Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies
Entertainment and streaming service Netflix are working on
original series, based on the book, "Bard of Blood".
Penned by the young Indian author, Bilal Siddiqi the
book will adapted to an eight-episode high-octane political
espionage thriller series.
"We have always tried to create world class content and
entertainment from India. Netflix has shown that Indian
stories have a global audience and we would love to use this
platform and its reach to tell more stories," Shah Rukh said
in a statement.
Set against the backdrop of the Indian subcontinent, the
multilingual series will tell the story of an expelled spy,
Kabir Anand who is recalled from his new life as a Shakespeare
professor in Panchgani to save his country and long-lost love.
The series will be shot on location and the characters
will interact in Hindi, Urdu, English and other languages.
"We believe in the global vision of Red Chillies to
create groundbreaking content out of India. It's exciting to
deepen our relationship with Red Chillies and expand our slate
of originals in India.
"We are thrilled to work with a brilliant, young writer
like Bilal Siddiqi and take his gripping, inventive
storytelling to Netflix members worldwide," said Reed
Hastings, Netflix Founder and CEO.
