Selection Day
Poster
Created byMarston Bloom
Based onSelection Day
by Aravind Adiga
Written byMarston Bloom
Karan Agarwal
Directed byUdayan Prasad
Karan Boolani
StarringMohammad Samad
Yash Dholye
Karanvir Malhotra
Rajesh Tailang
Mahesh Manjrekar
Ratna Pathak Shah
Shiv Panditt
Akshay Oberoi
Parul Gulati
Amruta Subhash
ComposerShashwat Sachdev
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1 (2 parts)
No. of episodes12
Production
Producers
Production locationIndia
Production companies
  • Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network
  • Seven Stories Ltd.
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release28 December 2018 (2018-12-28)

Selection Day is an Indian sports drama streaming television series, based on Aravind Adiga's 2016 novel of the same name.[1] Produced by Anil Kapoor and Anand Tucker, and adapted for television by Marston Bloom (with Hindi Dialogues by Sumit Arora) it stars Mohammad Samad, Yash Dholye, Karanvir Malhotra, Rajesh Tailang, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ratna Pathak Shah, Shiv Panditt, Parul Gulati, Amruta Subhash and Akshay Oberoi. The series follows the life of two brothers Radha and Manju who are raised by their cricket obsessed father and meet their rival Javed.[2] The first six episodes of Selection Day premiered on 28 December 2018 on Netflix.[3] Part 2, consisting of another set of six episodes, was premiered on 19 April 2019.[4]

Plot

Radha and Manjunath are two brothers who have been trained by their father to become the next great pair of cricket batsmen. After toying with the bowling attacks of their local village teams, their father decides it is time for them to move to Mumbai and hope to be selected to play in domestic leagues in the upcoming selection season.

Cast

Episodes

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
Part 16December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)
Part 26April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [5]
Part 1
11"Episode 1"Udayan PrasadMarston BloomDecember 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)
22"Episode 2"Udayan PrasadMarston BloomDecember 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)
33"Episode 3"Udayan PrasadMarston BloomDecember 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)
44"Episode 4"Udayan PrasadMarston BloomDecember 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)
55"Episode 5"Udayan PrasadMarston BloomDecember 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)
66"Episode 6"Udayan PrasadMarston BloomDecember 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)
Part 2
71"Episode 7"Karan BoolaniMarston Bloom & Karan AgarwalApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
82"Episode 8"Karan BoolaniMarston Bloom & Karan AgarwalApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
93"Episode 9"Karan BoolaniMarston Bloom & Karan AgarwalApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
104"Episode 10"Karan BoolaniMarston BloomApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
115"Episode 11"Karan BoolaniMarston BloomApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)
126"Episode 12"Karan BoolaniMarston BloomApril 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)

Marketing

The series was announced in August 2017.[6] A 16-second teaser was released on 8 October 2018.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Netflix announces original series Selection Day". The Indian Express. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ Mirwani, Saniya (9 November 2018). "'Selection Day' Teaser: Netflix Promises a Gripping Cricket Drama". The Quint. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Netflix sets December date for web series 'Selection Day'". Scroll.in. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Selection Day Part 2". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Selection Day – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (3 August 2017). "Netflix Announces India Originals 'Selection Day' and 'Again'". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. ^ Arora, Akhil. "Netflix Indian Original Series Selection Day Gets December Release Date". NDTV. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

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