Underplayed Gems

Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web (2026)

Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web poster
Original title
तस्करी: द स्मगलर्स वेब
Genre
detective fiction
Country
India
Length
1 season, 7 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A customs team at Mumbai's international airport works to stop a smuggling operation. They chase leads and face threats from an international syndicate.

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What happens

Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web (lit. 'Smuggling: The Smuggler's Web') is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller television series created by Neeraj Pandey and written by Vipul K Rawal along with Neeraj Pandey for Netflix, produced under the banner of Friday Storytellers. The series follows an Indian Customs Service team stationed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport as they combat an international smuggling syndicate. The series stars Emraan Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Amruta Khanvilkar, Zoya Afroz, Nandish Sandhu and Anurag Sinha. The series premiered on Netflix on 14 January 2026. Upon release, Taskaree received mixed reviews from critics, with praise directed at its performances and grounded treatment of smuggling operations but criticism towards writing. Taskaree achieved significant global viewership, becoming the first Indian series to top Netflix’s global non-English television list. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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