Just
three
days
after
the
premiere
of
Netflix's
first
original
Indian
series,
the
international
streaming
platform
has
announced
the
release
of
Ghoul,
that
stars
Radhika
Apte.
Ghoul
is
an
Indian
original
three-part
horror
story
that
is
set
to
release
on
August
24,
2018.
The
three-episode
series
is
co-produced
by
Anurag
Kashyap,
Phantom
Films,
Jason
Blumhouse
Productions
and
Ivanhoe
Pictures.
Ghoul
is
Radhika
Apte's
third
Netflix
original
after
the
anthology
film
Lust
Stories
and
the
crime
drama
Sacred
Games.
Watch
the
trailer
below!
While
talking
about
the
series,
director
Simran
Sethi
told
DNA,
"Ghoul
is
a
thrilling
horror
series,
both
frightening
and
insightful.
It's
high
production
value,
a
chilling
performance
from
Radhika
Apte,
and
quality
writing
are
sure
to
scare
Indian
and
global
audiences
alike."
The
story
revolves
around
the
character
Nida
Rahim,
played
by
Radhika
Apte,
who
is
a
new-minted
interrogator.
The
dark
character
turns
in
on
her
own
father
as
an
anti-government
activist.
Upon
arriving
at
a
covert
detention
center,
she
discovers
that
some
of
the
terrorists
held
there
are
not
from
this
world.
One
of
the
producers
of
the
series,
Motwane
told
in
a
statement
while
talking
about
Ghoul
that
"it
is
an
edge-of-your-seat
horror
series.
Blumhouse's
first
foray
into
the
horror
genre
in
India".
The
Emmy
award-winning
producer
Jason
Blum
known
for
horror
movies
like
Sinister,
Insidious
and
Get
Out
said,
"It
has
been
a
great
experience
working
closely
with
Netflix
and
our
partners
at
Phantom
and
Ivanhoe
to
produce
Ghoul."