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Netflix Unveils Trailer for Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, Premiering Jan. 14

Creator Neeraj Pandey presents a research-driven customs thriller led by Emraan Hashmi, focused on a Mumbai airport task force confronting a global smuggling network.

Overview

  • The series follows a specialised customs unit at Mumbai International Airport targeting kingpin Bada Chaudhary as his syndicate exploits coded routes and false manifests.
  • Smuggling corridors highlighted in the trailer include Al‑Dera, Addis Ababa, Milan and Bangkok, underscoring the show’s cross-border scale.
  • Emraan Hashmi stars as Arjun Meena alongside Amruta Khanvilkar, Nandish Singh Sandhu and Anurag Sinha, with Sharad Kelkar as the antagonist; Zoya Afroz also features.
  • Created by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Friday Storytellers, the project marks Hashmi’s first collaboration with Pandey following the filmmaker’s earlier Netflix successes.
  • At the trailer launch, Hashmi lauded the show’s grounded take on heroism and recalled being profiled at immigration checks, while Pandey joked about crafting a family-friendly show with the actor.