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With the new year ahead, Netflix is all geared up to release a spicy original thriller series titled ‘Killer Soup’ with Bollywood’s one of the top talents.
Produced by MacGuffin Pictures, a new dark comedy crime series ‘Killer Soup’ which was previously titled ‘Soup’, stars talented actors like Manoj Bajpayee and Konkona Sen Sharma. So what is the plot of Killer Soup about?
Plot
Netflix describes the plot loosely based on a true story. Directed and co-written by Abhishek Chaubey, the series is set in South India and follows Swathi Shetty, an aspiring yet talentless home chef, who conspires to replace her husband, Prabhakar, with her lover, Umesh.
“But when a bumbling local inspector and amateur villains stir the pot, things don’t go as planned and a recipe for chaos ensues,” read a note from the makers.
Cast
- Konkona Sen Sharma plays housewife and aspiring chef Swathi Shetty.
- Manoj Bajpayee plays both her husband, Prabhakar, and her lover, Umesh.
- Sayaji Shinde
- Nassar
- Lal
- Anula Navlekar
- Kani Kusruti
- Anbu Thasan Vaishali Bisht
How director describes ‘Killer Soup’
“With Killer Soup, we wanted to give the audience permission to laugh and also be totally shocked with a crime thriller that blends in humour and quirkiness,” director Abhishek Chaubey said in a statement. “It is a pot-boiler sent completely over the top with an exceptional cast including Manoj Bajpayee, Konkona Sensharma, Nasser, Sayaji Shinde and Lal. Through this series, I wanted to serve up something exceptional with Netflix and it has been a creatively fulfilling experience with them.”
Release date
Killer Soup will be released globally on January 11, 2024 on Netflix.