Byomkesh (web series)

Byomkesh
Byomkesh web series
Genre	Detective Thriller
Directed by	Sayantan Ghoshal
Country of origin	India
Original language	Bengali & Hindi
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	15
Production
Production company	SVF
Original release
Network	Hoichoi
Release	14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) – present

Byomkesh is the Bengali web television series based on the Byomkesh Bakshi character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Set in the 1930s, the series is based on the adventures of Byomkesh, and his friend and biographer Ajit, who usually accompanies Bakshi during his investigations. Anirban Bhattacharya, recently seen in the critically-acclaimed film Dhananjoy, portrays the lead role of Byomkesh, with Subrat Dutta in the role of Byomkesh’s trusted friend-turned-aide, Ajit. The first episode premiered on Saturday, October 14 2017, being the first Byomkesh series to be available on OTT platform hoichoi worldwide.

Cast

• Anirban Bhattacharya as Byomkesh bakshi
• Subrat Dutta as Ajit Kumar Banerji
• Ridhima Ghosh as Satyabati, Byomkesh's wife

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Hoichoi takes the Satyanweshi’s adventures a notch higher with the ‘Byomkesh’ series, an amalgamation of four stories divided into two episodes with the sleuth slipping into a much more hands-on avatar. Set in 1930s the series is based on the adventures of Byomkesh and his friend and biographer Ajit, who accompanies Bakshi during his investigations.

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Satyanweshi Pother Kanta"	Sayantan Ghoshal	14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)
Byomkesh disentangles himself as the truth-seeker, who with friend and writer Ajit uncoils the mystery behind the bizarre murders.
2	"Makorshar Rosh ArthamAnartham"	Sayantan Ghoshal	14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)
Byomkesh is on one of his private missions with Ajit. As he decides upon setting his foot forward on a new journey, he meets Satyabati for the first time.

Season 2 (2017)

The time is 1930s, and crime is culminating. One man can uproot the sin : Satyanweshi Byomkesh Bakshi. Hoichoi Originals brings Bengal’s popular sleuth in an all-new but familiar avatar.

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Rakter Daag - Part 1"	Soumik Chattopadhyay	25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)
Truth seeker Byomkesh indulges in romance and poetry, till a flamboyant Satyakam comes to him with a weird proposal: to investigate his own murder mystery.
2	"Rakter Daag - Part 2"	Soumik Chattopadhyay	25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)
Satyakam predicted his murder that has come true. Byomkesh has to reach to the root cause of the murder and find out what lead him to predict his own end.
3	"Raktamukhi Neela – Bonus Episode"	Sayantan Ghoshal	25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)
A theft at Maharaj Ramendra Singha’s palace leads Byomkesh to investigate a royal case of the Blue Sapphire. Will he succeed and get back the precious stone?

Season 3 (2018)

Truth-seeker Byomkesh dons the garb of a hands-on detective, to find out the mystery behind the murders in the city, with the weapon being – porcupine quills.

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Shajaru'r Kanta - Part 1"	Sayantan Ghoshal	14 April 2018 (2018-04-14)
When industrialist Debashish becomes the target of a ruthless murder plan, Byomkesh enters the scene to unmask the person.
2	"Shajaru'r Kanta - Part 2"	Sayantan Ghoshal	14 April 2018 (2018-04-14)
Byomkesh comes to know Debashish has an unhappy marital life with wife Deepa, as she loved someone else. Is the murderer someone really close then?

Season 4 (2019)

Byomkesh and his friend Ajit decide to investigate the mysterious death of a young girl in their neighbourhood. Will they be able to find seek the truth?

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Agnibaan Part 1"	Soumik Chattopadhyay	12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)
A young girl named Rekha dies mysteriously in her home in Byomkesh's neighbourhood. Is this death connected to her secret relationship?
2	"Agnibaan Part 2"	Soumik Chattopadhyay	12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)
As Byomkesh gets busy investigating the mystery of the Rekha's demise, another peculiar death occurs in her family.

Also see:

• Byomkesh Bakshi (Fictional Character)