From the lows of Sacred Games to highs of Paatal Lok and Rocket Boys: How Indian OTT broke the season 2 curse | Web Series
The concept of the season in a TV show is inherently American. The British shows had a similar concept called series but were not always timely. American shows’ seasons followed a pattern like clockwork. Indian shows relied on continuity. Seasonal breaks were unheard of. Then OTT arrived in the late 2010s and changed the game. (Also read: Kiran Rao says Indian OTT has seen ‘a bubble burst’: There was a golden age, but I am not sure where it goes from here) Paatal Lok 2 seems to have broken the curse that set on Indian OTT with Sacred Games 2. As years passed, the first prestige shows returned with season 2, and the house of cards collapsed (no pun intended). Indian streaming had a season 2 problem (remember Sacred Games?) Year after year, tentpole shows lost their way as the subsequent seasons failed to match the quality of the first. But now, post-pandemic, a time has come when Indian storytellers are finally getting the hang of this format, perfecting the second season. Well, almost! The …
