Netflix unveils non-fiction slate with Indian Matchmaking (Season 2), Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairytale, Mumbai Mafia: Police Vs The Underworld, and more

Netflix unveiled its Indian non-fiction slate of crime, drama and romance titles with Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives (Season 2), Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale, Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld, Social Currency, Indian Matchmaking (Season 2), IRL - In Real Love, and Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer.

Indian Matchmaking and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Lives return for second seasons with more drama, squabbles and laughter. Matchmaker Sima Aunty is back to oversee some matches that align and others that decline, while the glamorous wives club of Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Panday, Seema Kiran Sajdeh and Neelam Kothari Soni reunite in the second season of the reality programme.

The documentary Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairytale follows South superstar Nayanthara in the wake of her marriage to filmmaker Vignesh Shivan, looking at the actress’s journey of success, love and happiness.

In the reality show Social Currency, eight popular influencers compete to power through 21 days without their beloved social media handles and build their identity from scratch. It’s time for them to shed the filters and get #Real. The streaming platform has the dating show IRL - In Real Love which brings new connections, heartbreaks, and a chance to find out if real love will beat virtual love.

Netflix also continues its true crime series with Mumbai Mafia: Police Vs The Underworld and the second part of Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer. Mumbai Mafia swiftly documents the battle for the future of Mumbai which raged through the 1990s, fought on the city’s streets between the police and organised crime. The gritty, grimy true-to-life depiction showcases the chase between the D-Company and the Encounter Squad through extortion, racketeering, drugs, and finally terrorism.

The second part of Indian Predator titled The Diary of a Serial Killer is the taunting tale of a serial killer, who amidst accusations, rumours and a media trial, eventually comes forward to tell his story in this true crime documentary.

The non-fiction titles are expected to be premiered online later this year.

The full list of series details below:

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives: Season 2

Executive Producer: Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Aneesha Baig
Creative Director: Manu Maharshi
Series Director: Uttam Domale
Series Producer: Vrishali Kemkar
Creative Producer: Naomi Datta
Cast: Seema Khan, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Pandey, Neelam Kothari Soni

A one of its kind premium reality show which takes you right into the heart of Bollywood [commercial Hindi cinema] through the lives of four friends who have been an integral part of this world for decades now. In a world where relationships are seen as fragile and transactional, our Bollywood wives have remained friends for 25 years. This season, our ladies have to deal with a new (almost) post-pandemic world and are desperate to make up for lost time. They are set to embrace new adventures together as well as individually, and re-examine everything in their lives without fear or judgement. Even if this means a long hard look at their friendship, marriages or partners.

Indian Matchmaking

Executive Producer: Aaron Saidman, Eli Holzman, Smriti Mundhra and J.C. Begley
Series Producer:  The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), a part of Sony Pictures Television
Series Director: Smriti Mundhra
Cast: Sima Taparia, Nadia Jagessar, Viral Joshi, Pradhyuman Maloo, Ashima Chauhaan, Shital Patel, Vinesh Vasnani, Arshneel Kochar, Aparna Shewakramani, Akshay Dhumal, Priya Ashra Shekar Jayaraman, Aashay Shah, Anjali Naskar, Avinash Shingwani, Daman Baath, Meena Rai, Mosum Parikh, Rinkle Goyal, Viral Kothari, Vishal Kalyanasundaram and Devika Vaid.

The job of Mumbai’s premier matchmaker is never over! Sima Taparia is back with eight fresh, hour-long episodes of Indian Matchmaking S2 as she helps single millennials around the globe find their perfect match. This season, Sima will manage more expectations than ever before from clients, old and new – with wishlists ranging from man-buns, to an “ovo-lacto-semi-vegetarian” diet, to a shared love of Taco Bell. Drawing from her decades of experience, insightful intuition and traditional methods, Sima strives to help some lucky singles find their destinies!

Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer

Executive Producers: Chandni Ahlawat Dabas
Series Director:  Dheeraj Jindal
Series Producer: India Today Originals Production
Writer:  Sudeep Nigam
Creative Producer: Moumita Sen

When a young, well-loved journalist goes missing in Allahabad, the entire community comes together to unearth the truth. In the process they find an unlikely suspect - a small-time local politician's husband. Just when the police thought the case was closed, they find a diary that has a list of 13 names along with that of the dead journalist.

IRL - In Real Love

Showrunner and Director: Raghu Ram
Creative Director: Rajiv Lakshman
Executive Producer: Ravi Luthria
Head of Production: Kawal Soni
Supervising Producer: Karishma Bhatia
Shoot EP: Dezadd
Associate Creative Director: Yamini Chugh,  Zorawar Sangha
Production Designer: Arushi Gupta
Associate Production Designer : Varishth Gupta
DOP: Sudhir Koushik

Love was never easy. Where it was once difficult to meet someone interesting and make a true connection, there is now a problem of plenty. Online dating apps have revolutionised the way we meet and interact with other singles. But can connections made online compete with connections made IRL? IRL - In Real Love is an experiment to try to answer this contemporary dating dilemma. Four singles with diverse dating personalities embark on a journey to find a true connection by meeting mates both online and IRL. Who will win this tug of love between tradition and technology?

Mumbai Mafia: Police Vs The Underworld

Executive Producer: Morgan Matthews and Sophie Jones
Series Director: Francis Longhurst & Raaghav Dar
Series Producer: Supriya Sobti Gupta & Batul Mukhtiar

This feature documentary follows the battle for the future of Mumbai which raged on the city’s streets between police and organised crime through the 1990s. On one side: D-Company - an infamous group of gangsters known for being a ruthless, violent operation who use extortion, racketeering, drugs and finally terrorism to hold the city in a bulldog grip. On the other: A rising band of Encounter Specialists - a team of maverick moustachioed police officers tasked with taking back control of the streets. In this immersive and cinematic feature documentary, visceral interviews with the officers at the heart of the fight will drive the police narrative, untangling the psychology behind their tactics as the situation on the streets escalates.

Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairytale

Producer: The Rowdy Pictures
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
Cast: Nayanthara, Vignesh Sivan

Superstar Nayanthara recently got married in a fairy tale wedding to ace filmmaker Vignesh Shivan. As they are both poised to start this new phase in life, Nayanthara: Beyond The Fairytale gives an all-access peek into their lives, the marriage, and beyond. We try to unpack who the intensely private Nayanthara is, and how Vignesh has made her harness the full power of her talent and love - as an artist and a woman.
 
Social Currency

Executive Producer: Fazila Allana, Kamna Menezes, Chad Greulach
Senior Creative Director: Meghana Badola
Series Director: Sagar More
Concept: Sanvari Alagh Nair
Cast: Roshni Rai, Mridul Madhok, Sakshi Sagar Chopra, Vagmita Singh, Ruhi Dilip Singh, Aakash Mehta, Bhavin Ashwin Bhanushali, Parth Laghate

Eight popular social media influencers whose "influence" is put to test in the real world without their super power -their online identities and highly followed accounts! In a battle for survival and influence - who will be the most 'liked' on and off the phone screens?