Amazon Prime’s The Family Man is India’s most successful show
Amazon Prime’s The Family Man is coming back with its third season in 2026. The Family Man is a spy action thriller series directed by director duo Raj & DK for Amazon Prime India. The show features Indian movie actor Manoj Bajpayee in the lead. The previous two seasons of The Family Man have received widespread critical acclaim and are amongst the most-watched Indian shows ever.
The third season of The Family Man will have its original cast reprising their roles. Whereas the makers have signed critically acclaimed actor Jaideep Ahlawat and famous actress Nimrit Kaur for the antagonist roles. Jaideep and Nimrit are the main villains of The Family Man Season 3 and they have begun the shooting for the same. Besides Jaideep Ahlawat and Nimrit Kaur, the third season of The Family Man is going to introduce several new actors playing quite interesting characters. The Family Man Season 3 will be shot for several months in 2025. According to the reports, makers are even planning to shoot the show in London and a few other European cities.
Before coming on board for Prime Video’s The Family Man Season 3, Jaideep Ahlawat has earlier featured in the OTT show ‘Pataal lok’. Pataal Lok is a crime thriller show for Amazon Prime Video with Jaideep Ahlawat in the lead. It is one of the most critically acclaimed Indian shows. Jaideep Ahlawat will be seen in the second season of the show.
Cast of The Family Man
Manoj Bajpayee as Srikant Tiwari a Indian Spy
Sharib Hashmi as JK Talpade spy, colleague, and friend of Srikant Tiwari
Priyamani as Suchitra Tiwari wife of Srikant Tiwari
Ashlesha Thakur as Dhriti Tiwari daughter of Srikant Tiwari
Vedant Sinha as Atharv Tiwari son of Srikant Tiwari
The first season of The Family Man featured popular Malayalam actor Neeraj Madhav as Moosa Rehman, the main antagonist whereas popular Indian actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu was featured as Rajalakshmi Sekharan, the main antagonist of The Family Man season two.
The Family Man Series
The Family Man is one of the best shows available on Prime Video. It is one of the rarest Indian shows that has been accepted largely by audiences of other countries. The series was announced in 2018 and the show was shot in Mumbai, Delhi, Kashmir, and Ladakh. The first season was released in 2019 to an overwhelmingly positive response from viewers and widespread critical acclaim with praise for its story, direction, production, editing, and performance of the cast. It eventually became the most-watched show on the digital platform.
Interestingly, The Family Man was originally planned with noted actor Akshaye Khanna who liked the script, and directors Raj & DK had almost locked him as the lead actor of the show. But Manoj Bajpayee replaced Akshaye Khanna in the end due to budget restrictions. According to the reports, Akshaye Khanna had charged a huge amount and the makers weren’t ready for it. Also, with Manoj Bajpayee stepping in to do the series, Raj & DK made several changes to the script and added several new elements. Raj & DK, Manoj Bajpayee, and Amazon Prime Video had announced the series in 2018.
The first season focused on the story of some ISIS terrorists entering India illegally through the Arabian Sea near Kochi, Kerala. The show also showed the family hitches, responsibilities, and everyday tasks of a middle-class Indian family and the difficulties of an undercover spy. The first season is shot in Mumbai, Delhi, Ladakh, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka.
The second season of The Family Man was announced in 2019 and shooting of the same began in the same year. However, the shooting schedule suffered due to the pandemic and lockdown.
The Family Man season two was released in 2021 again to a blockbuster response and became the most-watched show in just a few days.
The Family Man season two focused on the story Tamil Eelam. It starred Samantha Ruth Prabhu as a Tamil Eelam. The show also focused on the personal life of Srikant Tiwari, his broken marriage, his job, his past, and his relationship with his kids. The second season of The Family Man was a huge success but couldn’t match the hype of season one.
The Family Man season three is set to release early in 2026. The show will focus on the COVID lockdown, China, and attacks on the Northeastern states of India. The cast and crew of The Family Man have begun the shooting in Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh.
