Sunny Deol, Madhuri Dixit, Saif Ali Khan Lead Netflix India’s 2026 Slate

Netflix India has unveiled an expansive 2026 programming slate headlined by Sunny Deol, Madhuri Dixit and Saif Ali Khan as the streamer marks its 10th anniversary in the territory.

The announcement, presented by Monika Shergill, VP of content for Netflix India, emphasizes what the executive describes as serving “many Indias” rather than a single audience, with programming spanning military dramas, family comedies, reality formats and psychological thrillers.

“Ten years of Netflix in India isn’t a milestone we mark alone. It’s a story we’ve written together with creators who took bold risks, actors and technicians who brought those visions to life, partners who built with passion, teams who kept raising the bar, and above all, audiences who welcomed these stories with curiosity and openness,” Shergill said in a statement.

The slate includes “Operation Safed Sagar,” a military drama chronicling the Indian Air Force’s role in the 1999 Kargil War. The series features Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill, Abhay Verma, Dia Mirza, Prajakta Koli, Adil Hussain, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Raina, Arnav Bhasin and Amrita Bagchi, with creators Abhijeet Singh Parmar and Kushal Srivastava, and director Oni Sen. The project is being produced by Matchbox Shots and Feel Good Films.

Hansal Mehta returns to the streamer with “Family Business,” starring Anil Kapoor and Vijay Varma in what Netflix describes as a high-stakes succession battle within India’s corporate elite. The series, produced by Abundantia Entertainment and True Story Films, features an ensemble including Akash Khurana, Rhea Chakraborty, Neha Dhupia, Anant Nag, Kanwaljit Singh, Dhruv Sehgal, Nandish Sandhu, Tina Desai, Rohan Mehra, Kamal Sadanah, Raima Sen, Inayat Sood and Madhoo Shah. Mehta co-created the series with Niren Bhatt, who also handled adapted story, screenplay and dialogue alongside Ankur Pathak and Nikhil Nair.

Khan appears in two major projects: “Hum Hindustani,” a period drama about India’s first democratic election directed by Rahul Dholakia and co-starring Pratik Gandhi, Deepak Dobriyal, Mimi Chakraborty, Sarika and Shraddha Dangar; and Red Chillies Entertainment’s “Kartavya,” a crime drama directed by Pulkit that also features Rasika Duggal, Sanjay Mishra, Saurabh Dwivedi, Zakir Hussain and Manish Chaudhari.

Dixit headlines dark comedy “Maa Behen,” directed by Suresh Triveni and co-starring Triptii Dimri, Ravi Kishan and Dharnaa Durga. The film, produced by Abundantia Entertainment in association with Opening Image Films, follows three women dealing with an unexpected situation involving a dead body.

Deol returns to Netflix following “Maharaj” in “Ikka,” a courtroom thriller opposite Akshaye Khanna. The Alchemy Films production, directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra, also features Dia Mirza, Tillotama Shome, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Shishir Sharma and Akansha Ranjan.

The streamer is significantly expanding its South Indian offerings. Tamil-language series “Legacy,” starring R. Madhavan, Abhishek Banerjee, Nimisha Sajayan, Gautham Karthik and Gulshan Devaiah, explores a crime patriarch protecting his empire. Director Charukesh Sekar helms the Stone Bench Studio production.

In Telugu, Netflix is launching “Super Subbu,” its first series in the language, starring Sundeep Kishan, Mithila Palkar, Murali Sharma, Maanasa Choudhary and Getup Srinu. The comedy-drama, directed by Mallik Ram and produced by Chilaka Productions, follows an unlucky teacher assigned to teach sex education despite being a virgin. Anand Deverakonda makes his Netflix debut in Telugu folk thriller “Takshakudu,” directed by Vinod Anantoju for Sithara Entertainments and co-starring Nitanshi Goel.

Other Tamil projects include romantic comedy series “#Love,” featuring Arjun Das and Aishwarya Lekshmi, and “Made in Korea,” a coming-of-age drama starring Priyanka Mohan and Park Hye-jin that explores the cultural connection between India and Korea.

The drama slate expands with “Hello Bachhon,” a series based on the true story of Physics Wallah exploring how an unassuming physics teacher inspired millions of students. Directed by Pratish Mehta and created by Abhishek Yadav, the series stars Vineet Kumar Singh, Vikram Kochhar and Girija Oak Godbole.

“Musafir Cafe,” a romance series starring Vikrant Massey, Vedika Pinto, Mahima Makwana, Adil Hussain, Rajeev Siddhartha, Anubha Fatehpuria, Loveleen Mishra and Sadia Siddiqui, explores an unfinished love story. Directed by Ruchir Arun and created by Sharanya Rajgopal, the series is produced by TTT, based on the book “Musafir Cafe” by Divya Prakash Dubey.

The unscripted slate expands with “Desi Bling,” a reality series following Indian elites in Dubai, featuring Karan Kundrra, Tejasswi Prakash, Satish Sanpal, Tabinda Sanpal, Rizwan Sajan, Adel Sajan, Sana Sajan, Pamala Serena, Dyuti Parruck, Iryna Kinakh, Alizey Mirza, Lailli Mirza and Janvee Gaur. Created and produced by Different Productions, the show is executive produced by Mazen Laham with Marcel Dufour as showrunner.

“Lock Upp,” created by Ekta Kapoor and produced by Balaji Telefilms, joins the reality lineup. The “captive reality format” places newsworthy personalities in a prison setting, with Malaya Pradhan serving as showrunner and Moving Images as creative and line producer.

Netflix is also returning established franchises, including “The Great Indian Kapil Show” for its fifth season, featuring Kapil Sharma, Archana Puran Singh, Navjot Singh Siddhu, Sunil Grover, Krushna Abhishek and Kiku Sharda. “Mismatched” returns for season four starring Rohit Saraf, Prajakta Koli, Vidya Malvade, Rannvijay Singha, Ahsaas Channa, Taaruk Raina, Muskkaan Jaferi and Abhinav Sharma.

“Lust Stories 3” features four new segments from directors Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj, with cast including Radhika Apte, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vijay Varma, Abhishek Banerjee, Gurfateh Pirzada, Sana Thampi, Ali Fazal, Radhika Madan, Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth. “Maamla Legal Hai” returns for season two, with Ravi Kishan, Nidhi Bisht, Naila Grrewal, Anant Joshi, Anjum Batra, Kusha Kapila and Dinesh Lal Yadav.

“Kohrra” returns for season two, the investigative crime drama now featuring Mona Singh, Barun Sobti, Rannvijay Singha, Pooja Bhamrrah, Anurag Arora and Prayrak Mehta. Produced by Saurabh Malhotra and Sudip Sharma, the series is directed by Sudip Sharma and Faisal Rahman.

Additional series include “Chumbak,” a comedy from Hats Off Productions starring Neena Gupta, Deven Bhojani, Amyra Dastur, Anant V Joshi, Sumeet Vyas, Manasi Parekh, Arjun Bijlani, Helly Shah, Sumeet Raghavan and Sandeepa Dhar; and “Dhindora” season two, marking Bhuvan Bam’s return to the comedy-drama series.

Thrillers on the slate include “Talaash: A Mother’s Search,” a mystery thriller starring Parineeti Chopra, Soni Razdan, Anup Soni, Jennifer Winget, Tahir Bhasin, Harleen Sethi, Dhruv Chowdhary and Sumeet Vyas, created by Rensil D’Silva and Siddharth P Malhotra and directed by D’Silva; “Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai,” featuring Shaheer Sheikh, Mohit Malik and Zoya Afroz in a romance-thriller about organ trafficking, directed by Kapil Sharma and executive produced by Nilanjana Purkayasstha; and “Glory,” a sports thriller from Atomic Films starring Divyenndu, Pulkit Samrat and Suvinder Vicky, created by Karan Anshuman and Karmanya Ahuja.

Films coming to the service include Neeraj Pandey’s “Ghooskhor Pandat,” a thriller starring Manoj Bajpayee, Nushrat Bharuccha, Saqib Saleem, Akshay Oberoi and Divya Dutta; psychological thriller “Accused” with Konkona Sen Sharma and Pratibha Ranta, directed by Anubhuti Kashyap; Taapsee Pannu’s action thriller “Gandhari,” directed by Devashish Makhija and co-starring Ishwak Singh, Chhaya Kadam, Swastika Mukherjee, Mita Vashisht and Jatin Sarna; and Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra’s dark comedy “Toaster,” directed by Vivek Das Chaudhary and also featuring Archana Puran Singh, Abhishek Banerjee, Farah Khan, Upendra Limaye, Vinod Rawat, Jitendra Joshi and Seema Pahwa.

Currently streaming is “Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web,” a crime drama series starring Emraan Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Amruta Khavilkar, Nandish Singh Sandhu, Anurag Sinha and Zoya Afroz, created by Neeraj Pandey and directed by Pandey, Raghav M Jairath and B.A. Fida.

Shergill noted that Indian content has consistently appeared in Netflix’s global top 10 every week throughout 2024 and 2025.

“A decade of streaming has reinforced a simple truth: there is no single way to tell Indian stories, and no single audience to serve. India is one nation, made up of many Indias. Our work begins and continues with embracing all of them,” Shergill stated.