At an ongoing grand ceremony on Tuesday evening, Netflix has announced its upcoming slate of Indian productions — both movies and web series — for the year 2026. The coming year will see a plethora of subjects on the streamer, all of them headlined by the biggest stars of the nation.
Family Business
Co-created and directed by Hansal Mehta, Family Business promises to be a high-octane series where the personal and business collide like never before. Anil Kapoor and Vijay Varma will be seen in lead roles.
Anil Kapoor will be seen as a visionary billionaire who grooms a rising tycoon (Vijay Varma) to take over the reins of India’s largest conglomerate as his successor. However, the rising tycoon is unceremoniously fired months later as the mentor takes back the throne. Refusing to accept his downfall, the ousted successor strikes back, turning a corporate succession battle into a no-holds-barred war.
The series is co-produced under banners of Abundantia Entertainment and True Story Films. Deepali Gupta has penned the story, while Niren Bhatt, Ankur Pathak and Nikhil Nair are onboard as writers. Ensemble cast includes names like Akash Khurana, Rhea Chakraborty, Neha Dhupia, Anant Nag, Kanwaljit Singh, Dhruv Sehgal, Rohan Mehra, Kamal Sadanah, Raima Sen, Inayat Sood, and Madhoo Shah.
2. Ikka
Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna will be seen headlining the legal drama series Ikka, where Sunny will be seen as a celebrated, incorruptible lawyer who is arm-twisted into defending a murder accused (Akshaye Khanna), a man whose career he'd notoriously ended years ago, now pushing him to use every trick in the trade to win the case — because otherwise, he stands to lose everything he holds dear.
Siddharth P Malhotra is the co-producer and director for the drama. Tillotama Shome and Dia Mirza will appear in prominent roles as well.
3. Hum Hindustani
Saif Ali Khan and Pratik Gandhi will be seen headlining the period-drama, inspired by true events in a newly independent India, where a team of officials battles chaos, resistance, and impossible odds to deliver the nation’s very first democratic election.
Rahul Dholakia is the writer-director for Hum Hindustani. The show is produced by Emmay Entertainment. Prominent names like Deepak Dobriyal, Mimi Chakraborty, Sarika, and Shraddha Dangar are part of the ensemble cast.
4. Legacy
Directed by Charukesh Sekar, Legacy promises to be a riveting thriller with grand production scale, capturing the trials and tribulations of an an ageing gangster Periyaar who, faced with a prophecy of downfall, fights to save his Empire, family and most importantly — his legacy.
The political thriller promises to showcase R Madhavan in an intense avatar like never before. Additionally, the presence of actors like Abhishek Banerjee, Nimisha Sajayan, Gautham Karthik, and Gulshan Devaiah adds a lot of gravitas to the series.
5. Dhindora 2
Bhuvan Bam returns with his crazy family, and Titu Mama drags them all into a world of pride, panic, and poor planning in Dhindora 2.
What began on YouTube as a deeply relatable, character-driven comedy has promises to present a larger, more layered story, while staying true to the humour, heart, and chaos that define the Dhindora universe, the Dhindoraa makers shared in an official statement.
Besides Bhuvan Bam, the show has multiple writers onboard like Abbas Dalal, Hussain Dalal, Chetan Dange, Gopal Dutt, Shubham Dubey, and Anant Dubey.
6. Musafir Cafe
Based on a book by Divya Prakash Dubey, Musafir Cafe promises to be a timeless love story that lingers and deepens with its warm, real characters — Chander, Sudha, and Preeti — the three strangers whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways.
Vikarant Massey, Vedika Pinto, and Mahima Makwana play the three lead roles in Musafir Cafe. Written and created by Sharanya Rajgopal, and directed by Ruchir Arun, the series promises to explore romance and passion where love will endure time, ambition, and the long journey of life.
7. Hello Bachhon
Headlined by Vineet Kumar Singh, Hello Bachhon promises to capture a heartwarming and inspiring story of an unassuming physics teacher who inspired millions of students across the country to pursue their dream against all barriers.
Based on the true story of Physics Wallah, Hello Bachhon is created by Abhishek Yadav and directed by Pratish Mehta. Abhishek is also one of the writers in association with Ankit Yadav, Vernaali and Sandeep Singh.
8. Ghooskhor Pandat
With Ghooskhor Pandat, Manoj Bajpayee returns as a cop figure — only this time, he is corrupt, rogue and morally bankrupt. After an unexpected encounter disrupts his plans, Pandat finds himself drawn into a chain of events that tie up to a massive global conspiracy.
Directed by Ritesh Shah, Ghooskhor Pandat is a thriller that takes place over span of a single night. Besides being the producer for the series, Neeraj Pandey has also co-written the script with Ritesh. Other key cast members like Nushrat Bharuccha, Saqib Saleem, Akshay Oberoi, and Divya Dutta.
9. Chumbak
Another interesting addition to the lineup is Chumbak, a light-hearted Sitcom that promises to capture the old-world charms of neighbourhood friendships. As five families live together as neighbours and navigate through myriad situations, they inadvertently end up becoming a surrogate family for each other too.
Chumbak boasts a massive ensemble cast with actors like Neena Gupta, Deven Bhojani, Amyra Dastur, Anant V Joshi, Sumeet Vyas, Manasi Parekh, Arjun Bijlani, Helly Shah, Sumeet Raghavan and Sandeepa Dhar on board.
The series is written and directed by Aatish Kapadia, who is known for creating iconic comedy shows like Khichdi and Sarahbhai vrs Sarabhai.
10. Super Subbu
Marking Netflix’s foray into Telugu OTT series production, Super Subbu promises to be a laugh-out-loud comedy, capturing the struggles of an unlikely teacher (Sundeep Kishen) who is forced to teach sex education to a remotr and virile village.
Super Subbu is directed by Mallik Ram, who has also co-written the script with Ramesh Eligeti. Key cast members include Mithila Palkar, Murali Sharma, Maanasa Choudhary, and Getup Srinu.
11. The Great Indian Kapil Show (Season 5)
After four successful seasons that fteaures the biggest stars of the country, Netflix will host the Season 5 of The Great Indian Kapil Show in 2026, promising to only go bigger and grander with its laughter and energy.
Directed by Anukalp Goswami, season 5 will featute the regular cast members like Sunil Grover and Kiku Sharda, besides Kapil Sharma.
(Note: This story will continue to be updated as more details pour in about the new slate of releases’ announcement)