EXCLUSIVE: It might not be the most conventional business plan, but disposing of a body might be the kickstart that Prime Video‘s Clean Up Company needs.
In a Hindi-language trailer for the MX Player/Prime Video comedy-drama, we see friends Raju (Vishal Jethwa), Swapan (Amey Wagh), and Goldie (Atijesh Gupta) stumble across the unusual business opportunity when they are forced to get involved with cleaning up a murder. Turns out, it’s easy money – at least initially.
The bodies start piling up – and business booms – but the growing enterprise puts the trio in the crosshairs of the powerful gangsters and underworld figures in the lawless border town of Saribgunj. At the same time, a determined IPS officer begins closing on the town’s criminal network.
The eight-part series is the latest from Prime Video India‘s prolific originals unit, with Jio Studios and GSEAMS team for the show. Rohan Ghose is the writer and director, with Konarak Mukherjee the co-writer. Jyoti Deshpande, Kartick Nishandar and Arjun Singgh Baran are the producers. Starring alongside Jethwa, Wagh and Gupta are Jisshu Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, and Ravi Kishan.
The show drops on Prime Video and the MX Player Android app, which now has a new identity, MX Player by Prime Videp, this week on August 21.
“At Prime Video, we are always looking for stories that not only have a strong hook, but also bring something unexpected to the experience, and Clean Up Company does exactly that,” said Amogh Dusad, Director and Head of AVOD Content, Prime Video India.
“It takes a seemingly straightforward premise of three friends stumbling into the business of cleaning up crime scenes and places it within the unpredictable world of Saribgunj, where gang rivalries, political power, and survival collide. What makes the series particularly engaging is the way it balances the tension of a crime thriller with friendship and dark humor, brought to life by a terrific ensemble.”
“With Clean Up Company, we wanted to tell a story that is rooted in its world, but still has a universal appeal,” added Nishandar and Singgh Baran in a statement. “The story is a journey of three boys who fight for their survival and ambition.
“As a production house, we have always believed in finding stories that audiences want to watch and bringing them to life in a way that feels authentic. Clean Up Company is another step in that direction. It is a fast-paced, unpredictable story, but at its core, it is also about whether you can really escape the place and circumstances that have shaped you.”
The news comes after Prime Video assimilated MX Player into its service earlier this year. The MX Player brand still lives on a solo app on Android, but the brands have been brought together to offer a one-stop shop to Indian streaming audiences.
