Shantaram

An escaped prisoner named Lin Ford arrives in Bombay in the 1980s, hoping to vanish into the city's labyrinth of streets and shadows. He takes a hard earned job tending to the sick and neglected, offering care where others retreat. As he sneaks through a world of rough justice, unlikely friendships form and a line between duty and danger blurs. Lin finds a kindred spirit in Prabaker and a chance at real connection, all while wrestling with a past that keeps catching up. The path to redemption proves messy, costly, and full of hard choices, yet the act of giving relief to strangers slowly reshapes who he is.

Shantaram arrived on screens in 2022, created by Eric Warren Singer, Steve Lightfoot, and Gregory David Roberts. The story expands the novel by Roberts into a serialized drama with a multinational cast led by Charlie Hunnam.

Critics note a gritty atmosphere that mirrors Bombay's underbelly, focusing on moral ambiguity and the pull between survival and empathy. The show centers on identity and belonging, with Lin's dual life testing loyalties and moral lines.