Karisma Kapoor's cop debut in Brown on Zee5 boasts great acting chops, but falls short due to a half-baked screenplay, logic loopholes, and weak researchRead at source
Brown 2026 
Synopsis
Brown
Brown is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller web series directed by Abhinay Deo and produced by Zee Studios. It is based on City of Death, a 2016 novel by Abheek Barua, with the screenplay written by Diggi Sisodia, Sunayana Kumari, and Mayukh Ghosh. It stars Karisma Kapoor as a Kolkata detective, alongside Surya Sharma, Jisshu Sengupta, Soni Razdan and Ajinkya Deo. The series premiered on ZEE5 on 5 June 2026.
- Director
- Abhinay Deo
- Release
- 5 Jun 2026
- Studio
- Zee Studios
- Run time
- —
- Language
- —
Reviews
2 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critical 2
Right from the beginning, Brown works hard at justifying it being named after its lead character.Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 5 Jun 2026
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Abhinay Deo
- Studio
- Zee Studios
- Distributor
- ZEE5
Trivia
- Brown is the first Indian web series selected for the Berlinale Series Market Selects programme.
- The series was produced independently by Zee Studios without a platform commission, allowing the studio to retain intellectual property ownership.
- Playback singer Shaan made his acting debut in the series.
- The show was filmed in Kolkata, with the city's architecture and street atmosphere informing its neo-noir visual tone.
- Karisma Kapoor's role as Rita Brown required her to drop the glamour of her previous film career to portray a flawed, human character.
- The series premiered on ZEE5 on 5 June 2026 after a teaser was released on 26 May 2026.
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Indian Series2026Crime ThrillerReleasedNot listed in source page
