Sacred Games Might Not Return For Season 2
Netflix has a very strict policy against sexual harassment and there might be some effect of the same on the second season of Sacred Games after writer Varun Grover was accused of sexual harassment.
After sexual assault allegations on writer, ‘Sacred Games’ might not return for season 2
The fate of Indian Netflix original crime-thriller ‘Sacred Games’ hangs in balance as it might not return for a second season after writer Varun Grover was accused of sexual harassment in the wake of #Me Too movement.
A woman shared her story anonymously on Twitter in the wake of #MeToo movement in India where she accused writer Varun Grover of allegedly harassing a woman during his college days. Grover, the writer of the Netflix series, Sacred Games, has denied all the charges.
Sacred Games was Netflix’s first original in India and received a tremendous response. For the second season, Netflix announced that Anurag Kashyap and Neeraj Ghaywan would be directing the series with Vikramaditya Motwane being the show-runner.
The online streaming giant, Netflix said in a statement, “At this time, we are evaluating options on the path forward.” Earlier the year, Kevin Spacey former actor of House of Cards was accused of sexual harassment and Netflix fired him. The last season of the show will premiere soon sans Spacey.
Later on, Varun Grover categorically turned all such reports down, addressing them in a statement negating every single detail in the alleged accusation
“I completely, totally, categorically deny all the allegations being made. The screenshot in question is untrue, misleading, and defamatory to say the least. Issuing a detailed statement soon,” he tweeted.
The writer has produced some of the best shows including India’s first original web series on Netflix ‘Sacred Games’ starring Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte which not only went on to receive critical acclaim but was liked by international audience too.
