{"id":9688,"date":"2018-07-09T10:31:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T14:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-ghoul\/"},"modified":"2018-07-09T11:49:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T15:49:30","slug":"netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Sets Launch Date for Ghoul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ghoul<\/em>, Netflix&#8217;s first original horror series from India, is set to roll out on the platform globally on August 24.<\/p>\n<p>The three-parter hails from Phantom Films\u2014the outfit behind Netflix&#8217;s first Indian original drama, <em>Sacred Games<\/em>, which premiered last week\u2014together with Ivanhoe and Blumhouse. \u201c<em>Ghoul<\/em> is a thrilling horror series, both frightening and insightful,&#8221; said Simran Sethi, director of international originals at Netflix. &#8220;Its high production value, a chilling performance from Radhika Apte, and quality writing are sure to scare Indian and global audiences alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vikramaditya Motwane at Phantom Films noted, \u201c<em>Ghoul<\/em> is a first in class, edge-of-your-seat horror series that we are incredibly proud of. This is our second collaboration with Netflix (after <em>Sacred Games<\/em>) and yet another strong example of commitment towards high-quality content. We are extremely proud of <em>Ghoul<\/em>and cannot wait for audiences around the world to experience an elevated horror narrative from India.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jason Blum commented, \u201cThis is Blumhouse\u2019s first foray into the horror genre in India and we\u2019re excited to share this project with horror enthusiasts around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kilian Kerwin at Ivanhoe Pictures added, \u201c<em>Ghoul<\/em> has been a collaborative effort to tell a story that is rooted in India, in a manner that will appeal to audiences around the world. Our goal is to create incredible entertainment that speaks to audiences from diverse cultures, and we\u2019re very proud of this series, which is sure to be a must-watch in the horror genre globally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other Netflix news, the platform has given the go-ahead to two new anime series <em>Ultraman<\/em> and <em>Kengan Ashura<\/em>, for 2019, and renewed\u00a0<i>Aggretsuko<\/i> for a second season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghoul, Netflix&#8217;s first original horror series from India, is set to roll out on the platform globally on August 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":9689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2605,88,2233],"class_list":["post-9688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-ghoul","tag-netflix","tag-netflix-india","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Netflix Sets Launch Date for Ghoul - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Netflix Sets Launch Date for Ghoul - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ghoul, Netflix&#039;s first original horror series from India, is set to roll out on the platform globally on August 24.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-09T14:31:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-07-09T15:49:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/Ghoul-718.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"413\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul\/\",\"name\":\"Netflix Sets Launch Date for Ghoul - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-09T14:31:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-09T15:49:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-sets-launch-date-for-ghoul\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Netflix Sets Launch Date for Ghoul\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\",\"name\":\"Mansha Daswani\",\"description\":\"Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. 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