'Black Warrant' teaser: Welcome to Tihar, rookie jailer Zahan Kapoor
The first teaser for the upcoming Netflix series Black Warrant, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, has dropped. The show marks Motwane's return to long-form storytelling after successful projects like Sacred Games and CTRL on the streaming platform. In the series, set to premiere in January 2025, Zahan Kapoor plays a novice jailer named Sunil Kumar Gupta at India's most notorious prison—Tihar Jail.
Teaser reveals Kapoor's character motivation
The teaser for Black Warrant begins with a man questioning Kapoor's character, Gupta, for wanting to become a jailer. To this, Gupta says he believes being a jailer is a critical societal role and an opportunity to serve the nation. Though warned about the physical demands of the job and doubts about his survival in such an environment, Gupta is determined to fix Tihar Jail's systemic issues.
Take a look at the announcement post here
It is based on real events
Sharing the teaser of Black Warrant, Netflix dropped a caption that hinted at the series being based on real events. It is based on the book Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer by Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhury. A joint production of Applause Entertainment, Andolan Productions, and Confluence Media, it also stars an ensemble cast including Rahul Bhat, Paramvir Singh Cheema, Anurag Thakur, and Sidhant Gupta. It will stream on Netflix from January 10, 2025.
Kapoor's journey from Bollywood to Netflix series
Kapoor, the late Shashi Kapoor's grandson and second cousin to Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Karisma Kapoor, made his Bollywood debut with the 2022 film Faraaz. The film, directed by Hansal Mehta, was based on Nuruzzaman Labu's 2017 book Holey Artisan: A Journalistic Investigation. Now, he will be making his series debut with Black Warrant on Netflix.
