I thought I can't afford the time to watch episodes about a tale that could be wrapped up in an hour. So I saw this title "Sacred Games" and I thought, the title seems interesting so let's try this for 10 or 15 minutes then reconsider. Surely I watched all the 8 of Sacred Games, each with 30+ minutes without reconsidering even once.

Like some of the best movies, this criminal-action series visually drives the audience into the special charm of India, the city of Mumbai's general environment, the diversity of people in such a crowded city, the harmony between many different cultures, the mass population with intense emotions.. etc.

Besides successful filming, it seems that the story kept developing from the beginning, fast, almost without any unnecessary scenes, and that kept me attached to watching it all the time. The story has action and drama, and is also written in an intelligent way, for there is a nice trick going on in all of the 8 episodes of the series. That is, to tell two related stories simultaneously, one in the past and the other is presently going on, both have intense action and drama. This is very nice made when achieved without extra scenes and characters, and brilliant when added with the visuals about Indian beautiful, original charisma.

Excellent acting, story, directing and production, music, all. A lovely series, quite fascinating.