Dev (TV series)


Dev is an Indian suspense drama television series produced by Peninsula Pictures. The series revolves around Dev Anand Burman, a detective battling inner demons. The crime stories are suggested by real life cases.
The first season premiered on 5 August 2017. Ashish Chaudhary, Sumona Chakravarti and Puja Banerjee played the lead roles in this season. The first season ended on 12 November 2017 after the planned 27 episodes and was replaced by Entertainment Ki Raat.
The second season began airing on 25 June 2018. Ashish Chaudhary, Amit Dolawat, Jigyasa Singh and Puja bose play the lead roles in this season.

Series overview

Plot

Detective Dev Anand Burman is battling inner-demons caused by the death of his wife Mahek. He has become a recluse but still works on criminal cases with Inspector Amod Narvekar. The Inspector believes that Dev murdered his own wife. Dev befriends his landlady Zohra Aapa who treats him like a son. Later, he meets fire-brand Meera who forces him to reassess his life.

Cast

Season 1

The show was previously titled Dev Anand. However, after the family of the legendary actor Dev Anand sent a notice to the makers, they decided to rename the show.

Reception

Critical reception

Dev has received a positive response from critics. Sreeju Sudhakaran of Bollywood Life gave the show a rating of three out of five stars and said that "While Indian television deals with saas-bahu sagas and children getting married to adults, it is often a welcome change to have shows like Dev that brings the dying genre of detective shows on Indian television. The first episode had a lot of interesting moments, and Ashish Chowdhry is surely apt for the role. Give it a chance!"

Episodes

Season 2

The first episode of Season 2 aired on 25 June 2018. This season will deal with the case of 'Chakravyuh' and various other real-life inspired mysteries. Lead actor Sumona Chakravarti who played the role of Meera in Season 1 has left the series, while Jigyasa Singh was added to the cast with actors Puja Banerjee, Amit Dolawat and Jayshree Arora reprising their roles from the previous season. Unlike its first season, where it was a bi-weekly show, episodes of Season 2 were aired from Monday to Thursday. It ended with 44 episodes.