Asur — Season 1, Episode 1: The dead can talk
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 46 min • 3 seasons, 16 episodes • ★ 7.8/10
Episode synopsis
The sudden death of a priest right in front of his teenage son sends people in a frenzy. 11 years later, Nikhil Nair, a forensic expert teaching at the FBI HQ, receives coordinates of an unknown location from a mysterious source only to find out a completely mutilated, tortured and charred body back in India. With a killer responsible for a murder that can make even the toughest cops shudder on the loose, Dr. Dhananjay Rajpoot, a forensic expert is set on a wild goose chase.
About Asur
Set in the backdrop of the mystical city of Varanasi, Asur follows Nikhil Nair, a forensic-expert-turned-teacher, who returns to his roots at the Central Bureau of Investigation, and along with his former mentor Dhananjay Rajpoot, finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game with a brutal serial killer. What follows is a blend of suspense, mythology and the murders of some people totally unrelated.