Murder in the Hills

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Murder in the Hills
Genre Thriller
Directed by Anjan Dutt
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companySVF Entertainment
Original release
NetworkHoichoi
Release23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) 
present

Murder in the Hills is a Bengali crime thriller web series streaming on the OTT platform hoichoi. The series was released on 23 July 2021. The series is directed by Anjan Dutt, who makes his directorial debut for a web series. [1] [2] [3] This film is loosely based on the storyline of the famous detective novel of Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express. [4] [5]

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Plot

Set in Darjeeling, Murder in The Hills is an engrossingly dark story filled with complex multi-layered characters who have their own share of secrets and unwanted truths. [6] The story surrounds around the seemingly natural death of a yesteryear film star, Tony Roy. The death however threatens to expose the dark past of the serene hill station. Amitabha Banerjee, an ambitious investigative journalist, decides to get to the end of the mystery. [7] [8] [9]

Cast

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
1 823 July 2021 (2021-07-23)

Season 1 (2021)

On 23 July 2021 hoichoi released all eight episodes of Murder in the Hills. [11] [12] [13]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Birthday Party"Anjan Dutt23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)
2"Secret Diary"Anjan Dutt23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)
3"Dangerous Bob"Anjan Dutt23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)
4"Kidnap"Anjan Dutt23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)
5"Mysterious Cellphone"Anjan Dutt23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)
6"Suspicious Sheela"Anjan Dutt23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)
7"Showdown"Anjan Dutt23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)
8"Ultimate Truth"Anjan Dutt23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)

Reception

Upam Buzarbaruah of Times of India writes, "Murder in the Hills has an Agatha Christie-esque title and premise. And the connection ends there." [14]

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