Rudra trailer out: Watch Ajay Devgns gritty cop avatar in debut OTT series

The trailer for Ajay Devgn’s OTT debut series ‘Rudra:
The Edge of Darkness’ was released on Saturday. The show is helmed by Rajesh
Mapuskar and is the official Hindi remake of the BBC series ‘Luther’, in which British
actor Idris Elba plays the lead role of DCI John Luther.

Watch the trailer here:

In the original series, Elba’s character is
that of a brilliant, obsessed cop, who has been pushed to the brink of a mental
breakdown because of the nature of the crimes he has to face on his job. It
seems that Devgn’s character will loosely follow the same arc, but is a bit lighter
compared to the original British counterpart.

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The show also features the likes of Esha Deol,
Atul Kulkarni, Ashwini Kalsekar, and Ashish Vidyarthi. The first motion poster for
the series was released in April 2021,

Devgn had earlier opened up about the character
and why he decided to make his OTT debut.

“The world of digital streaming has always
fascinated me, and I am excited to make my digital acting debut into
long-format content with a riveting character and title such as Rudra,” he said
in a statement.

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“What enticed me about the character is his nuanced, multi-faceted personality and his grit; something that viewers have never witnessed before at this scale in Indian entertainment.”

“I am elated for my fans and viewers across India to witness the magic of Rudra come alive on screen and I hope they fall in love with the show as intensely as we have worked towards it,” he added. 

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Set in Mumbai, ‘Rudra-The Edge of Darkness’ is a race-against-the-clock thriller that delves into the psyche of highly intelligent criminals and the detective who hunts them. Devgn essays the character of DCP Rudra Veer Singh, who carries out a steely grit to fight the wrong and uphold the law.