Special Ops Season 1
8 episodes · about 7 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Good
9 reviews
50
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Summary
A relentless hero and a terror mastermind are engaged in a high-stakes race against time, as Himmat Singh and his team embark on a mission to end a 19-year-long manhunt.
Where to watch
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All seasons
Season 12020 · 8 episodesGood · 9 reviews–
Season 22025 · 7 episodesVery good · 7 reviews–50
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Cast & crew
Created byNeeraj Pandey
Season 1 directed byShivam Nair, Neeraj Pandey
Season 1 written byNeeraj Pandey, Deepak Kingrani
Cast
Summary
A relentless hero and a terror mastermind are engaged in a high-stakes race against time, as Himmat Singh and his team embark on a mission to end a 19-year-long manhunt.
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.No listing found for the UK.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Canada.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Australia.Available in India on JioHotstar.
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Parents should know
A spy thriller about a 19-year hunt for a terror mastermind, built on real attacks like the Parliament attack and 26/11. Fight scenes are choreographed, not graphic; one critic flags an uneasy take on communal retaliation.
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The record, item by item
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“'Thok do,' he hisses into his phone” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“fighting scenes which weren't needed at all” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Special Ops opens with an elaborate recreation of the 2001 Indian Parliament attack” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“the hand-to-hand combat scenes are unmistakably choreographed” view the record →
Language · Mild · Reviewer on record
“does not miss out on his daily dose of harmless abuse-hurling” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“mass oppression of a single community resulting in retaliation” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“arrest of a human trafficker who sends poor Muslim girls to the Gulf” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“includes some of the most dreaded terrorist attacks on India, including Mumbai 26/11” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“a RAW officer who isn't afraid of defying orders if it serves the interest of the nation” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“Himmat is a well-rounded role played by Kay Kay Menon, who owns every frame” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“fantastic as an officer who doesn't lose his calm even in the hardest of times” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“Himmat is a well-rounded character performed by one of India's best actors” view the record →
What the critics said
9 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Avinash Ramachandran · 21 Mar 2020
Calls the season engaging and well-mounted, anchored by Kay Kay Menon's performance, despite an underwritten supporting cast, pacing lulls, and… Read it there →
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Archika Khurana · 17 May 2020
Special Ops Season 1 Review: An engrossing espionage thriller Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5Filmi’s reading 6560
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 19 Mar 2020
Anmol Jamwal credits Kay Kay Menon's commanding lead performance and Neeraj Pandey's knack for weaving real events into fiction, but faults the… Watch it there →
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Rohan Naahar · 17 Mar 2020
Naahar calls Special Ops an uneven but sincerely crafted spy thriller, praising its respect for spycraft, period detail and Menon's enigmatic lead… Read it there →
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Saibal Chatterjee · 17 Mar 2020
Special Ops Review: Burning Espionage Thriller Never Loses The Plot Read it there →
Published · 3/5Filmi’s reading 5560
Udita Jhunjhunwala · 18 Mar 2020
Jhunjhunwala credits Kay Kay Menon's crafty lead performance and a well-executed Parliament-attack sequence, but finds the season tediously paced,… Read it there →
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Nona Prince · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 14 Apr 2020
Nona Prince argues the show's Bollywood-style commercialization undercuts its spy-thriller premise — superficial treatment of sacrifice, a badly… Watch it there →
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Divyanshi Sharma · 21 Mar 2020
Sharma pans Special Ops as an overstretched thriller, crediting Kay Kay Menon's performance but faulting predictable twists, forced staging and… Read it there →
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Pratishruti Ganguly · 20 Mar 2020
Ganguly finds Special Ops meandering and emotionally flat compared to Pandey's earlier work, praising its handling of politics and production… Read it there →
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