More underrated political thrillers to watch on OTT if you have finished Huma Qureshi's Maharani Season 4

Maharani Season 4 has been one of the most-awaited web series of 2025, after The Family Man Season 3 and Delhi Crime Season 3. Huma Qureshi returned to her titular role Rani Bharti, bringing new faces Vipin Sharma as the Prime Minister and Shweta Basu Prasad as her political rival. If you have already watched the fourth instalment on SonyLIV, let's have a look at some other underrated political thrillers that might catch your attention.

Political thrillers you must check:

City of Dreams

Nagesh Kukunoor's this series was released in 2019 that features Atul Kulkarni, Priya Bapat, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Eijaz Khan, Siddharth Chandekar and Adinath Kothare in the leads. The series has three seasons with twenty-nine episodes. The story focuses on the power struggle between a dead politician's daughter and son who are the key players in the race for succession.

Rangbaaz

This series has three seasons. While the first season was led by Saqib Saleem, the second one led by Jimmy Shergill. Later, the third season got titled Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti, starring Vineet Kumar Singh. Recently, Season 3 got a movie adaptation titled, Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter. Rangbaaz mixes the criminal world with politics, focusing on infamous gangsters getting involved in politics and trying to win seats.

Indu Sarkar

This movie features Kirti Kulhari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Supriya Vinod, Rashmi Jha, Sheeba Chaddha, and Manav Vij. Set during the 1975-1977 Emergency period in India, the story follows Indu Sarkar, who's the wife of a government official. She later becomes a political activist who stands against the oppressive regime after being forced to choose between her husband and the children she shelters.

Firaaq

Another movie that delves into the infamous 2002 Gujarat riots. Firaaq features Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Inaamulhaq, Nassar, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Suri, Raghubir Yadav, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, Tisca Chopra. The movie mainly focuses on the aftermath of the riots and how it affected the common people, how the government reacted to such incident, and how Gujarat people's lives forever changed.

Dark 7 White

This series blends crime thriller elements with political drama. Starring Sumeet Vyas, Monica Chaudhary, Tanya Kalra, Rachit Bahal, Kunj Anand, Jatin Sarna, Nidhi Singh, Shekhar Choudhary and Sanjay Batra, Dark 7 White fouces on a young royal who has been selected for the new Chief Minister's position of Rajasthan. However, things take a dark turn when he shockingly gets murdered, leaving behind a trial of suspects and mysteries.