Scoop (2023 TV series)

Scoop[1] is an upcoming 2023 Hindi-language courtroom drama streaming television series created and directed by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul for Netflix. It stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Karishma Tanna, Harman Baweja, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Deven Bhojani in lead roles.[2] The series is produced by Sarita Patil and Dikssha Jyote Routray under the banner Matchbox Shots.[3] It will be streaming via netflix from 2 June 2023.[4]

Scoop
GenreCrime
Courtroom drama
Created byHansal Mehta
Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul
Based onJigna Vora's Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison"
Written byMrunmayee Lagoo Waikul
Mirat Trivedi
Directed byHansal Mehta
Starring
Theme music composerAchint Thakkar
ComposerAchint Thakkar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producersSarita Patil
Dikssha Jyote Routray
CinematographyPratham Mehta
EditorAmitesh Mukherjee
Production companyMatchbox Shots
Release
Original networkNetflix
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)

The series is based on the Jigna Vora's biographical memoir Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison. It follows the real-life story of Jigna Vora who was accused of murder of mid-day reporter Jyotirmoy Dey in June 2011.[5][6]

Premise

Jagruti Pathak, a prominent crime reporter, is the principal suspect in the terrible slaying of another journalist. She has to defend her innocence as she becomes the focus of attention because everyone thinks she used her contacts in the underworld to kill her competitor.

Cast

Production

Development and filming

The series was first officially announced by Netflix media press release on February 8, 2022.[7] Principal Photography took place on same month of that year.[8]

Marketing

The series was first unveiled in September 2022 during Netflix global fan event.[9] The official teaser was released by Netflix India YouTube channel on September 24, 2022. The trailer with a release date was announced on May 14, 2023.[10]

Release

The series is scheduled to be released via Netflix on 2 June 2023.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Watch Scoop | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. Hungama, Bollywood (2023-05-11). "Karishma Tanna, Harman Baweja and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub star in Hansal Mehta's next series Scoop; crime drama to stream on Netflix from June 2 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. Ramachandran, Naman (2023-05-15). "Hansal Mehta Talks Netflix Crime Drama 'Scoop': Watch First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. PTI (2023-05-11). "Hansal Mehta's web series 'Scoop' to release on June 2". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  5. Staff, Scroll. "Hansal Mehta to direct series based on journalist's prison memoir". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  6. "Who is Jigna Vora, journalist whose arrest and acquittal in murder by Chhota Rajan, inspired Hansal Mehta's Scoop?". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  7. "'Scoop': Hansal Mehta, Matchbox Shots And Netflix Come Together For A Riveting Character Drama". About Netflix. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  8. "Hansal Mehta to make digital debut with Netflix's 'Scoop', based on journalist Jigna Vora's biography". The Economic Times. 2022-02-09. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  9. Goldbart, Max (2022-09-24). "Netflix India Showcases Vasan Bala's 'Monica, O My Darling', 'Scoop' & 'Guns & Gulaabs' At Tudum Event". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  10. "Scoop trailer: Karishma Tanna plays a crime journalist who herself becomes the story in Hansal Mehta's gripping drama". Hindustan Times. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  11. "Scoop trailer: Karishma Tanna is a journalist implicated for murder in Hansal Mehta's gritty drama inspired by Jigna Vora's story. Watch". The Indian Express. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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