# Crushed (2022)

> Two overlooked school sidekicks discover each other and attempt a friendship that may turn into love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/118067

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 27 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, drama, romance
- Network: Amazon miniTV
- Cast: Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Aadhya Anand, Naman Jain, Anupriya Caroli, Sachin Singh, Urvi Singh, Arjun Deswal, Chirag Katrecha
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16975352/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, sincere, wistful, hopeful, comedic

## Synopsis

Crushed (2022-2024) is an Indian Hindi-language teen romantic comedy-drama series created for Amazon miniTV. Its story follows Samvidhan, called Sam (Rudhraksh Jaiswal), and Aadhya (Aadhya Anand), two sidekicks who have spent their school years overshadowed by their popular best friends at Lucknow Central Convent school. When the two finally notice each other under awkward circumstances, a surprisingly easy friendship blossoms, and they begin to feel they belong. The series asks whether that friendship can survive the shift into romance, and how long two sidekicks can remain heroes of their own love story before insecurities, changing group dynamics and growing pains intervene. Its supporting cast includes Naman Jain as Prateek, Anupriya Caroli as Zoya, Sachin Singh as Rajat and Urvi Singh as Jasmine, whose friend circles shape the drama. Told across four seasons of short episodes, the show plays as a breezy, warm, sincerely emotional coming of age story set in contemporary small city India. Its light, hopeful tone and relatable school social politics make it a fit for fans of Heartstopper and Sex Education who enjoy gentle teen romance with a comedic edge.

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