Vipul Shah’s ‘Commando’ to be adapted into a series for Disney+Hotstar

After creating waves as a high-octane action film, the superhit movie franchise ‘Commando’ is all set to be adapted into a series on ‘Disney+ Hotstar’. Backed by an ace director and franchise mastermind, Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the series will retell the action saga in an all-new format. This adaptation will set a trend in India by becoming the first film franchise to progress into a digital series.

The new show will feature Para SF Captain Karan Singh Dogra’s (originally played by popular actor Vidyut Jammwal) adventures in finer detail, giving viewers a close look at his life and mission.

Commenting on the creation of the all-new show, which also marks his second association with ‘Disney+ Hotstar’, Vipul said, “It’s an absolute pleasure and joy to extend the action franchise like ‘Commando’ into the OTT world.

The franchise has been very special because we launched the supremely talented Vidyut Jammwal and it went on to become one of the most successful action franchises. It will be very exciting as this is going to be another experiment with the same franchise that has never happened in India. ‘Commando’ as a film only has Vidyut Jammwal, but OTT will launch a new ‘Commando’. Moreover, action is a genre that is pretty unexplored on OTT in India so in that sense, it will be a new fun thing for the OTT. I am super thrilled to associate with ‘Disney+ Hotstar’ after ‘Human’ as they are an amazing team with great vision.”

Gaurav Banerjee, HeadContent, ‘Disney+ Hotstar’ and ‘HSM Entertainment Network’, ‘Disney Star’ said, “We’re delighted to associate with producer-director Vipul Amrutlal Shah as he takes the ‘Commando’ character to a digital canvas.”