Raj and DK share major update on The Family Man Season 4: 'There's a conscious choice to pause the story at the midpoint'

Raj and DK's The Family Man season 3 received positive to mixed reviews. During a new interview, the creator duo discussed season 3 and also shared an update on The Family Man season 4.

Raj & DK updates on The Family Man Season 4

The Family Man 3 was released on November 21, 2025, on Prime Video (subscribers of OTTplay Premium will be able to watch the show with a top-up). The craze for the show was high; however, it received positive to mixed reviews. While Manoj Bajpayee and Jaideep Ahlawat's performances were praised it was criticised for a complex storyline, slow pacing in the family parts, and a somewhat weaker screenplay than previous seasons. Now, during a recent interview, Raj & DK opened up about The Family Man season 3 reception while discussing The Family Man Season 4.

Raj & DK analyse The Family Man Season 3

During an appearance on Suchin Mehrotra's The OTT Series Roundtable 2025 on YouTube, Raj & DK were asked about the reception of The Family Man season 3. When the interviewer said that The Family Man season 3 is bigger and wider and it felt like The Family Man the world.

Talking about this, Raj said that they did not want to go bigger and wider because he does not think there are any extra characters except the antagonists. "It was a conscious decision not to do a bigger scale because you always tend to, with any sequel. For us, we wanted to go inner, personal, make it about the family. So it was about them (the family), growing together, even though the conflict is external, it's as much internal as what we wanted. We wanted to actually withdraw. So maybe Jaideep looks bug and tall otherwise. The idea was to really focus on an internal journey and reflection."

He said that they thought if they were to look back in the series a few years from now, they wanted each season to be slightly distinct from the other one, rather than regurgitating what worked.

"So we wanted the third season to be a little more personal, the second was a bit more violent, more mainstream, so season 2 is more liked by people than others, and one was just fresh, so the third had to be personal. That is how we wanted to show."

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Raj & DK on The Family Man Season 4

DK said, "The wider part comes because we saw it as a two-season arc. We wanted this to be a longer arc. Next, the interviewer said that the latest season ended on a cliffhanger and asked whether The Family Man season 4 is around the corner or not.

To this, Raj said, "There is a bigger story. There is a conscious choice to pause the story at the midpoint. The conflict is resolved."

Raj also shared one experience where he met a man watching The Family Man season 3 sitting beside him on a plane. However, the person did not know he was Raj. Raj asked him how it was and the person said that it was a great show and shared that there are 6 others also watching so he went and looked around. "Then as the plane touched down and I was waiting for him to either stop the show and pick it up later or finish the show. He was forwarding it quickly because he knew the time was getting over." Raj also said that after watching the show, he saw the credits, which impressed the creator.

"He goes back and scrolling back and down, seeing where is the eighth episode so I was like, 'oh shit.' So I asked him how the show was and he said 'It was a solid show. I think the fourth (The Family Man Season 4) is coming very soon.' So we said we should go back and work fast."

Meanwhile, DK said that the war has stopped, and the rest of the personal journey of the characters, each of them, is what remains now.

About The Family Man Season 3

The Family Man 3 plot centres on Srikant Tiwari (Manoj Bajpayee) framed by new villains, Jaideep Ahlawat (Rukma) & Nimrat Kaur (Meera) as they create chaos in Northeast India for profit. This leads Srikanth on the run with his family, while his own agency searches for him, all amid rising geopolitical tensions related to China.

The Family Man Season 3 FAQs:

Q: When did The Family Man Season 3 release?

A: The Family Man Season 3 premiered on Prime Video (subscribers of OTTplay Premium will also be able to watch the show with a top-up) on November 21, 2025.

Q: How many episodes does The Family Man Season 3 have?

A: The Family Man Season 3 consists of seven episodes. This is fewer than the previous seasons, which had 10 episodes (Season 1) and 9 episodes (Season 2).

Q: Who are the main villains in The Family Man Season 3?

A: The main antagonists in Season 3 are Rukma and Meera, played by actors Jaideep Ahlawat and Nimrat Kaur, respectively. Rukma is a drug runner who is hired to carry out attacks linked to a larger conspiracy, while Meera is a fixer deputed by international players to disrupt a major government peace initiative in the Northeast.

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