According to Vikram Chandra’s novel,’ Sacred Games is a Netflix Original series that explores the criminal underbelly of Mumbai. The series revolves around Ganesh Gaitonde, a juvenile offense lord, who sees Sartaj, a typical police officer, to discuss something important. Sartaj is unaware that this short encounter will open up a can of worms. As the narrative progresses, it ends up Sartaj and Gaitonde are only mere pawns in a massive cataclysmic plan that introduces an existential threat for an entire city.
‘Sacred Games’ is directed and created by Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap. The first season of the crime thriller was released on July 5, 2018, in more than 190 countries. It received positive reviews from critics across the world and became a worldwide success in a brief time. Although year 2 failed to receive identical approval from the audience, the series remained popular enough for the lovers to need another season. So, will there be a sacred Games’ season 3? Let’s find out!
Sacred Games Season 3 Release Date
‘Sacred Games’ season 2 dropped in its entirety on Netflix on August 15, 2019. It consists of eight episodes with a runtime of 43–58 minutes each.
Season 2 ends on a cliffhanger leaving everything to fans’ judgment. The ending was intentionally left open to interpretation. In the finale, Shahid Khan successfully activates the bomb using a pattern-protected password. Sartaj’s group decides to give up and flees, but Sartaj is determined to defuse the bomb. With four seconds remaining, he pulls a pattern, and the display shows”loading.” However, it is notable that the pattern drawn by Shahid Khan and Sartaj Singh differs.
So, this can mean two things! In case the defusing pattern is different from the first one, it usually means that Sarjat succeeds in defusing the bomb. On the contrary, the diverse patterns can also indicate that the bomb detonates in the conclusion, and all attempts to halt the extremists are left useless. Also, in an interview,” Nawazuddin Siddiqui suggested that season 3 of’Sacred Games’ is most likely not happening because there’s not any material left to cover. Since the series has drained the source material, i.e., Vikram Chandra’s puzzle thriller book in seasons 1 and 2, there is not a great opportunity for the show’s return. Therefore, regardless of the huge fan following and high evaluations, a ‘Sacred Games’ season 3 appears unlikely.
Sacred Games Cast: Who is in it?
The series is directed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Ganesh Gaitonde, a notorious crime lord, and Saif Ali Khan as Inspector Sartaj Singh. Radhika Apte and Pankaj Tripathi’s informative article the crucial roles of Anjali Mathur and Guruji, respectively. The star-studded cast also contains Kalki Koechlin as Batya, Sameer Kochhar as Markand, Neeraj Kabi as DCP Dilip Parulkar, Jatin Sarna as Deepak”Bunty” Shinde, and Elnaaz Norouzi as Zoya Mirza/Jamila, among others.
Sacred Games Plot: What is it About?
Tired of the corruption in the police department, a typical mid-century policeman, Sartaj Singh, genuinely wants to curtail crime. However, he hates that his profession has got such a terrible reputation. He gets an opportunity to do something noteworthy if he receives a call from the fugitive gangster Ganesh Gaitonde. Sartaj tracks him down while they are on call, but before he can arrest him, Gaitonde dies by suicide. But, his departure is just the start of a long narrative. Before his demise, Gaitonde had advised Sartaj to rescue his city in 25 days.
The clues left behind by the gang god warn of the approaching doom. In season 1, Sartaj tries to unravel the evil schemes of their extremists. At the same time, he tries to figure out Gaitonde’s relationship with his dad. In the second season, he finally finds out that the Ashram that his dad was able to see is filled with extremists who wish to create a conflict-free world with their apocalyptic plans. It is also revealed that Gaitonde was trapped in Kenya by RAW for the security of Suleiman. They share a long-rivalry that started when Gaitonde stole Suleiman’s mistress Kukoo.
Since their rivalry poses a threat for Suleiman, RAW chose to keep Gaitonde as far from him as possible. Suleiman is crucial for RAW as he can be used as bait to capture Shahid Khan, a terrorist who plans to wipe out India. The final episode of season 2 shocks fans by revealing that Shahid Khan is Sartaj Singh’s cousin. The show ends on a cliffhanger since Sartaj attempts to figure out the blueprint to diffuse the atomic bomb set up by Shahid. The end demonstrates that sacred Game’ is undoubtedly among the very promising open-ended shows in the last several decades.
