Best Hindi Web Series 2026 So Far: 10 Shows to Watch Now

The best Hindi web series of 2026 so far include Taskaree on Netflix, Kohrra Season 2 on Netflix, Chiraiya on JioHotstar, Gullak Season 5 on SonyLIV and Pritam and Pedro on JioHotstar. Below are 10 shows released between January and October 2026, with platform, cast, release date and a clear reason to watch each one.

All release dates and platforms below were checked against the streaming services’ announcements, Wikipedia entries and published reviews. Streaming availability can change, so the platforms listed are correct at the time of writing (October 2026).

Quick list: best Hindi web series of 2026 with platform

1. Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web (Netflix)

Created by Neeraj Pandey, Taskaree is set at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Emraan Hashmi plays Arjun Meena, a suspended customs officer who is brought back to lead a small team of honest officers against an international smuggling network run by Bada Choudhary, played by Sharad Kelkar.

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The cast also includes Nandish Sandhu, Amruta Khanvilkar, Anurag Sinha and Zoya Afroz. The season has seven episodes. Critics were divided on the writing and pacing, but the show became the first Indian series to top Netflix’s global non-English TV list, with 5.4 million views in its first week.

Why watch: A fast airport procedural that shows how customs work against gold and contraband smuggling.

2. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)

The first season of Kohrra won five Filmfare OTT Awards in 2023, so expectations were high. Season 2 arrived on 11 February 2026 with six episodes. Barun Sobti returns as ASI Amarpal Garundi, and Mona Singh joins as Sub-Inspector Dhanwant Kaur of the Dalerpura police station. Rannvijay Singha is also part of the new cast.

The case starts with a woman found dead in her brother’s barn in rural Punjab. Sudip Sharma and Faisal Rahman direct this season, and the tone stays slow and observant, with as much focus on the officers’ family lives as on the investigation.

Why watch: Mona Singh’s performance and a carefully written murder case set in Punjab.

3. Aspirants Season 3 (Prime Video)

The TVF drama about UPSC aspirants returned on 13 March 2026 with five episodes, directed and co-written by Deepesh Sumitra Jagdish. Naveen Kasturia plays Abhilash, now a serving officer, with Sunny Hinduja as Sandeep and Jatin Goswami as Pawan, his old rival from the exam years.

As in earlier seasons, the story moves between two timelines. In the past, Abhilash prepares for his final IAS attempt in Mukherjee Nagar. In the present, he competes with Pawan over a big education project while dealing with an inquiry and pressure from both families to get married.

Why watch: A grounded look at the gap between clearing the civil services exam and actually doing the job.

4. Chiraiya (JioHotstar)

Chiraiya, released on 20 March 2026, is a six-episode drama directed by Shashant Shah and adapted from the Bengali series Sampurna. Divya Dutta plays Kamlesh, and Prasanna Bisht plays Pooja, a young bride trapped in a controlling marriage. Sanjay Mishra and Siddharth Shaw are also in the main cast.

The series addresses marital rape and questions the idea that marriage means automatic consent. Most critics gave it 3 to 3.5 stars. Some felt it slipped into soap-opera style in places, but the subject and Divya Dutta’s performance were widely praised.

Why watch: One of the few Hindi shows to deal directly with consent inside marriage.

5. Maamla Legal Hai Season 2 (Netflix)

The courtroom comedy set in the Patparganj district court returned on 3 April 2026 with eight episodes, all directed by Rahul Pandey. Ravi Kishan is back as VD Tyagi, who has now become the Principal District Judge. Naila Grewal, Anant V Joshi and Nidhi Bisht return, and Kusha Kapila joins the cast as Naina Arora.

Each episode takes up a different case, with titles such as “Juvenile”, “Act of God” and “Compromise”. The humour comes from the everyday chaos of a small district court, its staff and the people who come to it for justice. For more legal shows, see our list of best courtroom drama movies and legal series in Hindi.

Why watch: Short, funny episodes that work well for casual viewing.

6. Gullak Season 5 (SonyLIV)

The Mishra family returned on SonyLIV on 5 June 2026 with seven episodes, nearly two years after the previous season. Jameel Khan and Geetanjali Kulkarni play Santosh and Shanti Mishra, Harsh Mayar plays Aman, and Anant Joshi takes over as the elder son Annu, replacing Vaibhav Raj Gupta. Shreyansh Pandey and Abhay Raut direct.

The plot is built around a home renovation, a new Wi-Fi router, a loan Santosh does not want to ask his son for, and Annu’s growing feelings for a doctor. India TV gave the season 3.5 out of 5, while WION felt the formula was starting to lose its charm.

Why watch: Small-town middle-class family life written with warmth and detail.

7. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)

Pritam and Pedro marks Rajkumar Hirani’s move to streaming. He created the series, and Avinash Arun, known for Paatal Lok, directs it. It started streaming on JioHotstar on 3 July 2026. Arshad Warsi plays Pedro, an old-school police officer moved to the cybercrime department, and Vir Hirani plays Pritam, a vacuum cleaner salesman with strong technical skills.

The two team up to solve a high-profile kidnapping. Vikrant Massey plays a cybercriminal, and Mona Singh has a supporting role. Filmibeat rated it 3 out of 5, praising Warsi’s comic timing while noting slower middle episodes.

Why watch: A light crime comedy that is easy to finish over a weekend.

8. Operation Safed Sagar (Netflix)

Operation Safed Sagar premiered on Netflix on 7 August 2026. The series is based on the Indian Air Force’s air campaign during the 1999 Kargil war, which carried the same code name. Jimmy Shergill leads the cast.

Netflix first announced the project in 2025. Some commentators have questioned how much of the history it leaves out, so it is best watched as a dramatised account.

Why watch: A rare screen account of the Air Force’s role in Kargil.

9. The Revolutionaries (Prime Video)

Nikkhil Advani’s eight-episode period drama started streaming on 11 September 2026. It is based on Sanjeev Sanyal’s non-fiction book Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom and follows young Indians who chose armed resistance against British rule.

Bhuvan Bam plays Rash Behari Bose, Rohit Saraf plays Sachindranath Sanyal, Gurfateh Pirzada plays Bagha Jatin and Pratibha Ranta plays Pratibha Lahiri. Reviews were mixed: Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5 stars and The Times of India gave 3, while Hindustan Times and NDTV gave 2.5 each.

Why watch: It covers freedom fighters who get little space in school textbooks.

10. Dupahiya Season 2 (Prime Video)

The village comedy returned on 1 October 2026 with eight episodes, again directed by Sonam Nair and written by Avinash Dwivedi and Chirag Garg. Gajraj Rao, Renuka Shahane, Sparsh Shrivastava, Shivani Raghuvanshi and Bhuvan Arora lead the cast.

The first season received generally positive reviews for its gentle humour about a stolen motorcycle in a small village. Season 2 episode titles such as “AG OG Lo Ji 5G” and “Pareeksha” suggest the same mix of small-town problems and comedy.

Why watch: The newest show on this list, with a cast that handles comedy well.

Which platform has the most good Hindi shows in 2026?

Based on this list, Netflix leads with four titles (Taskaree, Kohrra Season 2, Maamla Legal Hai Season 2 and Operation Safed Sagar). Prime Video has three, JioHotstar has two and SonyLIV has one. If you can keep only one subscription, the choice depends on genre:

• Crime and thrillers: Netflix, for Taskaree and Kohrra Season 2.
• Light comedy and family shows: SonyLIV for Gullak, Prime Video for Dupahiya.
• Drama with a message: JioHotstar for Chiraiya, Prime Video for Aspirants.
• History and war: Prime Video for The Revolutionaries, Netflix for Operation Safed Sagar.

Long binge sessions are hard on the eyes, so take breaks, keep the room lit and consider blue-light frames from Rawbare if you watch on a laptop for hours. For international picks, read our list of the best TV series of 2026 so far, or browse more shows in our web series section.

How we picked these shows

1. We only included Hindi-language series that premiered between January and October 2026.
2. Each release date and platform was checked against official announcements, Wikipedia entries or published reviews.
3. We looked at critics’ ratings and audience response, and left out titles we could not verify.
4. We kept a mix of genres so the list covers thrillers, comedy, family drama and history.

Frequently asked questions

Sources: Wikipedia: Taskaree, Wikipedia: Chiraiya, India TV: Gullak Season 5 review, Filmibeat: Pritam and Pedro review.