Best dark & gritty English web series on SonyLIV in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

13 web series on SonyLIV in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.9. Newest addition: Damages, added to SonyLIV on 21 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. Damages (2007)

Web series · English · 5 seasons · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (33.4K votes)

TwistyFast-pacedDark & grittyMature

Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case th

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2. This City Is Ours (2025)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.8 (11.4K votes)

MatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

Notorious gang boss Ronnie (Sean Bean) steps back from his criminal empire, triggering a violent power struggle between his volatile son Jamie (Jack McMullen) and trusted lieutenant Michael (James Nelson Joyce), who sees his chance to seize control. As rivalries ignite and loyalties fracture, the family behind the city

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3. Twisted Metal (2023)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Action & Adventure, Comedy · IMDb 7.3 (41.1K votes)

Visually stunningMatureFast-pacedFunny

A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of t

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4. Red Eye (2024)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (12.9K votes)

Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatCold & detachedTwisty

London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.

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5. The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2025)

Web series · English · 1 season · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 7.2 (4.8K votes)

TwistySlow-burnVisually stunningDark & gritty

Dorrigo Evans, an Australian surgeon on the Burma Railway during WWII, is haunted by his time as a POW, as well as a forbidden affair he had with his uncle's wife prior to the war.

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6. Accused (2023)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (7.3K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedDialogue-drivenEdge-of-seat

In this crime anthology series, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back. Told from the defendant’s point of view, each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their

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7. Long Bright River (2025)

Web series · English · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.8 (12.8K votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

A police officer patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.

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8. High Country (2024)

Web series · English · 2 seasons · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (3.0K votes)

Cold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced

When detective Andrea 'Andie' Whitford is transferred to the Victorian High Country, she is thrust into a baffling mystery of five missing persons who have vanished into the wilderness. Through an edge-of-the-seat, high-stakes investigation, Andie uncovers a complex web involving murder, deceit and revenge.

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9. Onyx Equinox (2020)

Web series · English · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 7.0 (627 votes)

Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced

A young Aztec boy is saved from death by the gods and chosen to act as ‘humanity’s champion,’ forced to discard his apathy toward his fellow man and prove humanity’s potential in a fight that spans across fantastical-yet-authentic Mesoamerican cultures.

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10. Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator (2023)

Web series · English · 1 season · Documentary · IMDb 6.9 (431 votes)

Cold & detachedVisually stunningStraightforwardDark & gritty

He came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny. How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.

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11. Stags (2024)

Web series · English · 1 season · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 5.2 (470 votes)

MatureEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty

Stu's stag do in South America goes bad when Greg collapses at customs and is found to be full of cocaine. Arrested, the group are taken to an island prison run by cocaine-smuggling siblings, Selma and Branco. Things go from very bad to much worse.

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12. The Killing Kind (2023)

Web series · English · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 5.9 (2.0K votes)

Cold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

Barrister Ingrid Lewis defends John Webster against stalking charges, only for Webster to turn on her.

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13. The Winter King (2023)

Web series · English · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 6.0 (7.0K votes)

Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious

Bastard son Arthur returns to the land he's been banished from to find a kingdom in chaos. Seeking the aid of his oldest confidants, Arthur aims to right Britain's path as he faces the most unexpected of obstacles.

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