India’s most-watched web series, crossed over 27 million views, not Panchayat, Family Man, Squid Game, Aashram, Mirzapur, name is…, lead actors are…
In the realm of OTT space, numerous shows and movies release across multiple platforms almost daily. From legal dramas and romcoms to survival thrillers, audiences have plenty of options to watch and enjoy online. Spanning wide range of OTT platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, JioCinema and others, this one web series emerged as the highest-watched show in the second half of 2025. The serious captivated audiences worldwide with only one renowned star in the lead.
Which is the most-watched Indian OTT show in 2025?
As per India’s top 50 streaming Originals list Pankaj Tripathi’s Criminal Justice Season 4 has become the most-watched original show in 2025. Ormax Media released the list of its top 50 streaming shows with ranking including only original content released directly on OTT platforms having no licensed or dubbed titles.
Criminal Justice Season 4 on Jio Hotstar took the top spot, and attracted a massive 27.7 million views. Viewership reflected the number of individuals who watched at least one episode of the show or a minimum 30 minutes of a film of any OTT platform.
Criminal Justice Season 4 surpassed other favourites originals such as Bobby Deol’s Ek Badnaam Aashram Season 3 Part 2, which bagged second position with 27.1 million views. Then, followed by Jitendra Kumar and Neena Gupta’s Panchayat season 4 that took the third spot with overall viewership of 23.8 million. Other original shows like Jaideep Ahlawat’s Paatal Lok on Amazon Prime Video and the global favourite Squid Game Season 3 on Netflix bagged fourth and fifth positions with 16.8 million and 16.5 million views.
About Criminal Justice: The Family Drama
The season 4 of Criminal Justice premiered on JioHotstar in May with just three episodes, and continued to attract audiences weekly. Bankrolled by Applause Entertainment and BBC Studios India, the Pankaj Tripathi-led courtroom drama also featues Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Shweta Basu Prasad, Asha Negi, Surveen Chawla, Mita Vashisht, Barkha Singh, and Khushboo Atre in key roles.
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