Daldal Season 1
7 episodes · about 4 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Good
12 reviews
50
18+
Summary
Rita Ferreira, the youngest DCP of the Mumbai Crime Branch, must battle a patriarchal mindset at work and her own impostor syndrome as she embarks on an investigation that puts her on a collision course with a cold-blooded killer.
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Season 12026 · 7 episodesGood · 12 reviews18+
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Cast & crew
Created bySuresh Triveni
Season 1 directed byAmrit Raj Gupta
Season 1 written bySuresh Triveni, Sreekanth Agneeaswaran, Rohan D'Souza, Priya Saggi, Hussain Haidry
CastBhumi Pednekar
Samara Tijori
Aditya Rawal
Geeta Agrawal Sharma
Chinmay Mandlekar
Anant Mahadevan
Sandeep Kulkarni
Rahul Bhat
Summary
Rita Ferreira, the youngest DCP of the Mumbai Crime Branch, must battle a patriarchal mindset at work and her own impostor syndrome as she embarks on an investigation that puts her on a collision course with a cold-blooded killer.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Family Room
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Parents should know
A psychological crime thriller about a DCP hunting a serial killer; graphic killings (slit wrists, stuffed mouths), themes of paedophilia, trafficking and drug addiction, and a mature, 18+ tone throughout.
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The record, item by item
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“इंसान का गला, सर, हाथ, पैर सब कुछ खुलेआम काटा जाएगा” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“found with his wrists slit and mouth stuffed with raw meat” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a ritualistic slashing and stuffing” view the record →
Language · Mild · Reviewer on record
“छोटी-मोटी ना के बराबर गालियां है” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“drug abuse raise their ugly heads” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Drug addict Sajjid played by Aditya Raal” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“डार्क शो. मैच्योर ऑडियंस के लिए है” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“dark material (trafficking, abuse, cyclical violence)” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“unfulfilled women can cause immense harm to their daughters” view the record →
Positive messages · Some · From the synopsis Synopsis · not a review
“battle a patriarchal mindset at work and her own impostor syndrome”
What the critics said
12 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube, Telugu · rating spoken aloud · 30 Jan 2026
3.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 7570
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 1 Feb 2026
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6560
The critic calls Daldal a gripping psychological thriller with twists in its climax, but stresses the violence is intense and warns only viewers… Read it there →
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29 Jan 2026
Daldal Series Review: Bhumi Pednekkar's portrayal lacks depth; the supporting cast emerges stronger Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5Filmi’s reading 6550
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 10 Feb 2026
2.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6250
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 30 Jan 2026
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6060
Shubhra Gupta · 30 Jan 2026
2/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 3840
YouTube · transcript read · 30 Jan 2026
THR India admires Daldal's refusal to formula but finds it dry, indulgent and structurally muddled, with an overwritten killer and a finale it can… Watch it there →
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30 Jan 2026
Daldal Review: भूमि की बेहतर कोशिश पर कंफ्यूजन के 'दलदल' में फंसे निर्देशक, टीवी के क्राइम शोज इससे बेहतर Read it there →
Published · 2/5Filmi’s reading 3540
30 Jan 2026
Daldal Review: Interesting Premise Without the Thrills | Leisurebyte Read it there →
Published · 3/5Filmi’s reading 3560
Udita Jhunjhunwala · 30 Jan 2026
Jhunjhunwala calls it an uneven, frustrating watch: an opaque, unlikeable lead and thin procedural logic undercut ambitious themes of trauma and… Read it there →
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Rahul Desai · 30 Jan 2026
Desai calls it a corny thriller that loses its way, undone by broad-strokes writing and a women-written-by-men problem despite a strong Rawal… Read it there →
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