In the case of spy thrillers and espionage dramas, Hollywood boasts a powerful lineup of shows, including Homeland, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Night Agent, Jack Ryan, and The Americans. Meanwhile, Bollywood has also been exploring diverse stories inside the same genre. For this write-up, we’ve fastidiously handpicked and compiled an inventory of 5 Bollywood spy series available to stream across various OTT platforms, ranked based on their IMDb rankings.
1. The Family Man
- Creators: Raj & DK
- IMDb Rating: 8.7/10
- Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video
Plot: The spy motion thriller The Family Man follows Srikant Tiwari (Manoj Bajpayee), a seemingly peculiar middle-class man who secretly works as a top-tier intelligence officer. As he navigates high-risk missions for national security, he must also juggle the on a regular basis challenges of family life.
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2. Special OPS
- Creator: Neeraj Pandey
- IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
- Streaming On: JioHotstar
Plot: The series follows an upright and relentless RAW officer, Himmat Singh (Kay Kay Menon) and his elite team as they track a mysterious mastermind behind multiple terror attacks. Across seasons, the series explores their high-stakes missions and the challenges of working in covert intelligence.
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3. The Freelancer
- Creator: Neeraj Pandey
- IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
- Streaming On: Jio Hotstar
Plot: The plot revolves around Avinash (Mohit Raina), a former cop turned highly expert mercenary referred to as The Freelancer. When Aliya (Kashmira Pardeshi), the daughter of his recently deceased friend Inayat (Sushant Singh), finds herself trapped by ISIS in war-torn Syria, Avinash embarks on a high-risk rescue mission that puts him against a brutal terrorist network.
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4. Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
- Directors: Shivam Nair & Jayprad Desai
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Streaming On: Zee5
Plot: The neglected spy thriller features Zain Khan Durrani as an Indian undercover agent sent undercover in Pakistan throughout the 1965 war. Living a dangerous double life, he must outsmart enemies, deliver crucial information, and stay one step ahead to guard his country.
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5. Bard of Blood
- Director: Ribhu Dasgupta
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
- Streaming On: Netflix
Plot: The underrated spy thriller follows Kabir Anand (Emraan Hashmi), a disgraced RAW agent who’s pulled back into motion to rescue 4 Indian spies in Balochistan. Teaming up with analyst Isha Khanna and one other agent, Veer Singh, Kabir must take care of a dangerous mission gone fallacious while confronting his troubled past.
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