Sunny-Akshaye’s Ikka to Saif Ali Khan’s Hum Hindustani: Netflix announces 2026 slate
At an ongoing grand ceremony on Tuesday evening, Netflix has announced its upcoming slate of Indian productions — both movies and web series — for the year 2026. The coming year will see a plethora of subjects on the streamer, all of them headlined by the biggest stars of the nation. Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna will be seen headlining the legal drama Ikka, where Sunny will be seen as a celebrated, incorruptible lawyer who is arm-twisted into defending a murder accused (Akshaye Khanna), a man whose career he’d notoriously ended years ago, now pushing him to use every trick in the trade to win the case — because otherwise, he stands to lose everything he holds dear.With Ghooskhor Pandat, Manoj Bajpayee returns as a cop figure — only this time, he is corrupt, rogue and morally bankrupt. After an unexpected encounter disrupts his plans, Pandat finds himself drawn into a chain of events that tie up to a massive global conspiracy.
Directed by Ritesh Shah, Ghooskhor Pandat is a thriller that takes place over span of a single night. Besides being the producer for the film, Neeraj Pandey has also co-written the script with Ritesh. Other key cast members like Nushrat Bharuccha, Saqib Saleem, Akshay Oberoi, and Divya DuttaIn a fascinating casting coup, Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri will be seen together, playing the lead roles in Maa Behen, a crime comedy where a mother and her two daughters must cover up the crime after a dead body is found in their kitchen. Dharnaa Durga plays a significant role as well, and so does Ravi Kishan.
Maa Behen is directed by Suresh Triveni, who has also co-written the story with screenplay and dialogue writer Pooja Tolani. Anil Kapoor will be seen as a visionary billionaire who grooms a rising tycoon (Vijay Varma) to take over the reins of India’s largest conglomerate as his successor. However, the rising tycoon is unceremoniously fired months later as the mentor takes back the throne. Refusing to accept his downfall, the ousted successor strikes back, turning a corporate battle into a no-holds-barred war.
The series is co-produced under banners of Abundantia Entertainment and True Story Films. Ensemble cast includes names like Akash Khurana, Rhea Chakraborty, Neha Dhupia, Anant Nag, Kanwaljit Singh, Dhruv Sehgal, Rohan Mehra, KamalDirected by Charukesh Sekar, Legacy promises to be a riveting thriller with grand production scale, capturing the trials and tribulations of an an ageing gangster Periyaar who, faced with a prophecy of downfall, fights to save his Empire, family and most importantly — his legacy.
The political thriller also showcases R Madhavan in an intense avatar like never before. Additionally, the presence of actors like Abhishek Banerjee, Nimisha Sajayan, Gautham Karthik, and Gulshan Devaiah adds a lot of gravitas to the series.
Siddharth P Malhotra is the co-producer and director for the drama. Tillotama Shome and Dia Mirza will appear in prominent roles as