Space Gen: Chandrayaan Web Series Review | Suchin Mehrotra | THR India

Suchin Mehrotra reviews Space Gen: Chandrayaan, the new 5-episode series from TVF streaming on JioHotstar that dramatizes ISRO's historic Chandrayaan 3 mission. Suchin finds the show treats its audience like toddlers, with heavy-handed exposition, wafer-thin characters, and a relentless need to amp up drama where none is needed. He highlights how talented actors like Gopal Dutt, Prakash Belawadi, and Danish Sait are reduced to irritating caricatures, while lead Nakuul Mehta delivers what Suchin calls "the single most irritating protagonist in recent memory."

Despite the inherently compelling story of India becoming the first nation to land on the lunar south pole, Suchin argues the series squanders its potential with loud emotion, tacky packaging, and branded content sensibilities. He notes the special thanks to ISRO's PR team in the credits "says it all," and concludes he'd happily take a million Mission Mangals over this disappointing effort from the usually competent TVF.