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Freedom at Midnight (2024)
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Freedom at Midnight is the electrifying story of India's struggle for independence. Based on the bestselling book of the same name, it recounts the partition of India and Pakistan, and the religious and socio-political dynamics of the era.
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Sidhant GuptaPandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Chirag VohraMahatma Gandhi
Rajendra ChawlaSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Arif ZakariaMuhammad Ali Jinnah
Ira DubeyFatima Jinnah
Rajesh KumarLiaquat Ali Khan
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Luke McGibneyLord Louis Mountbatten
Cordelia BugejaLady Edwina Mountbatten
K.C. ShankarV. P. Menon
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Nikkhil AdvaniDirector
Abhinandan GuptaWriter
Adwitiya KarengWriter
Divy Nidhi SharmaWriter
Ethan TaylorWriter
Gundeep KaurWriter
Revanta SarabhaiWriter
Dominique LaPierreAdaptation
Larry CollinsAdaptation
Madhu BhojwaniProducer
Monisha AdvaniProducer
Priyanka KuriakoseExecutive Producer
Saugata MukherjeeExecutive Producer
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Season 1
7 episodes · First aired 2024-11-15 Freedom at Midnight (Season 1) is a historical drama series based on the book by Collins & Lapierre, detailing India's turbulent journey to independence and Partition, focusing on the intense political struggles between Nehru/Patel (Congress) and Jinnah (Muslim League), Mountbatten's role, Gandhi's spiritual resistance, and the tragic communal violence, culminating in the drawing of borders by Radcliffe and the birth pangs of two nations, exploring the human cost of these monumental decisions
E01
Direct Action
2024-11-15 · 41 min
At the cusp of Independence, leaders from the Congress and the Muslim League meet with Viceroy Wavell in Simla to discuss the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946. Will the two opposing parties agree on a common future?
E02
Sole Spokesman
2024-11-15 · 44 min
The aftermath of Direct Action Day places the Muslim league on the inside of the Interim Government formed by the Congress. The coalition causes disharmony at the parliament, jeopardising the governance. In London, Prime Minister Attlee looks for a new viceroy.
E03
Satyagraha
2024-11-15 · 49 min
As India welcomes a new viceroy, who is going be her last, Gandhi heads to Noakhali on a peace mission. The Mountbattens must juggle interests of the Congress, Muslim League and the Princely States while being objective.
E04
Punjab
2024-11-15 · 37 min
In the wake of the resignation of the CM of Punjab, the province becomes a political battleground. With communal tensions rising across the country, the Congress is compelled to seriously consider partition.
E05
The Last Straw
2024-11-15 · 47 min
Mahatma Gandhi meets the Mountbattens and suggests that Jinnah be given Prime Ministership to keep the nation undivided. Will his core allies - Patel and Nehru - agree?
E06
Poorna Swaraj
2024-11-15 · 46 min
While drafting the Transfer of Power plan for Independent India, V.P. Menon struggles to accommodate the Congress’s need for Poorna Swaraj and the British demand for Dominion Status.
E07
Eclipse
2024-11-15 · 44 min
Viceroy Mountbatten invites key political leaders of India to come together to present the Transfer of Power plan. However, Mahatma Gandhi abstains from attending the meeting.
Season 2
7 episodes · First aired 2026-01-09 Based on Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre's bestselling book, Freedom At Midnight dramatizes the events leading to India's Partition and its socio-political upheaval. Starring Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra, Rajendra Chawla, Luke McGibney, Cordelia Bugeja, Arif Zakaria, and Ira Dubey, the acclaimed series returns with Season 2, continuing the gripping saga of independence and its aftermath.
E01
Borders Of Blood
2026-01-09 · 51 min
As independence nears, Sir Cyril Radcliffe is handed the monumental task of drawing the borders to partition a land he knows nothing about. Congress and Muslim League leaders feverishly speculate over which town will fall on which side of the border, as communal tensions continue to flare across the country.
E02
Tryst With Destiny
2026-01-09 · 49 min
India and Pakistan prepare for their respective days of independence, but the celebrations are fraught with tension and violence. India steps into a new era at the midnight hour, but partition and the division of the army loom large.
E03
Exodus
2026-01-09 · 61 min
The Boundary Award is announced, igniting outrage on both sides. Gripped by fear, a mass exodus of minorities across the border begins as Nehru and Patel grapple with the consequences of partition. Punjab descends into chaos and horror while Gandhi tries to save Bengal from the same fate. And one refugee vows revenge against the Mahatma.
E04
Basket Of Apples
2026-01-09 · 46 min
Sardar Patel, V.P. Menon, and Lord Mountbatten strategically approach the various princely states to solidify their accession into India. But the Nawabs and Maharajas of some states refuse to accede without a fight.
E05
Kashmir
2026-01-09 · 45 min
A tribal invasion into Kashmir instigates the first war between India and Pakistan. Amid the tension in the war-room, Nehru and Patel form opposing views on how to find an end to the war.
E06
The Last Fast
2026-01-09 · 62 min
Gandhi announces a fast unto death to help restore some semblance of peace between the two communities, and nations. Nehru and Patel have a falling out over the state of the country. Madanlal Pahwa and his allies make their way to Delhi to carry out their sinister plan.
E07
Hey Ram!
2026-01-09 · 55 min
Gandhi deals with the growing rift between Nehru and Patel. An unknown gunman makes his way to the daily prayer meet held at Birla House. The nation is forced to confront its grief.
