# Ray (2021)

> Four Satyajit Ray short stories are adapted into standalone psychological tales of satire and suspense in contemporary India.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
- Episode runtime: 63 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, thriller
- Created by: Sayantan Mukherjee
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Moumita Pandit, Ajay Madhok, Karthik Dammu, Navey Mittar, Bishakha Thapa, Ali Fazal, Manoj Bajpayee, Kay Kay Menon
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14160660/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: unsettling, restrained, literary, tense, melancholic

## Synopsis

Ray (2021) is an Indian anthology limited series created by Sayantan Mukherjee for Netflix. Adapting four short stories by celebrated Bengali auteur and writer Satyajit Ray, it moves from sharp social satire into psychological thriller territory. Each standalone episode, running about an hour, follows a different cast of characters, so there is no single protagonist to follow across the run. Manoj Bajpayee and Kay Kay Menon anchor the more prominent segments, while Ali Fazal, Ajay Madhok and Moumita Pandit appear in the wider ensemble. The stories explore ambition, desire, and the hidden compromises of urban middle-class and affluent characters, with the tension arising from what people conceal from one another. The mood is restrained, unsettling and literary, with a slow accumulation of dread rather than cheap shocks. Its four-episode structure makes it a compact, self-contained viewing experience. Fans of Black Mirror and Tales from the Crypt will find resonance in its anthology format and moral unease, while those drawn to Sacred Games will appreciate its Indian setting and mature, character-driven drama.

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