CAT

Living under an alias, a former police informant is summoned to infiltrate a major drug empire but uncovers a dangerous connection to his dark past.

CAT (2022) is a Netflix crime miniseries created by Balwinder Singh Janjua, an Indian Hindi-language drama told across eight episodes of roughly forty-five minutes each. Randeep Hooda plays Gurnam Singh, a former police informant living under an alias who is summoned back to infiltrate a major drug empire. Abhishant Rana plays the younger Gurnam, known as Gary, whose earlier life becomes central to the story, while Suvinder Vicky plays Sehtab Singh and Hasleen Kaur plays Babita Masih, with Geeta Agrawal Sharma as Madam Aulakh and Kavya Thapar as Kimi Aulakh rounding out the principal cast. The engine of the series is a man trying to stay hidden while each assignment pulls him deeper into a network of traffickers, corrupt officers and loyalties that shift without warning. Its shape is a single continuing story rather than case-of-the-week episodes, so the tension builds steadily across the run. Set in contemporary Punjab, the show unfolds in a world of dusty roads, back rooms and tense meetings where an old betrayal can resurface at any moment. Its tone is gritty, paranoid and propulsive, with moody violence and an atmosphere of constant danger. Fans of Sacred Games, Narcos and Breaking Bad will find resonance in its criminal underworld and its hero's divided loyalties.

• Narcosgritty drug trade crime thriller, undercover infiltration tension
• Breaking Badcrime drama centered on a compromised undercover operative and criminal loyalties
• Sacred GamesIndian crime thriller with police and underworld intrigue

Created by

Balwinder Singh Janjua

Release Date

2022-12-09

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (28)

What is CAT about?

A former police informant living under an alias is pulled back into the criminal underworld to infiltrate a drug empire, only to uncover a connection to his dark past.

What is CAT like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of CAT as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is CAT violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in CAT as brutal.

Which shows are like CAT?

Shows with a similar feel include Narcos, Breaking Bad, and Sacred Games.

How long is CAT?

CAT: 1 season, 8 episodes.

Is CAT still running?

No, CAT has ended.

Where can I watch CAT?

In United States, CAT streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.