Leila (TV series)
| Leila | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Created by | Urmi Juvekar |
| Based on | Leila by Prayaag Akbar |
| Written by | Urmi Juvekar Suhani Kanwar Patrick Graham |
| Directed by | Deepa Mehta Shanker Raman Pawan Kumar |
| Starring | Huma Qureshi Siddharth Seema Biswas Rahul Khanna Sanjay Suri Arif Zakaria Ashwath Bhatt Anupam Bhattacharya |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Deepa Mehta Urmi Juvekar |
| Producers | Priya Sreedharan Wasim Khan Zulfaquar Torabi Vibhav Shikdar |
| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Johan Heurlin Aidt |
| Editors | Arindam Ghatak Meghna Manchanda Sen Shan Mohd |
| Production company | Open Air Films LLP |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 14 June 2019 |
Leila is an Indian Hindi-language dystopian drama series directed by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar. Based on the 2017 eponymous novel by Prayaag Akbar, Leila follows the story of Shalini, who tries to find her missing daughter in a totalitarian regime in the near future. Written by Urmi Juvekar, it stars Huma Qureshi, Siddharth, Rahul Khanna, Sanjay Suri and Arif Zakaria. A teaser was launched on 8 March. The six-episode series premiered on 14 June 2019 on Netflix.