Sub-Inspector Anjali Meghwal is back on the case. Amazon Prime Video officially confirmed Dahaad Season 2 at the Prime Video Presents India event on March 19, 2026, with Sonakshi Sinha returning in the lead role alongside Gulshan Devaiah and Vineet Kumar Singh. The new season adds Sikandar Kher, Aisha Ahmed, Jyoti Kapoor, and Vidhaan Sharma to an already accomplished ensemble. Created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, the second season takes Anjali into another serial killer investigation — this time triggered by the disappearance of a twelve-year-old child in a Rajasthani town.
What Is Dahaad Season 2 About?
The official Prime Video plot description for Season 2 puts it plainly: a missing twelve-year-old in a quiet Rajasthani town pulls Sub-Inspector Anjali Meghwal into a serial-killer hunt that investigates how power, patriarchy, and privilege can fuel horrifying violence.
The shift from Season 1’s premise is sharp. Where the first season centred on a serial killer targeting women through fraudulent marriages — preying on their vulnerability and society’s obsession with getting women “settled” — Season 2 opens with a missing child as its entry point. But the thematic thread remains consistent: both seasons use crime as a lens to examine how structural inequality in Indian society enables violence. The Season 2 description’s specific mention of power, patriarchy, and privilege signals that the new case will once again be as much a social commentary as a criminal investigation.
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A missing twelve-year-old in a quiet Rajasthani town pulls Sub-Inspector Anjali Meghwal into a serial-killer hunt that investigates how power, patriarchy, and privilege can fuel horrifying violence.#PrimeVideoPresents #DahaadOnPrime, New Season #ItStartsHere pic.twitter.com/QScz7hkMQb— prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) March 19, 2026
A notable detail in the Season 2 announcement is the character’s surname. In Season 1, Sonakshi Sinha played “Anjali Bhaati” — a Dalit sub-inspector whose father had changed the family surname from Meghwal to Bhaati to distance themselves from their scheduled caste identity. Over the course of Season 1, Anjali reclaimed her original surname Meghwal, an act of defiance against caste shame. Season 2 picks up with that identity intact, establishing that character arc as foundational rather than episodic.
When Is Dahaad Season 2 Releasing on Prime Video?
An official premiere date for Dahaad Season 2 has not been announced. The series was confirmed at the Prime Video Presents India showcase on March 19, 2026, and is listed as an upcoming title. Filming was reported to be gearing up for Rajasthan, the same setting as Season 1. A release window is expected to be announced once production is complete.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Show | Dahaad Season 2 |
| Platform | Amazon Prime Video |
| Language | Hindi |
| Release Date | To Be Announced |
| Genre | Crime Thriller / Police Procedural |
| Setting | Rajasthan |
| Creators | Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti |
| Season 1 Premiere | May 12, 2023 |
| Announcement | Prime Video Presents India, March 19, 2026 |
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Who Is in the Cast of Dahaad Season 2?
Sonakshi Sinha leads the cast as Sub-Inspector Anjali Meghwal, the role that won her the Best Actress (Critics’ Choice) at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023. Gulshan Devaiah returns, as does Vineet Kumar Singh. The new additions for Season 2 are Sikandar Kher, Aisha Ahmed, Jyoti Kapoor, and Vidhaan Sharma. Character details for the new cast members have not been disclosed. Notably, Vijay Varma — who played Season 1’s serial killer Anand Swarnakar — is not part of the Season 2 announcement, consistent with his character’s arc being resolved in the first season.
| Actor | Character | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sonakshi Sinha | Sub-Inspector Anjali Meghwal | Returning |
| Gulshan Devaiah | TBA | Returning |
| Vineet Kumar Singh | TBA | Returning |
| Sikandar Kher | TBA | New Addition |
| Aisha Ahmed | TBA | New Addition |
| Jyoti Kapoor | TBA | New Addition |
| Vidhaan Sharma | TBA | New Addition |
Where Can You Watch Dahaad Season 2?
Dahaad Season 2 will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide. The full Season 1 — all eight episodes — is available to watch on Prime Video right now, making it the best place to start before the new season premieres. A Prime Video subscription is required.
What Happened in Dahaad Season 1?
Season 1, created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti and directed by Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi, premiered on May 12, 2023. It followed Sub-Inspector Anjali Bhaati — a Dalit woman working out of the Mandawa police station in Rajasthan — as she began connecting the dots between a series of suspicious deaths. The victims were women from lower-income communities who had been targeted through the institution of marriage itself: a charismatic man named Anand Swarnakar, played by Vijay Varma, would pose as a prospective groom, marry his victims through fraudulent means, and poison them to collect their dowry.
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Vijay Varma’s performance as Anand Swarnakar — loosely inspired by real-life serial killer Mohan Kumar, known as “Cyanide Mohan” — was widely praised for its restraint and menace. Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar told Variety that the real killer for women explored in the show is “certain ideas in society,” and that framing made Dahaad something more than a standard serial killer procedural.
The series holds a 7.2 rating on IMDb and was screened at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival — the first Indian streaming series to compete at Berlinale. At the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023, Dahaad won Best Actor (Female, Critics) for Sonakshi Sinha and Best Actor (Male, Critics) for Vijay Varma, from nine nominations. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 4 out of 5 stars, and the Hindustan Times called it “controlled and superbly orchestrated, never giving way to the sensational tone of serial killer crusades.”
Who Creates Dahaad Season 2?
Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti return as creators of the series through their production banner Tiger Baby. Both are established names in Indian cinema — Akhtar for films like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Gully Boy, and Kagti for Talaash and Gold. Together they also created the Prime Video series Made in Heaven. The Season 2 director has not yet been officially announced.