The Netflix true crime documentary series ‘Indian Predator’ has released its third season now. But probably it is not reaching a good number of audiences because of the lack of planning and proper promotions. There were not many posts or tweets by Netflix India to promote the documentary in the last few days. All three seasons were streamed with not much noise and so they were not able to create a buzz that is seen in these types of shows internationally.
Netflix has made the niche of true crime documentaries quite a monopoly. With ‘Dahmer: A Monster Story’ roaring world wide, Netflix has made some good Indian originals too. ‘House Of Secrets’ is one such example and it was a huge success. ‘Indian Predator’ has three seasons till now on three different stories. One is ‘The Diary Of A Serial Killer’, and the other two are ‘The Butcher Of Delhi’ and ‘Murder In A Courtroom’.
‘Murder In A Courtroom’ is getting great reviews and ratings and is loved by audiences it reached to. But it is still trending in the second position on Netflix while Mismatched S2 is still trending on top. Mismatched is promoted hugely by the platform. ‘Indian Predator’ is qualitatively far superior to Mismatched season 2. But it is not being promoted in the proper way.
Maybe this is the time that Netflix India takes these things seriously and understands what really makes them special. And they should promote these great contents with more seriousness than cliché romantic dramas.