Playground (web series)

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Playground
Genre Reality
Gaming
Presented byMahvash
(Season 1)
Rohit Varghese
(Season 1-4)
Benafsha Soonawalla
(Season 1-2)
Jaideep Sood
(Season 1-4)
Umang Jain
(Season 2)
Ocean Sharma
(Season 2)
Tanvi Shah
(Season 2)
Shreya Kalra
(Season 3-4)
Yuvraj Dua
(Season 3-4)
Starring Ajey Nagar
(CarryMinati)
(Season 1-3)
Naman Mathur
(MortaL)
(Season 1, 3-4)
Tanmay Singh
(ScoutOP)
(Season 1-2)
Nischay Malhan
(Triggered Insaan)
(Season 1-2)
Ashish Chanchlani
(Season 2)
Harsh Beniwal
(Season 2)
Elvish Yadav
(Season 3-4)
Ujjwal Chaurasia
(Techno Gamerz)
(Season 3)
Abhishek Malhan
(Fukra Insaan)
(Season 3)
Mithilesh Patankar
(Mythpat)
(Season 4)
Munawar Faruqui
(Season 4)
Uorfi Javed
(Season 4)
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes146
Production
Production locationNew Delhi
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time34-65 minutes
Production companyRusk Media
Original release
Network Amazon miniTV
MX Player
YouTube
Release23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) 
present (present)

Playground is an Indian Hindi-language reality web series, primarily available on Amazon miniTV. [1] Premiered in May 2022, Playground series blends entertainment, live gaming, and esports.

Contents

Rusk Media claimed that the show had garnered 200 million+ views following the first season. [2]

Concept

The series follows "players" competing in teams under the mentorship of leading gaming influencers and content creators. It involves a group of contestants who participate in various online games, competing individually and in teams, with eliminations based on performance, challenges and voting.

Season overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
12824 May 2022 (2022-05-24)20 June 2022 (2022-06-20)
22830 January 2023 (2023-01-30)26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)
34517 March 2024 (2024-03-17)27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
4 4529 August 2024 (2024-08-29)9 November 2024 (2024-11-09)

Teams

Season 1Season 2Exhibition CupChampions LeagueSeason 3Season 4
Dare DragonsAjey Nagar
(CarryMinati)
Ajey Nagar
(CarryMinati)
Ajey Nagar
(CarryMinati)
Ajey Nagar
(CarryMinati)
Ajey Nagar
(CarryMinati)
AAA WerewolvesNischay Malhan
(Triggered Insaan)
Nischay Malhan
(Triggered Insaan)
Nischay Malhan
(Triggered Insaan)
Nischay Malhan
(Triggered Insaan)
Abhishek Malhan 1
(Fukra Insaan)
Uorfi Javed 1
OP UnicornsTanmay Singh
(ScoutOP)
Tanmay Singh
(ScoutOP)
Tanmay Singh
(ScoutOP)
Tanmay Singh
(ScoutOP)
Naman Mathur
(MortaL)
Naman Mathur
(MortaL)
Power PhoenixesNaman Mathur
(MortaL)
Harsh BeniwalHarsh BeniwalHarsh BeniwalMunawar Faruqui
KO KrakensAshish ChanchlaniAshish ChanchlaniAshish ChanchlaniElvish YadavElvish Yadav
Raging CentaursNaman Mathur
(MortaL)
Naman Mathur
(MortaL)
Ujjwal Chaurasia
(Techno Gamerz)
Mithilesh Patankar
(Mythpat)
  1. ^ In seasons 3 and 4, AAA Werewolves entered mid-season.

Season 4

Playground
Season 4
Presented byShreya Kalra
Yuvraj Dua
Rohit Varghese
Judges Elvish Yadav
Munawar Faruqui
Naman Mathur
Mithilesh Patankar
Uorfi Javed
No. of days42
No. of housemates22
WinnerGaurav Singh
Runner-upVanshaj Singh Mehta
No. of episodes45
Release
Original network Amazon MX Player
Original release29 August (2024-08-29) 
9 November 2024 (2024-11-09)

Playground Season 4 was the fourth season of the Indian reality web series Playground . [3] It premiered on 29 August 2024 on Amazon MX Player. [4]

The season was won by Gaurav Singh, also known as BT Android from the KO Krakens, with Vanshaj Singh Mehta from the AAA Werewolves finishing as the runner-up, and Armaan Syed from the Power Phoenixes being awarded the season's Most Valuable Player (MVP). [5]

ContestantStatusPlace
Gaurav "BT Android" SinghWinner1st
Vanshaj Singh MehtaRunner-up2nd
1Armaan SyedEliminated3rd
MVP
MohitEliminated4th
Vaibhav Dixit5th
Shobhika BaliEliminated6th
2Eliminated
3Khyati SharmaEliminated7th
3Diya Bihani8th
4Ginni Pandey9th
5Unnati Patwal10th
5Aryansh KundraEliminated11th
Himanshu AroraEliminated12th
Eliminated
Nitin Gupta13th
Farhan Khan14th
Pankaj Rawat15th
1Gauri G SinghWalked16th
Vaibhav "Charlie" VeerEliminated17th
Pragya "Winter" Verma18th
Vipul SinghEliminated19th
Riya Pandey20th
Pragya Pandey21th
Bharat MadaanWalked22nd

The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the chart represent the teams in which the contestants were originally in before the swapping (i.e, 1 - OP Unicorns, 2 AAA Werewolves, 3 - KO Krakens, 4 - Raging Centaurs & 5 - Power Phoenixes).Color Keys

  KO Krakens
  Power Phoenixes
  OP Unicorns
  Raging Centaurs
  AAA Werewolves

Reception

The series was well received, especially by the gaming community in India, for its innovative format that integrates gaming into the reality show genre.[ citation needed ]

Accolades

AwardYearSeasonCategoryResultRef(s)
Filmfare OTT Awards 2023Season 2Best Non – Fiction Original (Series)Nominated [6]

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