Sacred Games trailer: Netflix series teases an intensely thrilling cat-and-mouse game between Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Netflix’s big-ticket India original series Sacred Games, starring Bollywood biggies Saif Ali Khan , Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte, got its first official trailer on Wednesday. As the trailer opens, Nawazuddin’s crime lord Ganesh Gaitonde tells Saif’s Sartaj Singh, a seasoned but cynical Mumbai police officer, “You life is going to change. You have 25 days to save your city.” With less than a month to save his city, the stakes begin to mount as Sartaj seeks more information on his target and capture the powerful leader of the notorious G-Company. It soon becomes clear that the game the two players thought they were engaged in is in fact part of a much larger scenario, one that expands beyond their city. Also watch — Sacred Games teaser introduces backdrop of Mumbai, in voices of Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui [caption id=“attachment_4444491” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Radhika Apte, Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Sacred Games. Image from Twitter/@netflix[/caption] The Netflix show ’s gritty realism and visual aesthetic reminds you of shows like Narcos and films like City of God. Also read — Sacred Games was a book screaming for a screen adaptation; will Netflix original do justice to Vikram Chandra’s novel? The much-awaited show, produced by Phantom Films, is based on the critically-acclaimed best-selling novel of the same name by author Vikram Chandra. The series is co-directed by acclaimed filmmakers Vikramaditya Motwane (Udaan, Lootera, Trapped and, more recently, Bhavesh Joshi Superhero ) and Anurag Kashyap (Black Friday, Dev D, Ugly, Udta Punjab). Sacred Games marks their first big foray into directing for the small screen. Sacred Games is scheduled to premiere on 6 July on Netflix. Watch the trailer below:

With inputs from IANS