The Last Hour (Indian TV series)

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The Last Hour
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Created byAmit Kumar and Anupama Minz
Written byAnupama Minz and Amit Kumar
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languages
  • Hindi
  • English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerAsif Kapadia
Running time30-40 minutes approx
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release14 May 2021 (2021-05-14) 
present

The Last Hour is an Indian supernatural crime thriller series on Amazon Prime Video. Starring Sanjay Kapoor, Karma Takapa, Shahana Goswami, Raima Sen, Shaylee Krishen and Mandakini Goswami, this web series is created, directed and produced by Amit Kumar and Anupama Minz. [1] The story revolves around the life of a mysterious shaman who can talk to spirits of dead people, and the drama that unfolds around it. The series premiered on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video on May 14, 2021. [2]

Contents

Plot

Arup is a Mumbai-based Police officer who is assigned a case after his transfer to the northeast. An actress from Bengal is brutally raped and murdered. In between the investigation, we see many locals on the run for saving their lives. Dev, is an archer who is seen shooting arrows in the wilderness. [3]

Dev is a Shaman who can communicate with the soul of the dead body and relive their last hour. Arup takes help from Dev for solving murders in the vicinity. [4] However, Dev always finds a way to find something more than he is required by using his Shaman power. He also manages to check-on Pari, Arup's daughter, while he falls in love. [5]

Yama Nadu is following Dev to kill him because Dev injured his eye that can envision a person's death. He is assisted by his right-hand, Thapa.

Cast

Episodes

Season 1

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"A Meeting Of Two Worlds"Amit KumarAnupama Minz and Amit KumarMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
2"I Spy With My Little Eye"Amit KumarAnupama Minz and Amit KumarMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
3"Dark Night"Amit KumarAnupama Minz and Amit KumarMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
4"A Question Of Time"Amit KumarAnupama Minz and Amit KumarMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
5"First Steps Are Always Small"Amit KumarAnupama Minz and Amit KumarMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
6"And Then There Was Another"Amit KumarAnupama Minz and Amit KumarMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
7"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"Amit KumarAnupama Minz and Amit KumarMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
8"The Circle Of Life"Amit KumarAnupama Minz and Amit KumarMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)

Reception

As per Prateek Sur from The Free Press Journal , the producers and directors made a good decision of casting local actors over the big shots. The beauty of the Northeast is very well portrayed. Beautiful locations from the northeast are hardly utilized in Indian cinema and web series scene, but The Last Hour did a good job on that. He also says that the web series seems too long for the premise and could be an easy 2.5–3 hours movie to start with. [10]

Raja Sen from Live Mint Lifestyle is very much impressed by Jayesh Nair's cinematography. He says that it is exquisite. Raja says that Takapa is a magnetic performer and matches the narrative naturally. [11]

Scroll.in sums up its review in a single line that says the web series could deliver a lot more based on its unusual theme, but it somehow falls short to make justice with the unique storyline. [12]

Tatsam Mukherjee from First Post wrote "Despite exoticising the North-East, Sanjay Kapoor's series tries to be authentic and manages to make some bold choices." [13]

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