Killer Soup is a black comedy crime thriller series headlined by Manoj Bajpayee and Konkona Sen Sharma.
Netflix brings a new black comedy thriller series, Killer Soup, helmed by Abhishek Choubey who is best known for movies like Ishqiya, Dedh Ishqiya, and Udta Punjab. Headlined by Manoj Bajpayee and Konkana Sen Sharma, the dark thriller series is “very very loosely inspired” by real events. Killer Soup is one of the exciting OTT releases of this week. So, when will it premiere on Netflix? What is it about? Here we are with all the details.
Killer Soup Release Date on Netflix
The dark humor series premieres on Netflix on January 11, 2023. It will be made available across the globe on the streaming platform at 1:30 PM (IST).
What is the plot of Killr Soup?
The series is about an aspiring yet talentless home chef (Konkana Sen Sharma), who conspires to replace her husband, Prabhakar (Manoj Bajpayee), with her lover, Umesh (also played by Manoj Bajpayee).
Netflix summary
Netflix summary of this chaotic black comedy series is as follows:
Swathi dreams of owning a restaurant. But when murder derails her plan, she and her lover take an outrageous step — to replace him with her husband.
Is Killer Soup based on a true story?
As per director Abhishek Choubey, the comedy crime-drama is loosely inspired by a news headline and serves up a “tantalising blend of intrigue and dark humour”.
As per our research, the real-life event on which the series is based is a 2017 Telangana murder case where one M Swathi Reddy killed her husband Sudhakar Reddy, and later burned his body along with her lover Rajesh, according to a report by The New Indian Express. She then tries to replace Sudhakar with Rajesh in the eyes of the world. She attempts to fool the world by pouring some acid on Rajesh’s face. She then made Sudhakar’s kin believe that her husband was attacked by some unknown evildoers.
Who stars in Killer Soup?
The series stars Manoj Bajpayee in a double role while Konkana plays Swati Shetty. Here’s a look at the star cast:
- Manoj Bajpayee in a dual role as Umesh Pillai and Prabhakar
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Swati Shetty
- Nassar
- Sayaji Shinde
- Lal
- Rajeev Ravindranathan
- Shilpa Mudbi
- Ashwini Kalsekar
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