| The Family Man | |
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| Genre | Espionage Action thriller Black comedy |
| Created by | Raj & DK |
| Written by | Raj & DK Suman Kumar Dialogues: Suparn Verma Sumit Arora Manoj Kumar |
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| Music by | Sachin–Jigar |
| Composer | Ketan Sodha |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Producers | Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. |
| Cinematography | Season 1: Azim Moolan Nigam Bomzan Season 2: Cameron Eric Bryson |
| Editor | Sumeet Kotian |
| Running time | 33–60 minutes |
| Production company | D2R Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 20 September 2019 – 4 June 2021 |
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The Family Man is an Indian Hindi-language spy fiction television series created by Raj & DK[1] for the streaming service Amazon Prime Video and features Manoj Bajpayee as Srikant Tiwari, a middle-class man secretly working as an intelligence officer for the Threat Analysis and Surveillance Cell (TASC), a fictitious branch of the National Investigation Agency.[2][3] It also stars Priyamani, Sharad Kelkar, Neeraj Madhav, Sharib Hashmi, Dalip Tahil, Sunny Hinduja and Shreya Dhanwanthary. The series is produced and directed by Raj & D.K, who also co-wrote the story and screenplay with Suman Kumar, with dialogue penned by Sumit Arora and Kumar. Samantha Ruth Prabhu was hired for the second season of the series as the main antagonist, making her foray into the digital medium[4] with Suparn S. Verma directing a section of the season.
The series was announced in June 2018, with the filming of the first season began simultaneously in Mumbai, Delhi, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and was wrapped up within May 2019. Filming for the second season began in November 2019, and was wrapped up in September 2020.[5] The cinematography for the first season was handled by Azim Moolan and Nigam Bomzan, with Cameron Eric Bryson hired for the second season. Sumeet Kotla edited the series, while Ketan Sodha composed the background score.
The Family Man: Season 1 was showcased at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour held in Los Angeles in July 2019,[6][7] and was eventually premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 20 September 2019.[1] It received acclaim from critics and audiences, praising the performance of the cast members, and writing and execution. It eventually became the most viewed streaming series on Amazon Prime Video. The second season was scheduled to be aired on 12 February 2021 but was delayed, and it was finally released on 4 June 2021. [8][9] Amazon announced the third season began shooting in May 2024.[10]
The Family Man has received eleven Filmfare OTT Awards,[11] five Asian Academy Creative Awards and two awards at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
- ^ a b Arora, Akhil (30 July 2019). "The Family Man, Amazon's Next Indian Series With Manoj Bajpayee, to Release in September on Prime Video". NDTV Gadgets. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Manoj Bajpayee plays James Bond from Chembur in The Family Man, say directors Raj and DK". Firstpost. IANS. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Naahar, Rohit (27 September 2019). "The Family Man review: Lighthearted but not lightweight; Amazon and Manoj Bajpayee have a winner on their hands". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Samantha Akkineni on 'The Family Man' Season 2 and breaking the rules with OTT". The News Minute. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Manoj Bajpayee, Samantha Akkineni Starrer The Family Man Season 2 is Now Filming". News18. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (13 June 2018). "India's Manoj Bajpayee to Star in 'Family Man' for Amazon". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Singh, Suhani (31 July 2019). "Manoj Bajpayee starrer Amazon Prime series The Family Man showcased at The Television Critics Association in Los Angeles". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "The Family Man season 2 arriving on February 12, Raj and DK share teaser. Watch". Hindustan Times. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Raj and DK announce The Family Man season 2 to be aired this summer". Twitter. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "'The Family Man': Prime Video starts filming for Season 3". Amazon India. 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Paatal Lok, The Family Man, Aarya win top honours; see full list". Firstpost. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.