Best dark & gritty Hindi web series on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
35 web series on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.0. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Sacred Games (2018)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.5 (99.3K votes)
TwistyMatureVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
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2. Delhi Crime (2019)
Web series · Hindi · 3 seasons · A · Crime · IMDb 8.4 (31.4K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Following the police force as they investigate high-profile crimes in Delhi, this series has seasons inspired by both real and fictional events.
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3. The Railway Men - The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984 (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 8.4 (29.3K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & grittyStraightforward
India, 1984. After a deadly gas leaks from a factory in Bhopal, brave railway workers risk their lives to save others in the face of an unspeakable disaster.
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4. Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 13+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (14.9K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detachedFast-paced
As a righteous cop pursues a merciless criminal in Bihar, he finds himself navigating a deadly chase and a moral battle mired in corruption.
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6. Kaala Paani (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 7.9 (12.4K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & grittyCold & detached
Set in the near future, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are quarantined from the rest of the world as a mystery disease engulfs them, prompting the islanders to attempt an unprecedented feat in human history - escaping the Kaala Paani.
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7. Black Warrant (2025)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.9 (8.8K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatSerious
When an upright officer accepts a job at Tihar Jail, he vows to make amends after witnessing cold-blooded corruption within its walls.
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8. Aranyak (2021)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (12.2K votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
After a foreign teenage tourist goes missing in a misty village, Kasturi, a frazzled local cop, is forced to team up with her city-bred successor, Angad, on a high-profile case that unearths skeletons and resurrects a long-forgotten legend of a savage serial killer in the woods.
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9. House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 7.4 (14.8K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyTwistyMature
Suicide, murder... or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.
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10. Khakee: The Bengal Chapter (2025)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.5 (6.6K votes)
Cold & detachedFast-pacedDark & grittyTwisty
When upright cop Arjun Maitra takes on Kolkata's feared don Bagha and his henchmen, he must battle a broken system and navigate bloody gang wars.
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12. Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega (2020)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (11.2K votes)
Cold & detachedFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A group of small-town young men run a lucrative phishing operation, until a corrupt politician wants in on their scheme -- and a cop wants to fight it.
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13. Trial by Fire (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (4.7K votes)
Dark & grittySerious
After the deadly Uphaar cinema fire, two grief-stricken parents navigate the loss of their kids and a dogged fight for justice.
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14. Rana Naidu (2023)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (14.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Rana Naidu can solve any problem in Bollywood. But when his father is suddenly released from prison, the one mess he can’t handle may be his own.
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15. GHOUL (2018)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.0 (16.3K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyMature
A newly minted military interrogator arrives at a covert detention center to discover that some of the terrorists held there are not of this world.
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16. Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web (2026)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.1 (7.7K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detachedVisually stunning
A dedicated customs officer and his team take on a notorious smuggler leading a powerful syndicate, but unexpected obstacles threaten their mission.
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17. Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (10.8K votes)
Cold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Relentlessly pursued by a powerful politician’s daughter who will do anything to make him hers, a man slips down a dark, risky path to reclaim his life.
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18. Dabba Cartel (2025)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (4.9K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
When an investigation into a pharma company hits close to home, five women launch a tiffin service with a secret ingredient.
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19. Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians (2025)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 7.2 (3.5K votes)
Edge-of-seatCold & detachedVisually stunningDark & gritty
A resilient Indian spy must defeat his counterpart across the border in a battle of wits and tradecraft to sabotage a nuclear program.
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20. Mai: A Mother's Rage (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.0 (6.0K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMatureSerious
A grieving mother discovers the criminals behind her daughter's tragic death, and transforms from meek to merciless to get the real story.
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21. Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper (2024)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.0 (4.6K votes)
MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A banking crisis forces CA topper Tribhuvan Mishra to take up sex work. Will this dual existence alleviate his troubles — or create entirely new ones?
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22. Bard of Blood (2019)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (13.1K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningMatureDark & gritty
Years after a disastrous job in Baluchistan, a former Indian spy must confront his past when he returns to lead an unsanctioned hostage-rescue mission.
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23. Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Crime, Documentary · IMDb 7.1 (1.1K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
In 2004, a brutal predator was lynched in a courtroom. This is the story of the community he terrorized - and the vengeance they unleashed.
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24. The Fame Game (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (22.4K votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
When India's most famous actress goes missing, the search for her chips away at the flawless facade of her life and family, revealing painful truths.
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25. Mandala Murders (2025)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (6.8K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat
When a series of ritualistic murders shakes a small town, a detective and an ex-cop must investigate a mystery with deep ties to their pasts.
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26. She (2020)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.4 (7.2K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
An undercover assignment to expose a drug ring becomes a timid Mumbai constable's road to empowerment as she realizes her dormant sexuality's potential.
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28. Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · A · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 6.2 (2.4K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedTwisty
When a suspect is found in a journalist's murder, the case is considered closed until a secret diary suggests 13 more victims — and possible cannibalism.
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29. Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi (2022)
Web series · Hindi · 1 season · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 6.1 (3.0K votes)
Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A series of mutilated bodies and taunting notes left outside a Delhi jail sends police hunting for a seasoned killer with a grudge against the system.
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30. Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (2024)
Web series · Hindi · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 6.3 (29.4K votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyTwisty
The scheming Mallikajaan rules over an elite house of courtesans — but a new rival threatens her reign as rebellion brews in British-ruled India.
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