Medically Yourrs is centred around the lives of MBBS students in the prestigious medical institute KIMS . Unlike the romanticized medical dramas India has seen in the past, Medically Yourrs brings out a realistic image of the pressures and obstacles a medical student has to face in an interestingly quirky and a fun to watch manner. The main character Abir Basu is an accurate reflection of a person whose passion lies in an unconventional career (in Abir’s case, music) but has to follow a path set by his parents and follow their legacy, something that frequently happens with our youth, and in his journey is constantly compared to his best friend Nibedita, who is the perfect student. Nibeta is also a typical reflection of a hardworking medical student who doesn’t mind keeping her health aside to make way for her studies, something that a lot of medical students do to emerge victorious in this tough competition. It shows the medical field for what it really is – the survival of the fittest. While the show has its share of a few plot holes and a season ending not perceived positively by many, it’s a series that will definitely tug at your heartstrings and has a bright future ahead.

Delhi Crime takes us back to the winter of 2012, a time marked with frustration, pain, and anger in Delhi against the system where the news of the brutal gang rape of 23 year-old Nirbhaya spread spread widely, domestically and internationally, solidifying Delhi’s reputation as the ‘rape capital’. The show will make you revisit the emotions – of anguish, pain and frustration. It is guaranteed to recreate the chill in your spine all of Delhi felt. While many documentries have covered the incident, Delhi Crime has not showcased the incident itself and leaves a lot to the emotion and memory of the viewer. It instead focuses on an an unexplored side of the story – the Delhi Police. While refreshing, it is also problematic. The main character of the show, DCP Vartika Chaturvedi is potrayed as a headstrong officer who would stop to no end to solve this brutal crime and bring justice to the victim and her family. A female character like Vartika is always a breath of fresh air and sends out the message of women empowerment but she never went against the gross statement that a reason for the rape to have happened must be because of getting physically affectionate with her male companion, implying that a woman has no agency and PDA is a valid reason to rape somene. The protesters have been shown as mere obstacles to the investigation, a prop for the show and not as genuine people concerned and angry about the safety of the city they live in. While the police do need not to be completely discounted for their efforts, Delhi Crime goes out of the way to valorise the police

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s Made in Heaven looks like a series about the glamorous and exciting life of the elite and the grandeur of typical big fat Indian weddings on the surface but the show has so much more to offer than just that. It leaves no stone unturned in displaying the ugly reality of the seemingly high and glamorous world of the elite, the class wars, inherent sexism, police brutality and homophobia in India. The juxtaposition of stories of the weddings planned by the two protagonists, Tara and Karan and their own lives have explored themes of loneliness, acceptance, betrayal, manipulation, and love beautifully. The characters’ flaws and desires are relatable, their plots are hard hitting and have an intense emotional impact and the monologues at the end of each episode by Shashank Arora (who plays Kabir) always leaves you thinking. The writing and the execution are pure excellence from the makers and the actors. If you’re looking for something binge-worthy that really makes you feel, Made in Heaven is a must watch.

mMature follows the adventures of 11th grade students Dhruv, Kabir, Susu and Chhavi. The series is a reminiscence of our school days depicting a more fun and carefree stage of life. Dhruv’s crush on smart and fierce Chhavi made the most pivotal element in the series – a typical shy, awkward boy falls for the strong headed girl storyline that seems to be strongly inspired by TVF’s web series Flames. The amusing thing about the series is that the main characters do really live up to the title of the show. Dhruv, Kabir and Susu’s underage drinking at a rather shady place (and surprisingly not being caught by their parents), Kabir’s disturbingly good stalking skills and finding out addresses for Chhavi’s boyfriend as well as their teacher’s fiancée and giving his friends toxic advice on how to treat women, the trio showing up at a stranger’s place late at night in an intoxicated state to beat him up, Chhavi dating an adult (which is against the law, and very concerning for someone as smart as her) and people not seeing the problem with it and her constant insensitive mockery of Dhruv’s awkwardness and his inability to ask her out first, all of these are very questionable actions promoting toxic masculinity and sends out a negative message to its younger viewers. While there is no confirmation that a second season is in line for the series, it would be interesting to see what direction it takes if it does get renewed for one.

TVF’s Kota Factory follows the story of a small-town boy Vaibhav who, like many others, dreams of making it into IIT. The name of the series itself indicates how the city is known for manufacturing the “ideal” students for IIT. It goes away from the conventional colour to black and white, which sets the mood perfectly – monotonous and gloomy, along with the intense pressure of emerging victorious in this tough competition. However, in the midst of the gloom, we get to see Vaibhav’s blooming friendship with his fellow Prodigy students, Meena and Uday. While all three of them have different shades of character, they all share the same goal, help each other through their insecurities and act as constant pillars of support to each other. What makes the series even better is the trio’s relationship with their teacher, Jeetu, who not only guides them through Physics but also through life as their “agony aunt”, making us all wish we had a mentor like him. However, the show is not without its faults with its extreme level of promotion of Unacademy, deviating from its focus with the introduction of Vaibhav’s love interest, Vartika, and the gross stereotypical portrayal of Meenal, the batch topper of the trio. With Vaibhav now moving to the more prestigious institute Maheshwari in the last episode, it will be interesting to see what is to come for him and his friends.