SonyLIV has ordered the adaptation of Indian independence non-fiction book ‘Freedom At Midnight’ and its going to be the streamer’s highest budget original drama series till date. Touted as an epic political thriller ‘Freedom At Midnight’ is based on a book by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins.
Set in 1947, the year India got independence but also suffered from partition, ‘Freedom At Midnight’ story is being adapted by a team of writers including Abhinandan Gupta, Adwitiya Kareng Das and Gundeep Kaur.
‘Freedom At Midnight’ is being created by SonyLIV’s sister firm StudioNEXT in association with Emmay Entertainment’s Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani and Nikkhil Advani who are also serving as producers for the show. Nikkhil Advani, the creator of ‘Rocket Boys’, will serve as the showrunner.
Currently in extended per-production stage, ‘Freedom At Midnight’ is said to be SonyLIV’s biggest and most ambitious production investment and will feature some high-profile stars. The series will be shot in India, Switzerland and UK and provided covid doesn’t play a spoil sport the filming will begin in next 6 to 9 months.
Other than ‘Freedom At Midnight’, SonyLIV has much more to offer. While we already know of Hansal Mehta’s ‘Scam 2003: The Telgi Story’ the sequel to the highly popular ‘Scam 1992’, the new stuff includes season two of ‘Rocket Boys’, Vikas Bahl’s ‘Good Bad Girl’, in-house production ‘Faadu’, Applause Entertainment’s Israeli drama ‘Fauda’ Indian adaptation ‘Tanaav’ and Tigmanshu Dhulia’s ‘Garmi’.
Moreover, there is Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Children of Freedom’ set in 1977 that revolves around a group of people in their mid-20s who experience the first government crackdown of their lifetimes. Next is one based on Bangladesh liberation war titled ‘Jazz City ‘71’. There’s also Rahul Dholakia’s ‘India’s First Election’, produced by StudioNEXT, that is about how despite massive illiteracy after Indian independence in 1947, a democratic election was held.