Best dark & gritty Hindi web series on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
51 web series on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.7. Newest addition: Hunkkaar: The Roar, added to JioHotstar on 25 Sep. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Asur (2020)
Web series · Hindi · 3 seasons · U/A 16+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (72.3K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
Set in the backdrop of the mystical city of Varanasi, Asur follows Nikhil Nair, a forensic-expert-turned-teacher, who returns to his roots at the Central Bureau of Investigation, and along with his former mentor Dhananjay Rajpoot, finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game with a brutal serial killer. What follows is
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2. Taaza Khabar (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.0 (58.1K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & gritty
A public toilet caretaker's poverty-stricken life takes a drastic U-turn when he helps an old woman. How long will fate smile upon him?
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3. Special Ops 1.5 The Himmat Story (2021)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Action & Adventure, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (19.6K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedVisually stunning
After the 2001 Parliament attack, a young and idealistic RA&W officer had a theory. In 2003, he had a mystery. This is the story of Himmat Singh
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4. Candy (2021)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Mystery, Crime · IMDb 8.0 (15.1K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Set in the cold winter of Himalayas, Candy revolves around a horrific murder mystery of a high-school student which forces an agonized teacher and a crooked cop to bury their differences and hunt down the killer.
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5. Grahan (2021)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.3 (8.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat
It's 1984 - a tender love story succumbs to the anti-Sikh riots. It's 2016 - IPS officer Amrita Singh uncovers a secret connecting that past to her present.
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6. Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond (2024)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 13+ · Action & Adventure, War & Politics · IMDb 7.8 (18.5K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detachedVisually stunning
Post the deadly Pulwama attacks, Kashyap and his team strike back with a fitting reply. In the age of hybrid warfare, they must race against time to bring back their captured pilot while also battling Pakistan’s lies in global media.
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7. The Freelancer (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (8.3K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyVisually stunningMature
Based on the book 'A Ticket To Syria', ex-Cop turned mercenary Avinash Kamath aka 'The Freelancer', takes up the daunting mission of rescuing Aliya, a newly married girl trapped in a war-torn Syria against the backdrop of growing ISIS terrorism
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8. Aarya (2020)
Web series · Hindi · 3 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (17.2K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced
When her world suddenly turns upside down, will Aarya become the very thing she hated? How far will she go to survive and protect her family?
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9. The Night Manager (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (16.8K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-pacedCold & detached
A hotel's night manager is the only weapon against a dangerous arms dealer. Will he be able to stop him?
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10. Kaalkoot (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (9.0K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyMatureStraightforward
Follows the life of Ravishankar Tripathi, a tenacious and dedicated police officer who finds himself at the forefront of a challenging acid attack case.
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11. Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Drama, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.7 (10.9K votes)
MatureVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Savitri, the matriarch of a massive cartel in the lawless Borderlands, opens up a battle for succession to find her heir in a murky world of drugs and violence.
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12. Murder in Mahim (2024)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Crime · IMDb 7.3 (41.6K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwistyMature
Police officer Shivajirao Jende and his friend, Retired journalist Peter Fernandes plunge into a murder investigation in Mumbai's underbelly. In a thrilling tale adapted from Jerry Pinto's critically acclaimed book, they uncover secrets of desire, greed, despair and also confront the shadows of their long lost friendsh
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13. Pill (2024)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 7.8 (6.2K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Pill unravels the deep-set rot in the Indian pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Prakash along with three whistle-blowers face a powerful pharma giant Forever Cure to expose the corrupt nexus of pharma, middlemen, and doctors through which a pill reaches the common man. Will the good be able to overcome the evil?
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14. Human (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.5 (11.5K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwisty
In the race to make the next money-spinning drug, saving lives takes a backseat and people become less than human.
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15. 24: India (2013)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · Action & Adventure, Mystery · IMDb 8.0 (3.7K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningTwisty
Racing against the clock, ATU agent Jai Singh Rathod has 24 explosive hours in Mumbai to stop the assasination of the youngest ever Prime Minister.
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16. Kanneda (2025)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Crime · IMDb 7.7 (4.4K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Against the backdrop of 1990s Toronto, a Punjabi singer's journey from street performer to rising star leads him into dangerous territory.
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17. City of Dreams (2019)
Web series · Hindi · 3 seasons · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.7 (4.1K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
An assassination attempt on Mumbai's most powerful politician triggers a dirty game of power and politics in the Gaikwad family. With his son and daughter racing to the throne, lines between moral and immoral blur and a lot is at stake
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18. Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Mystery · IMDb 7.1 (8.7K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seat
A disgraced IAS Officer sets out to vindicate herself and takes up a strange case in Shilaspura,a land with occult practices.
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19. Illegal (2020)
Web series · Hindi · 3 seasons · U/A 16+ · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 6.8 (27.4K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyFast-pacedMature
What do you do when justice itself is out of order? A racy legal drama, set in the lesser-known world of a high-end law firm where justice is measured against billable hours and the lawyers are seldom on the right side of the law. Enter the infamous ‘Mad Lawyer’ Niharika Singh who will fight tooth and nail for justice…
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20. Hunkkaar: The Roar (2026)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (2.0K votes)
MatureDark & grittySeriousEdge-of-seat
When a teenager accuses a revered cult leader of sexual assault, it sparks a national conflict. As the truth unravels, the line between faith and justice blurs.
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21. Gaanth (2024)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.8 (10.1K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Suspended Inspector Gadar Singh is summoned to a crime scene where the Chandel family is found hanging. One of them survives, leading to media frenzy and speculation of murder.
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22. Aar Ya Paar (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.4 (1.3K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyVisually stunningStraightforward
When the modern world's greed destroys his idyllic tribal existence, a valiant archer becomes a deadly assassin to get even.
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23. Ssshhhh...Koi Hai (2001)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · Drama · IMDb 7.5 (1.1K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
From haunted houses to ghosts and zombies, here's a series of spine-chilling stories.
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24. Hostages (2019)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.8 (6.4K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedTwistyDark & gritty
Four masked men break into the Anand family home, taking them hostage. Pushed into a do-or-die situation, Dr. Mira Anand has to make a choice. Will she take a life to save lives?
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25. The Great Indian Murder (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 6.7 (14.2K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedMatureDark & gritty
Vikrant aka Vicky Rai, industrialist with a Casanova lifestyle, is killed at his own party to celebrate his acquittal in the rape and murder of two young girls. His father, Jagannath Rai, who is also the Home Minister of Chhattisgarh, demands a CBI inquiry. Officers Suraj Yadav and Sudha Bharadwaj lead the investigatio
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26. Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.7 (9.4K votes)
Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Set in the Special Crimes Unit of the Mumbai Police, Revolving around DCP Rudraveer Singh, who is under the system’s radar despite being one of its best minds at work.
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27. Barrister Babu (2020)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Drama, Family · IMDb 7.1 (1.3K votes)
Fast-pacedHeartwarmingDark & gritty
In a bid to save an 8-year-old girl from becoming the victim of Sati, Anirudh marries a curious and tyrant girl Bondita. Anirudh educates Bondita and makes her the first "Barrister Babu" of their region.
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28. Lootere (2024)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (1.4K votes)
Fast-pacedMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
When pirates hijack a ship off the coast of Somalia, a high-stakes game is played with innocent lives and a precious piece of cargo aboard.
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29. Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? (2011)
Web series · Hindi · 8 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (334 votes)
MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyFast-paced
A traumatised Jahnvi struggles with her obsessive, abusive husband, Viraj. Can she protect herself when things get out of hand?
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30. Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar (2024)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 6.5 (3.6K votes)
Dark & grittySeriousCold & detached
Two families clash over societal and caste differences spurring a saga of revenge. All this happens when a love story goes wrong.
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