Poacher (TV series)

*Poacher*
Poacher
	Official release poster
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Richie Mehta
Written by	Richie Mehta; Gopan Chidambaran;
Directed by	Richie Mehta
Starring	Roshan Mathew; Dibyendu Bhattacharya; Nimisha Sajayan; Ankith Madhav; ;
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Alia Bhatt; Prerna Singh; Edward H. Hamm Jr.; Raymond Mansfield;
Cinematography	Johan Heurlin Aidt
Editors	Beverley Mills; Susan Shipton; Justin Li;
Production companies	QC Entertainment; Suitable Pictures; Poor Man’s Productions; Eternal Sunshine Productions;
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	28 January 2023 –; 23 February 2024

Poacher is an Indian Malayalam-language crime drama miniseries created by Richie Mehta. Starring Nimisha Sajayan, Roshan Mathew, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Ankith Madhav, Kani Kusruti, Ranjitha Menon and Maala Parvathi, the series explores the issue of ivory poaching in India. The first three episodes premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and on 23 February 2024, the series was released on Amazon Prime Video and received positive reviews from critics.

Set in 2015, the series is based on true events of ivory poaching that took place in Malayattoor, Vazhachal and Munnar forest divisions of Kerala, which had alleged involvement of transnational crime syndicates Triad and Yakuza, and the subsequent government action known as Operation Shikkar.