)
- Starring- R.Madhavan, Amit Sadh & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 8
- IMDb Rating- 8.3/10
- Synopsis- Based on the question- How far will you go to protect the one you love, Breathe is a story of 2 desperate and driven men engaged in a cat and mouse chase to save their loved ones.
8. Kota Factory (2019)
- Starring- Jitendra Kumar, Urvi Singh & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 10
- IMDb Rating- 9/10
- Synopsis-Like many students from across India, Vaibhav comes to Kota to prepare for JEE and NEET. Along with his friends, he navigates campus life and works hard to get into IIT.
9. Panchayat (2020)
- Starring- Jitendra Kumar, Sanvikaa & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 16
- IMDb Rating- 8.9/10
- Synopsis-An engineering graduate, Abhishek, is unable to find a job of his caliber. So he ends up working for a panchayat in a remote Indian village and deals with several mundane challenges.
10. Paatal Lok (2020)
- Starring- Jaideep Ahlawat, Abhishek Banerjee & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 9
- IMDb Rating- 8/10
- Synopsis-A cynical inspector is tasked with investigating a high-profile case which leads him into a dark realm of the underworld.
11. Special Ops (2020)
- Starring- Kay Kay Menon, Sana Khan & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 8
- IMDb Rating- 8.6/10
- Synopsis-Himmat Singh leads a task force searching for the mastermind behind several terrorist attacks.
12. Asur: Welcome to the Dark Side (2020)
- Starring- Arshad Warsi, Barun Sobti & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 16
- IMDb Rating- 8.4/10
- Synopsis-A former forensic expert returns to join the CBI of Investigation as they investigate the brutal murders of a serial killer in Varanasi.
13. College Romance (2018)
- Starring- Gagan Arora, Apoorva Arora & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes -15
- IMDb Rating-8.4/10
- Synopsis-Three best friends look for love, laughs, and some lifelong memories while attending college together.
14. Apharan (2018)
- Starring-Arunoday Singh, Nidhi Singh & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 23
- IMDb Rating- 8.3/10
- Synopsis-Rudra, a senior police inspector is set on a mission to catch a wanted criminal with his personal life on stake.
15. Flames (2018)
- Starring- Ritvik Sahore, Tanya Maniktala & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes- 15
- IMDb Rating- 8.9/10
- Synopsis- A teenage romance from The Timeliners that aims straight from the heart. This web series is the story of a young romance unfolding as a chemical reaction.
16. Dhindora (2021)
- Starring- Bhuvan Bam, Gayatri Bhardwaj & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 8
- IMDb Rating- 8.9/10
- Synopsis-It revolves around Bhuvan and his family’s everyday lives when an unexpected purchase leads to a series of events and depicts every common man’s larger-than-life dreams.
17. Farzi (2023)
- Starring- Shahid Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 8
- IMDb Rating- 8.4/10
- Synopsis- Sunny, a brilliant small-time artist is propelled into the high-stakes world of counterfeiting when he creates the perfect fake currency note.
18. Aashram (2020)
- Starring- Bobby Deol, Dileep Chaudhary & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes- 29
- IMDb Rating- 7.1/10
- Synopsis-The story revolves around a godman, Baba Nirala, whose followers from the disadvantaged sections have blind faith in him and will do anything that he asks of them.
19. Inside Edge (2017)
- Starring- Tanuj Virwani, Richa Chaddha & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes- 30
- IMDb Rating- 7.9/10
- Synopsis- The story of the Mumbai Mavericks, a T20 cricket franchise playing in the Powerplay League.
20. Undekhi (2020)
- Starring- Ayn Zoya, Surya Sharma & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 20
- IMDb Rating- 7.9/10
- Synopsis- A crime saga with influential drunk-on-power men molding the truth, and the unprivileged striving for justice.
21. Aarya (2020)
- Starring- Sushmita Sen, Sikander Kher & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 17
- IMDb Rating-7.8/10
- Synopsis-A widow seeks revenge against those who killed her husband.
22. Gullak (2019)
- Starring-Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Harsh Mayar & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes- 15
- IMDb Rating- 9.1/10
- Synopsis-Set in quaint by-lanes in the heart of India, Gullak is a collection of disarming and relatable tales of the Mishra family.
23. TVF Pitchers (2015)
- Starring- Naveen Kasturia, Arunabh Kumar & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 10
- IMDb Rating- 9.1/10
- Synopsis-A story of trials and tribulations of 4 young entrepreneurs who quit their jobs in order to pursue their start-up venture.
24. Rocket Boys (2022)
- Starring- Jim Sarbh, Saba Azad & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 16
- IMDb Rating- 8.9/10
- Synopsis-The story of 2 extraordinary men, Dr. Homi Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai who created history while building India’s future.
25. Delhi Crime (2019)
- Starring- Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 12
- IMDb Rating- 8.5/10
- Synopsis- Based on a Delhi gang rape case, this crime drama follows the Delhi Police Investigation into the finding of the men who perpetrated the crime.
26. Campus Diaries (2022)
- Starring- Ritvik Sahore, Saloni Khanna & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 12
- IMDb Rating- 8.9/10
- Synopsis-Campus Diaries is a coming-of-age drama of six students at Excel University.
27. Broken But Beautiful (2018)
- Starring- Vikrant Massey, Harleen Sethi & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes- 31
- IMDb Rating- 8.6/10
- Synopsis-Broken is Veer and Sameera’s story where their hearts were left and damaged after they lost their love. Destiny has brought love into their lives again, will they give it a second chance?
28. Jamtara: Sabka Number Aayega (2020)
- Starring-Monika Panwar, Amit Sial & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 18
- IMDb Rating-7.3/10
- Synopsis-Cousins, Sunny, and Rocky, along with their school dropout friends, run a wildly successful phishing scam from the remote village of Jamtara in Jharkhand. Things go awry when the scam gets ousted in a news report.
29. Taaza Khabar (2023)
- Starring-Bhuvan Bam, Shriya Pilgaonkar & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 6
- IMDb Rating-8.2/10
- Synopsis-A Sanitation worker, how he stumbles upon magical powers which leads to a riveting new ride for the man, and how it stirs his humble life.
30. Abhay (2019)
- Starring- Kunal Khemu, Asha Negi & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes- 24
- IMDb Rating-8/10
- Synopsis- After losing his wife, Special Task Force officer, Abhay Pratap Singh cuts short his official leave to work with his new team on a spate of horrific crimes.
31. Hostel Daze (2019)
- Starring-Nikhil Vijay, Ayushi Gupta & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes- 15
- IMDb Rating- 8.4/10
- Synopsis-4 classmates develop a lasting bond as they strive to survive their first semester in an Indian hostel as their lives interact with other hostel clients.
32. Rangbaaz (2018)
- Starring-Vineet Kumar Singh, Aakanksha Singh & others
- Seasons-3
- Episodes- 24
- IMDb Rating-7.9/10
- Synopsis-The true story of how Shiv Prakash Shukla, a DDU Student in UP’s Gorakhpur region, grew up to become India’s second most-wanted criminal.
33. Bandish Bandits (2020)
- Starring-Ritwik Bhowmik, Shreya Chaudhary & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-10
- IMDb Rating- 8.6/10
- Synopsis-Two singers who have contrasting personalities set out on an incredible journey of self-discovery with one another.
34. Made in Heaven (2019)
- Starring-Arjun Mathur, Sobhita Dhulipala & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-10
- IMDb Rating-8.3/10
- Synopsis-It is the story of 2 wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of big fat Indian weddings revealing many secrets and lies.
35. Immature (2019)
- Starring-Rashmi Agdekar, Omkar Kulkarni & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes-10
- IMDb Rating-8.7/10
- Synopsis-Follows a group of teenagers and all the drama that surrounds them.
36. Little Things (2016)
- Starring-Mithila Palkar, Dhruv Sehgal & others
- Seasons-4
- Episodes- 29
- IMDb Rating-8.2/10
- Synopsis-A cohabitating couple in their 20s navigates the ups and downs of work, modern-day relationships and finding themselves in contemporary Mumbai.
37. The Night Manager (2023)
- Starring- Aditya Roy Kapoor, Anil Kapoor & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-4
- IMDb Rating-8/10
- Synopsis-Follows Shaan Sen Gupta an ex-soldier who must infiltrate an arms dealer’s inner circle to bring down his empire of war.
38. Candy (2021)
- Starring-Riddhi Kumar, Ronit Roy & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-8
- IMDb Rating-8.3/10
- Synopsis-It is a gripping whodunit set in a fictional town in the north called ‘Rudrakand’.
39. Bicchoo Ka Khel (2020)
- Starring-Divyendu, Anshul Chauhan & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-9
- IMDb Rating-7.1/10
- Synopsis-What happens when a young student loses his father to a cover-up? Can he find it in himself to forget the past and move on or is revenge the only thing that can give him some peace of mind?
40. Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya (2022)
- Starring-Tisca Chopra, Ankur Nayyar & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 9
- IMDb Rating- 7.1/10
- Synopsis-A disgraced IAS officer sets out to vindicate herself and takes up a strange case in Shilaspura, a land with occult practices.
41. JL50 (2020)
- Starring-Ritika Anand, Abhay Deol & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 4
- IMDb Rating- 7.4/10
- Synopsis-A plane is discovered to have recently crashed in West Bengal. However, what is so baffling about the incident is that the plane originally went missing 35 years ago.
42. Rana Naidu (2023)
- Starring-Rana Daggubati, Surveen Chawla & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-11
- IMDb Rating-7.2/10
- Synopsis-Rana Naidu can solve any problem in Bollywood: however, when his father is released from prison, the one mess he can’t handle may be his own.
43. Ray (2021)
- Starring-Kay Kay Menon, Akansha Ranjan & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-4
- IMDb Rating-7.1/10
- Synopsis-A cinematographic adaptation of 4 short stories by one of the most celebrated auteurs and writers of India, Satyajit Ray.
44. Sunflower (2021)
- Starring- Radha Bhatt, Sunil Grover & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 8
- IMDb Rating-7.3/10
- Synopsis-A quirky murder mystery based in a housing society called Sunflower.
45. NCR Days (2022)
- Starring-Nikhil Vijay, Raghvika Kohli & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 5
- IMDb Rating-9.1/10
- Synopsis-NCR Days depicts the life of a small-town guy studying in a city that is completely contrasting to his perspective in life.
46. Maharani (2021)
- Starring- Huma Qureshi, Sohum Shah & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes-20
- IMDb Rating-7.9/10
- Synopsis-Politics and personal drama fuse as Bheema Bharti comes out of prison, all geared up to fight Rani and claim back his political position.
47. Mumbai Diaries 26/11 (2021)
- Starring-Mohit Raina, Konkana Sen Sharma & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes-8
- IMDb Rating-8.7/10
- Synopsis-Set during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, it follows the staff of Bombay General Hospital and their travails during the fateful night of November 26. 2008.
48. Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare (2018)
- Starring- Zakir Khan, Kumar Varun & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes- 16
- IMDb Rating-7.6/10
- Synopsis-When Ronny’s dream to become a politician seems to be materializing, a scheming opponent is all set to spoil the party. Will Ronny be able to keep his friends close and enemies closer?
49. Yeh Meri Family (2018)
- Starring-Mona Singh, Vishesh Bansal & others
- Seasons-2
- Episodes-12
- IMDb Rating-9/10
- Synopsis-In the summer of 1998, middle-class Harshu balances school, family, friendship, and other challenges of growing up.
50. Aranyak (2021)
- Starring- Raveena Tandon, Anna Ador & others
- Seasons-1
- Episodes- 8
- IMDb Rating- 7.8/10
- Synopsis-Political ploys, personal agendas, and the myth of a murderous entity all surface as two mismatched hill station police officers navigate a web of suspects after a puzzling murder.
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