Mrs. Deshpande

Mrs. Deshpande
Genre	Crime thriller
Based on	La Mante by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot Nicolas Jean Grégoire Demaison
Directed by	Nagesh Kukunoor
Starring	Madhuri Dixit Siddharth Chandekar Priyanshu Chatterjee Diksha Juneja
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
Production
Executive producer	Moiz Tarwadi
Producers	Elahe Hiptoola Sameer Nair Deepak Segal
Running time	45–50 minutes
Production companies	Applause Entertainment Kukunoor Movies
Original release
Network	Jio Hotstar
Related
La Mante (French original) Queen Mantis (South Korea)

Mrs. Deshpande is an upcoming Indian crime thriller television series on Jio Hotstar directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Produced by Elahe Hiptoola, Sameer Nair and Deepak Segal under the banner Applause Entertainment and Kukunoor Movies, the series is an adaptation of acclaimed French miniseries La Mante ^[1] and stars Madhuri Dixit as Mrs, Despande, a serial killer, ^[2] with Siddharth Chandekar, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Diksha Juneja in pivotal supporting roles. ^[3] It is scheduled to preimere on Jio Hotstar on 19 December 2025. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Premise

Police seek help from imprisoned serial killer to catch a copycat murderer mimicking her methods.

Cast

• Madhuri Dixit as Mrs. Deshpande ^[7]
• Priyanshu Chatterjee
• Siddharth Chandekar
• Diksha Juneja
• Pradeep Welankar
• Nimisha Nair

Release

The series will premiered on Jio Hotstar on 19 December 2025. ^[8]

References

1. "'Mrs. Deshpande': What to know about the French thriller 'La Mante' before Madhuri Dixit's raw new role". The Times of India. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
2. "Mrs Deshpande: Madhuri Dixit on saying yes to playing a serial killer in Nagesh Kukunoor's series; 'Assured that I will be presented in a proper way'". OTT Play. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
3. "'Mrs Deshpande' trailer: Madhuri Dixit plays a serial killer who aids a police investigation". Scroll.in. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
4. "Madhuri Dixit returns to small screen with dark thriller Mrs. Deshpande; teaser promises an unexpected twist". Hindustan Times. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
5. "Mrs Deshpande OTT release date: When and where to watch Madhuri Dixit's thrilling return in the series". OTT Play. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
6. "Mrs Deshpande OTT release date announced: When and where to watch Madhuri Dixit's thriller series online". The Economic Times. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
7. "Mrs Deshpande trailer: Madhuri Dixit hunts a copycat killer in gripping new series". India Today. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
8. "Madhuri Dixit starrer Mrs Deshpande ready for streaming, the actress plays a serial killer in the Applause Entertainment show". Bollywood Hungama. 20 November 2025.

External links

• Mrs. Deshpande at IMDb