# Trial by Fire (2023)

> After the deadly Uphaar cinema fire, two grief-stricken parents fight for justice while navigating the loss of their children.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/137798

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 7
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, crime
- Created by: Kevin Luperchio, Prashant Nair
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Rajshri Deshpande, Abhay Deol, Ashish Vidhyarthi, Shilpa Shukla, Rajesh Tailang, Shardul Bhardwaj, Ratna Pathak Shah, Anupam Kher
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11611698/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: sombre, harrowing, intimate, mournful, relentless

## Synopsis

Trial by Fire (2023) is an Indian miniseries created by Kevin Luperchio and Prashant Nair for Netflix. Set in Delhi, it follows two grief-stricken parents, Neelam Krishnamoorthy (Rajshri Deshpande) and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy (Abhay Deol), whose children die in the Uphaar cinema fire. Their daily life becomes a relentless campaign for accountability, pitting them against bureaucrats, lawyers and powerful figures who would rather the tragedy be forgotten. Principal supporting roles are filled by Ashish Vidhyarthi as Neeraj Suri, Anupam Kher as Captain Hardeep Bedi and Ratna Pathak Shah as Mrs. Bedi, each drawn into the long fight. The seven-episode run is built around hearings, negotiations and private grief, with each episode unfolding as a step in a slow, painful pursuit of justice. The tone is sombre, harrowing and intimate, with a steady focus on mourning and the anger that grows from it. Its real-event dramatization and courtroom focus invite comparisons with Chernobyl and Mare of Easttown, and fans of grief-driven true tragedy will find resonance here. Netflix's TV-MA framing reflects its frank depiction of the disaster and its aftermath.

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