Glory (TV series)
Indian streaming television series
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Glory is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language sports thriller television series written and directed by Karan Anshuman and Kanishk Varma for Netflix. It stars Divyenndu, Pulkit Samrat and Suvinder Vicky as pivotal role.[1][2]
Thriller
Karan Anshuman
Karan Anshuman
Vaibhav Vishal
- Karan Anshuman
- Kanishk Varma
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| Genre | Sports Thriller |
| Created by | Karmanya Ahuja Karan Anshuman |
| Written by | Karmanya Ahuja Karan Anshuman Vaibhav Vishal |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Arif Mir Nishant Pandey |
| Cinematography | John Schmidt |
| Running time | 47–60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 1 May 2026 |
Cast
- Divyenndu as Devinder "Dev" Singh
- Pulkit Samrat as Ravinder "Ravi" Singh
- Suvinder Vicky as Raghubir Singh alias "Coach Sir", Head Coach and owner of Haryana Boxing Club; Dev, Ravi, and Gudiya's father
- Jannat Zubair Rahmani as Gudiya Singh, Dev and Ravi's younger sister
- Kashmira Pardeshi as Bharti, Arvind's wife and Ravi's lover
- Ashutosh Rana as Viju Sangwan, Head Coach and owner of Shakti Boxing Academy; Raghubir's rival
- Sayani Gupta as Joyna Hazarika, Dev's love interest
- Yashpal Sharma as Sarpanch
- Sikandar Kher as Kookie Yadav
- Zakir Hussain as DSP Phogat
- Vishal Vashishtha as Inspector Arvind Shekhawat, Ravi's friend and Bharti's husband
- Renji Panicker as Coach Panicker, Head Coach at NSI
- Tanisha Sharma as Sonika
- Kunal Thakur as Raka Singh Beniwal, Raghubir and Viju's student; Ravi's rival boxer
- Vladimir Angelove as Alexei Rustinov, Assistant Coach at NSI
- Yugam Sood as Nihal Singh, Olympic aspirant and Gudiya's boyfriend
Release
Reception
Anuj Kumar for The Hindu stated the series "a cohesive whole for viewers attuned to logical consistency and tonal balance."[6]
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the series 2/5 stars and raised concern about violence shown stating "Animals aren’t spared either."[7]
Joel Keller of Decider stated the series as "it’s a pretty dark and violent story."[8] Bhavna Agarwal of India Today wrote "The idea is strong: use a whodunit to peel back emotional layers. And initially, it works."[9]
Suchin Mehrotra of The Hollywood Reporter India stated "shamelessly pulpy crime drama in recent memory — emotionally potent, generically promiscuous, and rich with festering old wounds."[10] Udita Jhunjhunwala for Scroll.in felt the violence is extreme."[11] BH Harsh of Cinema Express praised Divyenndu's performance and wrote "Divyenndu delivers a stellar performance."[12]
Abhimanyu Mathur Hindustan Times stated "Glory is a good example of ‘what could have been’, which has been the story of Indian OTT since the pandemic."[13] Bollywood Hungama rated the series 3 stars in their review.[14]
Shachi Chaturvedi from News18 stated "the narrative could have benefited from tighter storytelling."[15]
