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The Broken News
Outlook India praised Ahlawat's continued dominance and described Season 2 as a 'well-directed newsroom saga'; the season escalated the rivalry and deepened Radha's arc following a prison release.
Renewal: Two seasons aired on ZEE5 - Season 1 in June 2022 and Season 2 in May 2024. Adapted from the BBC series Press. (Wikipedia)
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Season
Released
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Audience
Verdict
Season 12022 · 8 eps
10 June 2022
7.4
n/a
7.5/10
WORTH-IT
Season 22024 · 8 eps
3 May 2024
7.5
n/a
n/a
WORTH-IT
BollyMeter 7.5Outlook India praised Ahlawat's continued dominance and described Season 2 as a 'well-directed newsroom saga'; the season escalated the rivalry and deepened Radha's arc following a prison release.
Quoted“Jaideep Ahlawat stands out with his compelling performance in this well-directed newsroom saga.”Outlook India
RenewalTwo seasons aired on ZEE5 - Season 1 in June 2022 and Season 2 in May 2024. Adapted from the BBC series Press. (Wikipedia)
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Standout episodes
01
Episode 12022-06-10
The premiere establishes the two newsrooms and their contrasting cultures without caricature - Ahlawat makes Dipankar watchable even when the script makes him reprehensible.
7.308
Episode 82022-06-10
The season finale tightens the institutional conflict into something more personal, and the final image of the two rival editors is the show at its most clear-eyed about what Indian media actually costs its practitioners.
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