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Netflix drops the trailer of Bard of Blood

After piquing audiences’ interest with an intriguing teaser, which came out a couple of weeks ago, Netflix India has now dropped the trailer of one of its much-awaited webseries Bard of Blood. Produced by superstar Shah Rukh Khan under his moviemaking banner Red Chillies Entertainment, the series is headlined by Emraan Hashmi, Vineet Kumar Singh, Kirti Kulhari and Sobhita Dhulipala.

Bard of Blood marks Shah Rukh Khan’s entry into the digital market as a producer. Apart from Bard of Blood, Khan is also producing Class of 83 and Betaal for Netflix, which are at various stages of production at the moment.


Bard of Blood is based on the book of the same name, authored by well-known Indian author Bilal Siddiqi. It is about four Indian intelligence officers belonging to the Indian Intelligence Wing (IIW) who are compromised before they can relay an important piece of information to India. They get captured and are about to be decapitated. The stakes are high

The story has been brought to life by director Ribhu Dasgupta as a seven-episode nail-biting thriller series. Talking about the series, Ribhu Dasgupta said, “This journey on Bard of Blood has been one which I will cherish all my life. It has changed me as a person and as a filmmaker for the best. Directing the series for Netflix, in association with Red Chillies Entertainment and Mr Khan has been an extremely fulfilling experience. I am so glad I could be part of it and very excited about the trailer launch. ”

Bard of Blood is set to start streaming on Netflix from 27th September 2019.

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