Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors

Did You Know?

• The series was initially scheduled for release in November 2020 before being postponed to December.
• Character posters were unveiled on 8 December 2020, and the trailer on 10 December 2020.
• The third installment, Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach, released on 26 August 2022 with Pankaj Tripathi and Shweta Basu Prasad in lead roles.

Production

Applause Entertainment and BBC Studios India announced the sequel on 12 February 2020, adapting the second season of the 2008 British original. Pankaj Tripathi, Anupriya Goenka, and Mita Vashisht were reported to reprise their roles. In April 2020, Kirti Kulhari was announced to appear, with Apurva Asrani as screenwriter and Rohan Sippy and Arjun Mukherjee as directors. The title Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors was revealed on 3 December 2020. Principal shooting began in March 2020 but halted due to the COVID-19 lockdown in India. Filming resumed in July 2020 following government safety guidelines, spanning three locations over 60–70 working days, and concluded in September 2020.

Reception

Ektaa Malik of The Indian Express gave three out of five, calling it a gripping morality tale. Divyanshi Sharma of India Today rated it three-and-a-half out of five, describing it as an important show and a successful thriller. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV also gave three-and-a-half out of five, praising its legal drama and exploration of women seeking equality. Tatsam Mukherjee from Firstpost noted the series flirts with a brand of realism that can be exploitative. Nandini Ramnath from Scroll.in highlighted Kirti Kulhari's performance and the series' portrayal of women's difficulty in publicly admitting to violence.