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Sacred Games

Sacred Games

The Righteous. The Ruthless. Everyone wants to play.

20187.82 Seasons16 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

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.

Created by Vikram Chandra
Written by Dhruv Narang, Nihit Bhave, Pooja Tolani
Produced by Arya A Menon
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Sartaj Singh

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Ganesh Gaitonde

Pankaj Tripathi

Pankaj Tripathi

Guruji

Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin

Batya Abelman

Chittaranjan Tripathy

Chittaranjan Tripathy

Trivedi

Themes & Keywords

corruptionbased on novel or bookinvestigationconspiracytorturedrugscriminal underworldpolice officerpolice investigation1980s1990sdarkgrittythriller

About Sacred Games

Sacred Games is a drama, crime, action & adventure series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of corruption, based on novel or book, investigation, conspiracy, torture, drugs. Created by Vikram Chandra, it stars Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi. 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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