Your Honor | |
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Genre | Thriller, Crime |
Based on | Kvodo - Israeli web series |
Directed by | Eeshwar Nivas |
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Country of origin | India |
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No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Production location | India |
Running time | 30–40 minutes |
Production company | Applause Entertainment |
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Network | SonyLIV |
Release | 18 June 2020 19 November 2021 | –
Your Honor is an Indian thriller drama streaming television series, directed by Eeshwar Nivas, under the production house Applause Entertainment. The series stars Jimmy Shergill, Pulkit Makol, Mita Vashisht, Yashpal Sharma and Parul Gulati in the main roles. Despite its name being similar to the American adaptation, the series is adaptated from Israeli TV series Kvodo (Hebrew: כבודו).[1] The story follows a judge who lets go of his moralities, relationships and goes on to undermine ethics in order to save his son. The series was released on June 18, 2020, on the Indian OTT platform of SonyLIV.
Your Honor season 2 was released on November 19, 2021. Gulshan Grover and Mahie Gill are the new major additions to the show.[2]
The story of the series revolves around Bishan Khosla (Jimmy Shergill) and his son. Bishan's son Abeer gets caught in a hit and run case. The boy who is hit in this case by Abeer is the son of the city gangster. Bishan Khosla sacrifices relationships and subverts the law to save his son from a vengeful gangster. The series portrays how even the pinnacle of law breaks in order to save their family.[3][4][5]
After Judge Bishan Khosla shot Satnam Mudki, he finds himself in serious trouble, not only with the Mudki family but also the Tarn Taran mafia and Pandit gang that understands the importance of having a High Court Judge in its pocket.[6][7]
The trailer was released on June 13, 2020, and later the series was premiered on June 18, 2020.
Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 12 | 18 June 2018 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "The Fall Guy" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
2 | 2 | "Protégé" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
3 | 3 | "Few Loose Ends" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
4 | 4 | "Alibi" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
5 | 5 | "Any eye for an eye" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
6 | 6 | "Sacrificial Lamb" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
7 | 7 | "Cause and Effect" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
8 | 8 | "Deeper Waters" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
9 | 9 | "The Downward Spiral" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
10 | 10 | "All Out in The Open" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
11 | 11 | "The Noose Tightens" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
12 | 12 | "The Last Straw" | Eeshwar Nivas | 18 June 2018 |
Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV praised the performances of the cast stating "Mita Vashisht is brilliant. Varun Badola stands tall in the guise of a family man forced by circumstances to stoop low".[8] Jyoti Kanyal from India Today expressed in her review on the series as a gripping tale of lies and manipulations.[9] Arushi Jain from The Indian Express shared her first impressions on the series stating "The climax of every episode leaves you at the edge-of-your-seat, and the thrills keep coming as the episodes pass".[10] Nandini Ramnath from Scroll.in explained and stated how the series depicts that the family comes before law.[11]
Archika Khurana of The Times of India rated season 2 3.5/5 and stated "Your Honor will leave you at the point where you would want to know what will happen next. Most importantly, if you like the first season, this one is a perfect follow-up with some riveting performances."[12]
Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave season 2 3 stars out of 5 and stated "Your Honor Season 2 is the sort of web series that is easy to recommend - it is riveting all way."[13]