Shantaram is a 2022 drama thriller television series created by Eric Warren Singer and Steve Lightfoot, based on the novel of the same name by Gregory David Roberts. The story drew inspiration from Roberts' own life which is about a bank robber from Australia who flees the country to India.
A heroin addict incarcerated for a robbery escapes prison and reinvents himself as a doctor in the slums of Bombay; his ties to the crime underworld there lead him to Afghanistan, where he partners with a mob boss locked in a battle with Russian criminals.
The cast includes Charlie Hunnam, Antonia Desplat, Elektra Kilbey, Alexander Siddig, David Field, and Sujaya Dasgupta.
Shantaram will premiere on October 14th on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.