Neeraj Pandey Spins High Voltage Thriller Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web on Netflix

A smuggler series exploring the airports..

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Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web arrived on Netflix on January 14, 2026.

The series marks the first collaboration between Neeraj Pandey and Emraan Hashmi.

Pandey continues his strong hold on the thriller genre with this project.

He previously directed the 2024 Netflix film Sikandar Ka Muqaddar.

He also created the crime series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter in 2022.

The franchise expanded with Khakee: The Bengal Chapter in 2025.

This time, Pandey shifts focus to the secret world of airports.

He believes airports feel familiar but hide unseen operations.

The series explores customs departments and their silent battles against smuggling.

Pandey created the show and shared directing duties with Raghav Jairath.

He co wrote the series with Vipul K. Rawal.

Rawal also worked with him on Sikandar Ka Muqaddar.

Emraan Hashmi leads the series as the central force.

He strengthens his Netflix presence after Bard of Blood in 2019.

He also made a striking cameo in The Ba*ds of Bollywood in 2025.

The cast features Amruta Khanvilkar, Nandish Singh Sandhu, and Anurag Sinha.

Sharad Kelkar plays the powerful and menacing villain.

The story spans smuggling routes across Al-Dera, Addos Baba, Milan, and Bangkok.

It exposes the international machinery behind illegal trade networks.

The web depends on coded routes, fake manifests, and sharp misdirection.

At its heart stands a special customs task force.

The team operates from Mumbai International Airport.

They are led by fiercely honest and uncompromising officers.

The series contains seven episodes with a TV-MA rating in the United States.

It supports subtitles in 34 languages for global viewers.

It is dubbed in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, and Telugu.

Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web promises tension and realism.

It opens a thrilling window into hidden airport operations.

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