Amazon Prime Video to Premiere Crime Drama “Poacher” Produced by QC Entertainment

Poacher is executive produced by Oscar-winning production company QC Entertainment and marks QC’s first foray into television; The crime drama is created, written, and directed by Emmy-Award-winning filmmaker Richie Mehta

A compelling investigative crime series that unearths the largest ivory poaching ring in Indian history, the fast-paced eight-episode scripted series features a diverse and versatile cast, including Nimisha Sajayan, Roshan Mathew, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya in pivotal roles

Poacher will be available to stream on Prime Video in India and across 240 countries and territories worldwide, on February 23

MUMBAI: Amazon Prime Video has announced the premiere of “Poacher,” a crime drama series produced by QC Entertainment, the Oscar-winning production and finance company responsible for feature film hits such as Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” and Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman.” The series, created, written, and directed by Emmy-Award-winning filmmaker Richie Mehta, is based on true events and follows the investigation of the largest ivory poaching ring in Indian history.

The fast-paced eight-episode scripted series features a diverse and versatile cast, including Nimisha Sajayan, Roshan Mathew, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya in pivotal roles. The first three episodes of the series premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it received highly positive appreciation from the viewers.

“Poacher” is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video in India and across more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on February 23. The crime series is the latest addition to the Prime membership.

The series is a fictional dramatization of events that transpired in the dense forests of Kerala and the concrete jungle of Delhi. The series showcases the immense contributions made by Indian forest service officers, NGO workers from the Wildlife Trust of India, police constables, and good samaritans who risked their lives to investigate the largest ivory poaching ring in Indian history.

“We want to bring unique and authentic stories that have the power to initiate social and cultural conversations. ‘Poacher,’ which is based on an extraordinary true story, is one such ambitious endeavor to explore the meaning of justice, in a context never seen before on screen,” said Manish Menghani, director, of content licensing, at Prime Video India.

“After putting the last four years into exploring the themes and characters in this complex world of crime fighting, and the extraordinarily high stakes involved, I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner with Prime Video to take ‘Poacher’ to a worldwide audience,” said creator, director, and writer Richie Mehta.

The series is executive produced by QC Entertainment’s Edward H. Hamm Jr., Raymond Mansfield, and Sean McKittrick. Alan McAlex serves as producer for Suitable Pictures. Also from “Delhi Crime” are Director of Photography Johan Aidt, composer Andrew Lockington, and editor Beverley Mills.

“Poacher” promises to engage audiences within India as well as across the world with its fascinating, edge-of-the-seat narrative, and compel us as human beings to introspect how our actions can have an irrevocable impact on the environment. This narrative based on true events has the power to make viewers aware and inspire communities to take action.