During this quarantine time, almost everyone is getting bored at home. At this time, the only saviour of life seems to be web-series as even movie releases have been postponed. And web-series haven’t disappointed us. There are many web-series which are proving to be even better than movies! But, it is a tough task to choose the best web-series of your favourite genre out of so many web-series out there. To make this work easier, we have brought a list of top 10 best thriller web series to watch during this lockdown and keep yourself entertained.
This list of best thriller web series contains both- Best series on Netflix in India and non-Indian web series. We have made sure that no top class web series gets left by this list.
- SACRED GAMES – MOST POPULAR THRILLER WEB SERIES IN INDIA
-Release Date
-28th June 2018
-No. of episodes
-16
-No. of seasons
-2
-Genre
-Drama, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.8/10 by IMDb and 4.8 by Facebook
-Available On
-NETFLIX
-Directors
-Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Neeraj Ghaywan
-Based On
-Vikram Chandra’s novel Sacred Games
Star Cast
Saif Ali Khan as Sartaj Singh
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Ganesh Gaitonde
Elnaaz Norouzi as Zoya Mirza
Kubbra Sait as Kukoo
This is one of the most popular thriller web series in India. This is based upon the novel Sacred games written by Vikram Chandra. The fact that it is based upon real-life story makes it interesting to watch.
This web series starts with Inspector Sartaj Singh getting an anonymous tip stating the location of Ganesh Gaitonde, famous underworld don. This story takes various twists and turns thereafter.
Two series of this thriller has been out till now and fans are waiting for third but Saif Ali Khan once said that this story ends with this season. So, it seems that no more season will be out.
If you haven’t watched this popular thriller web series rated 8.8 by IMDb yet, you must watch this.
- CHERNOBYL
-Release Date
-6th May 2019
-Number of Episodes
-5
-Director
-Johan Renck
-Awards
-Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series
-Available On
-Amazon Prime
-Ratings
-9.4/10 rating by IMDb
-6th May 2019
-Number of Episodes
-5
-Director
-Johan Renck
-Awards
-Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series
-Available On
-Amazon Prime
-Ratings
-9.4/10 rating by IMDb
STAR CAST
Jared Harris as Valery
Stallen Skarsgard as Boris
Emily Watson as Ulana
Jassie Buckley as Lyudmilla
Paul Ritter as Anatoly
Adrian as Nikolai
It is the story of the year 1986, April 1986 to be specific when Chernobyl, a city of Russia (Soviet Union at that time) suffers a nuclear attack. It is not any normal nuclear attack but it worst nuclear attack ever. This story further shows how all people come together and together they cope with it.
This web series will fill you with thrill and at the same time will give you the confidence to cope with COVID-19 in these tough times.
It is a good choice for people who hate long web-series as this is a mini thriller web series. It is one of the most popular web series in the world and you will love this!
- BREATH
-Release Date
-26th June 2018
-No. of episodes
-8
-No. of seasons
-1
-Genre
-Crime, Drama, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.4/10 by IMDb and 4.8 by Facebook
-Available On
-Amazon Prime Video
-Director
-Mayak Sharma
-Writer
-Mayak Sharma
STAR CAST
Amit Sadh as Kabir Sawant
Sapna Pabbi as Riya Ganguly
R Madhavan as Denzel
Neena Kulkarni as Juliet
It is a great thriller web series with a great story. It is an Indian thriller web series and it is a perfect example of how great story brings magic in a thriller.
It starts with a crime branch officer who solves a completely unrelated multiple murder mystery of organ donors. It is interesting to see how these connect together which first seem to be totally disconnected. Later when the murderer is found out, a brutal truth comes out and the officer gets into a dilemma of what to do.
It is a very sensitive story and it will completely blow your mind. It will tell you that when it comes to web series, Indian web series stand side by side to international ones. If you are willing to watch something different, you must watch this thriller. We hope that other Film Industries of India make same kind of web series.
- ASUR- Most Under-rated thriller web series
-Release Date
-2nd March 2020
-No. of episodes
-8
-No. of seasons
-1
-Genre
-Crime, Thriller
-Ratings
-7.6/10 by IMDb
-Available On
-Directors
–Oni Sen and Aniruddha Sen
-Writer
–Gaurav Shukla
STAR CAST
Arshad Warsi as Dhananjay Rajput
Barun Sobti as Nikhil Nair
Anupriya Goenka as Naina Nair
Riddhi Dogra as Nusrat Saeed
I recently watched this web series and I must say this is one of my favourite thriller web series till now. This thriller has raised the bar of web series. But the sad thing is this it is the most under-rated thriller of all.
The work done by actors, directors and cinematography is outstanding. It has been said always that goodness is the basic nature of people but this web series will make you rethink about this. The day I saw this web series for hours I was thinking about it. It will ask questions which will shiver your concepts.
It is a psychological thriller and we know the magic of psychological thrillers from movies like Shutter Island.
This is the thriller debut of Arshad Warsi and ‘Iss Pyaar ko kya Naam dun’ star Barun Sobti is also in this web series. Bith have played their part very well. We have seen Arshad Warsi in comedy roles mostly but he has done this serious role with perfection.
Lovers of thriller must watch this web series at least once. Even if you are not a lover of thriller, this web series will make you love it. The acting of child artist has put a different spirit in this web series.
The hard work which has been done by the full team of Asur reflects beautifully in this crime-thriller.
- STRANGER THINGS- For Lovers of Horror-Thriller
-Release Date
-15th July 2016
-No. of episodes
-25
-No. of seasons
-3
-Genre
-Horror, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.8/10 by IMDb and 8.9/10 by Tv.com
-Available On
-NETFLIX
-Director
–Shawn Levy
-Writer
–Matt and Ross Duffer
STAR CAST
Millie Bobbie Brown as Eleven
Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
Noah Schnapp as Will
Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin
Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas
Horror gives you chills and thriller blows your mind, now when both mix it becomes stranger things! It is one of the best horror-thriller web series. It is popular also. It is so much popular that 3 seasons of this web series has been released and 4th is on the verge of getting released. It seems that the popularity of this web series will only grow over time.
It goes back to 1983 and starts in a small Indiana town where everything seems to be normal. Things start becoming abnormal when a boy from the village goes missing and her mother starts investigating to find her son.
This reveals various things like a secret experiment of the government and mysterious powers present there. This will definitely raise your hairs. And 3 seasons of this thriller web series has been out till now, so you will not find a scarcity of entertainment in this lockdown.
- DARK – For Science Fiction Thriller Lovers
-Release Date
-26th June 2018
-No. of episodes
-8
-No. of seasons
-1
-Genre
-Crime, Drama, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.4/10 by IMDb and 4.8 by Facebook
-Available On
-Amazon Prime Video
-Director
-Mayak Sharma
-Writer
-Mayak Sharma
STAR CAST
Amit Sadh as Kabir Sawant
Sapna Pabbi as Riya Ganguly
R Madhavan as Denzel
Neena Kulkarni as Juliet
It is a great thriller web series with a great story. It is an Indian thriller web series and it is a perfect example of how great story brings magic in a thriller.
It starts with a crime branch officer who solves a completely unrelated multiple murder mystery of organ donors. It is interesting to see how these connect together which first seem to be totally disconnected. Later when the murderer is found out, a brutal truth comes out and the officer gets into a dilemma of what to do.
It is a very sensitive story and it will completely blow your mind. It will tell you that when it comes to web series, Indian web series stand side by side to international ones. If you are willing to watch something different, you must watch this thriller. We hope that other Film Industries of India make same kind of web series.
- ASUR- Most Under-rated thriller web series
-Release Date
-2nd March 2020
-No. of episodes
-8
-No. of seasons
-1
-Genre
-Crime, Thriller
-Ratings
-7.6/10 by IMDb
-Available On
-Directors
–Oni Sen and Aniruddha Sen
-Writer
–Gaurav Shukla
STAR CAST
Arshad Warsi as Dhananjay Rajput
Barun Sobti as Nikhil Nair
Anupriya Goenka as Naina Nair
Riddhi Dogra as Nusrat Saeed
I recently watched this web series and I must say this is one of my favourite thriller web series till now. This thriller has raised the bar of web series. But the sad thing is this it is the most under-rated thriller of all.
The work done by actors, directors and cinematography is outstanding. It has been said always that goodness is the basic nature of people but this web series will make you rethink about this. The day I saw this web series for hours I was thinking about it. It will ask questions which will shiver your concepts.
It is a psychological thriller and we know the magic of psychological thrillers from movies like Shutter Island.
This is the thriller debut of Arshad Warsi and ‘Iss Pyaar ko kya Naam dun’ star Barun Sobti is also in this web series. Bith have played their part very well. We have seen Arshad Warsi in comedy roles mostly but he has done this serious role with perfection.
Lovers of thriller must watch this web series at least once. Even if you are not a lover of thriller, this web series will make you love it. The acting of child artist has put a different spirit in this web series.
The hard work which has been done by the full team of Asur reflects beautifully in this crime-thriller.
- STRANGER THINGS- For Lovers of Horror-Thriller
-Release Date
-15th July 2016
-No. of episodes
-25
-No. of seasons
-3
-Genre
-Horror, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.8/10 by IMDb and 8.9/10 by Tv.com
-Available On
-NETFLIX
-Director
–Shawn Levy
-Writer
–Matt and Ross Duffer
STAR CAST
Millie Bobbie Brown as Eleven
Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
Noah Schnapp as Will
Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin
Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas
Horror gives you chills and thriller blows your mind, now when both mix it becomes stranger things! It is one of the best horror-thriller web series. It is popular also. It is so much popular that 3 seasons of this web series has been released and 4th is on the verge of getting released. It seems that the popularity of this web series will only grow over time.
It goes back to 1983 and starts in a small Indiana town where everything seems to be normal. Things start becoming abnormal when a boy from the village goes missing and her mother starts investigating to find her son.
This reveals various things like a secret experiment of the government and mysterious powers present there. This will definitely raise your hairs. And 3 seasons of this thriller web series has been out till now, so you will not find a scarcity of entertainment in this lockdown.
- DARK – For Science Fiction Thriller Lovers
-Release Date
-2nd March 2020
-No. of episodes
-8
-No. of seasons
-1
-Genre
-Crime, Thriller
-Ratings
-7.6/10 by IMDb
-Available On
-Directors
–Oni Sen and Aniruddha Sen
-Writer
–Gaurav Shukla
STAR CAST
Arshad Warsi as Dhananjay Rajput
Barun Sobti as Nikhil Nair
Anupriya Goenka as Naina Nair
Riddhi Dogra as Nusrat Saeed
I recently watched this web series and I must say this is one of my favourite thriller web series till now. This thriller has raised the bar of web series. But the sad thing is this it is the most under-rated thriller of all.
The work done by actors, directors and cinematography is outstanding. It has been said always that goodness is the basic nature of people but this web series will make you rethink about this. The day I saw this web series for hours I was thinking about it. It will ask questions which will shiver your concepts.
It is a psychological thriller and we know the magic of psychological thrillers from movies like Shutter Island.
This is the thriller debut of Arshad Warsi and ‘Iss Pyaar ko kya Naam dun’ star Barun Sobti is also in this web series. Bith have played their part very well. We have seen Arshad Warsi in comedy roles mostly but he has done this serious role with perfection.
Lovers of thriller must watch this web series at least once. Even if you are not a lover of thriller, this web series will make you love it. The acting of child artist has put a different spirit in this web series.
The hard work which has been done by the full team of Asur reflects beautifully in this crime-thriller.
- STRANGER THINGS- For Lovers of Horror-Thriller
-Release Date
-15th July 2016
-No. of episodes
-25
-No. of seasons
-3
-Genre
-Horror, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.8/10 by IMDb and 8.9/10 by Tv.com
-Available On
-NETFLIX
-Director
–Shawn Levy
-Writer
–Matt and Ross Duffer
STAR CAST
Millie Bobbie Brown as Eleven
Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
Noah Schnapp as Will
Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin
Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas
Horror gives you chills and thriller blows your mind, now when both mix it becomes stranger things! It is one of the best horror-thriller web series. It is popular also. It is so much popular that 3 seasons of this web series has been released and 4th is on the verge of getting released. It seems that the popularity of this web series will only grow over time.
It goes back to 1983 and starts in a small Indiana town where everything seems to be normal. Things start becoming abnormal when a boy from the village goes missing and her mother starts investigating to find her son.
This reveals various things like a secret experiment of the government and mysterious powers present there. This will definitely raise your hairs. And 3 seasons of this thriller web series has been out till now, so you will not find a scarcity of entertainment in this lockdown.
- DARK – For Science Fiction Thriller Lovers
-Release Date
-15th July 2016
-No. of episodes
-25
-No. of seasons
-3
-Genre
-Horror, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.8/10 by IMDb and 8.9/10 by Tv.com
-Available On
-NETFLIX
-Director
–Shawn Levy
-Writer
–Matt and Ross Duffer
STAR CAST
Millie Bobbie Brown as Eleven
Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
Noah Schnapp as Will
Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin
Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas
Horror gives you chills and thriller blows your mind, now when both mix it becomes stranger things! It is one of the best horror-thriller web series. It is popular also. It is so much popular that 3 seasons of this web series has been released and 4th is on the verge of getting released. It seems that the popularity of this web series will only grow over time.
It goes back to 1983 and starts in a small Indiana town where everything seems to be normal. Things start becoming abnormal when a boy from the village goes missing and her mother starts investigating to find her son.
This reveals various things like a secret experiment of the government and mysterious powers present there. This will definitely raise your hairs. And 3 seasons of this thriller web series has been out till now, so you will not find a scarcity of entertainment in this lockdown.
- DARK – For Science Fiction Thriller Lovers
-Release Date
-1st Dec 2017
-No. of episodes
-18
-No. of seasons
-2
-Genre
-Science fiction, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.7/10 by IMDb and 4.9/10 by Facebook
-Available On
-NETFLIX
-Director
-Baran Odar
-Writers
–Many
STAR CAST
Louis Hofmann as Jonas
Lisa Vicari as Martha
Maja Schone as Hannah
Oliver Masucci as Ulrich Nielson
Jordis Triebel as Katharina
This is a science fiction thriller so supernatural powers are bound to have in this. This is a story where two children go missing and their families come out in their search.
Those who love thrillers with super twists and turns will love this web series as this web series is filled with twists and turns. The characters have supernatural powers which are very interesting to watch. This web series keeps the audience engaged and while watching you can feel some kind of connection with this web series.
The cinematography is amazing. The scenes shown in the web series leave an impact even after the web series is over. It will definitely take some time to move over this web series, but you will enjoy this web series.
The lighting of this web series is so good that one who doesn’t love thrillers will also enjoy this movie.
- INSIDE EDGE- Thriller for cricket Lovers
STAR CAST
Louis Hofmann as Jonas
Lisa Vicari as Martha
Maja Schone as Hannah
Oliver Masucci as Ulrich Nielson
Jordis Triebel as Katharina
This is a science fiction thriller so supernatural powers are bound to have in this. This is a story where two children go missing and their families come out in their search.
Those who love thrillers with super twists and turns will love this web series as this web series is filled with twists and turns. The characters have supernatural powers which are very interesting to watch. This web series keeps the audience engaged and while watching you can feel some kind of connection with this web series.
The cinematography is amazing. The scenes shown in the web series leave an impact even after the web series is over. It will definitely take some time to move over this web series, but you will enjoy this web series.
The lighting of this web series is so good that one who doesn’t love thrillers will also enjoy this movie.
- INSIDE EDGE- Thriller for cricket Lovers
-Release Date
-10th July 2017
-No. of episodes
-20
-No. of seasons
-2
-Genre
-Fiction, Thriller
-Ratings
-8/10 by IMDb
-Available On
-Director
-Aakash Bhatia
-Writers
–Karan Anshuman
STAR CAST
Tanuj Virwani
Richa Chadda
Angad Bedi
Siddharth Chaturvedi
Vivek Oberai as Vikrant
This is a fiction-thriller web series for cricket fans. A web series throwing light on the dark world of cricket which seems to be fully fair when we look from outside.
This story starts from the premiere of a league where everything seems normal. But the new owner comes into the picture and everything changes. This evolves around the various incidences in cricket.
This is a very good web series and keeps people engaged. There were rumours that this web series is based upon real-life incidences but nothing from the team was said like this.
- SHERLOCK HOLMES- For All Thriller Lovers!
-Release Date
-1st Jan 2016
-No. of episodes
-13
-No. of seasons
-4
-Genre
-Crime, Thriller
-Ratings
-9.1/10 by IMDb
-Available On
–NETFLIX, Amazon Prime
-Director
-Paul McGuigan
-Writers
–Many
STAR CAST
Benedict Cumberbatch
Martin Freeman
Rupert Graves
Una Stubbs
It is a crime thriller web series based on Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Now, this is something exciting. Rated as 9.1 out of 10 by IMDb, the title of this web series how much exciting and thrilling it is going to be.
You will enjoy every part of it. Till now 4 seasons of this web series has been released and all are super hit. A thriller lover can’t afford to miss this. Not only a thriller lover, every movie lover will love this web series.
The story plot is extraordinary and the acting is just superb. You must watch this web series this quarantine.
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE- For Desi Thriller Lovers
STAR CAST
Benedict Cumberbatch
Martin Freeman
Rupert Graves
Una Stubbs
It is a crime thriller web series based on Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Now, this is something exciting. Rated as 9.1 out of 10 by IMDb, the title of this web series how much exciting and thrilling it is going to be.
You will enjoy every part of it. Till now 4 seasons of this web series has been released and all are super hit. A thriller lover can’t afford to miss this. Not only a thriller lover, every movie lover will love this web series.
The story plot is extraordinary and the acting is just superb. You must watch this web series this quarantine.
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE- For Desi Thriller Lovers
-Release Date
-5th April 2019
-No. of episodes
-10
-No. of seasons
-1
-Genre
-Crime, Thriller
-Ratings
-8.1/10 by IMDb
-Available On
-HOTSTAR Specials
-Director
-Tigmanshu Dhulia, Vishal Furia
-Writers
-Based on Criminal Justice by Peter Moffat, modified for India by Shridhar Raghavan
STAR CAST
Anupriya Goenka
Vikrant Massey
Rucha Inamdaar
Pankaj Tripathi
This show has tagline ‘maasoom hai yaa sirf dikhta hai’ means is he innocent or he just looks like this! The web series is as much interesting as seems from the tagline.
The story starts from a one-night stand of Aditya because of which he goes through various kinds of problems. Pankaj Tripathi has done fabulous acting as always. The web series never deviates from its path and it is a full thriller from beginning to end.
This story revolves around Aditya is guilty or not and you will keep guessing till the end! However, if you have watched many thriller web series, then you will guess by the tagline itself that what is the ending of this web series.
- SPECIAL OPS- ‘Special’ Thriller
STAR CAST
Anupriya Goenka
Vikrant Massey
Rucha Inamdaar
Pankaj Tripathi
This show has tagline ‘maasoom hai yaa sirf dikhta hai’ means is he innocent or he just looks like this! The web series is as much interesting as seems from the tagline.
The story starts from a one-night stand of Aditya because of which he goes through various kinds of problems. Pankaj Tripathi has done fabulous acting as always. The web series never deviates from its path and it is a full thriller from beginning to end.
This story revolves around Aditya is guilty or not and you will keep guessing till the end! However, if you have watched many thriller web series, then you will guess by the tagline itself that what is the ending of this web series.
- SPECIAL OPS- ‘Special’ Thriller
-Release Date
-17th Mar 2020
-No. of episodes
-8
-No. of seasons
-1
-Genre
-Espionage thriller
-Ratings
-8.7/10 by IMDb
-Available On
-Director
-Neeraj Pandey, Shivam Nair
-Writers
–Neeraj Pandey
STAR CAST
Kay Kay Manon
Sana Khan
Karan Tacker
Mehar Vij
This is a thriller for those who love the nation. It has a story of catching a mastermind of the Mumbai attack. It starts with a community meeting which states that there are 6 persons involved in attack instead of 5 as known by the world, and the 6th is the mastermind.
From then on, the story revolves around finding the 6th accused. The search has been going on for the last 10 years and lastly, they catch the person.
The story seems simple but the web series leaves a serious impact on the mind. It is a very good web series and if you are Indian, you will definitely love this.
FAQs
- What is a good thriller series to watch?
-To be frank, there are many good thriller web series that you can watch. We have picked the best once here.
- What is the best thriller on Netflix?
-As far in my experience, I found Sherlock Holmes as the best thriller available on Netflix
- Which is the best thriller Hindi web series?
-The most popular and the best Hindi web series is none other than Sacred Games.
- Name a Suspense thriller web series.
-Umm, although every thriller is a suspense thriller, I love Dark web series.
- Name best thriller web series in 2020.
-I loved the latest release thriller Asur, Special Ops is also a must-watch.
- Name the best web series in Hindi on Amazon Prime.
-No doubt, Sacred games is the best web series in Hindi on Amazon Prime.
CONCLUSION
So, this was the end of our list of the best thriller web series to watch during this quarantine. We hope you liked this list. You can add your favourite web series in the comments below.
–Neeraj Pandey
STAR CAST
Kay Kay Manon
Sana Khan
Karan Tacker
Mehar Vij
This is a thriller for those who love the nation. It has a story of catching a mastermind of the Mumbai attack. It starts with a community meeting which states that there are 6 persons involved in attack instead of 5 as known by the world, and the 6th is the mastermind.
From then on, the story revolves around finding the 6th accused. The search has been going on for the last 10 years and lastly, they catch the person.
The story seems simple but the web series leaves a serious impact on the mind. It is a very good web series and if you are Indian, you will definitely love this.
FAQs
- What is a good thriller series to watch?
-To be frank, there are many good thriller web series that you can watch. We have picked the best once here.
- What is the best thriller on Netflix?
-As far in my experience, I found Sherlock Holmes as the best thriller available on Netflix
- Which is the best thriller Hindi web series?
-The most popular and the best Hindi web series is none other than Sacred Games.
- Name a Suspense thriller web series.
-Umm, although every thriller is a suspense thriller, I love Dark web series.
- Name best thriller web series in 2020.
-I loved the latest release thriller Asur, Special Ops is also a must-watch.
- Name the best web series in Hindi on Amazon Prime.
-No doubt, Sacred games is the best web series in Hindi on Amazon Prime.
CONCLUSION
So, this was the end of our list of the best thriller web series to watch during this quarantine. We hope you liked this list. You can add your favourite web series in the comments below.