Makers reiterate their love and respect for all; Promise well-balanced portrayal of all parties concerned
Amazon Prime Video dropped the trailer of the much-awaited new season of its original series, The Family Man, on May 19. After season 1, released back in 2019, fans have been eagerly waiting for the next season, as season 1 ended on a cliffhanger. With the trailer trending on #1 on YouTube for three days straight, it was evident that fans from all over the world have poured their love for season 2 of The Family man. The trailer has already garnered a whopping 33 million views. Going by the fantastic response to the trailer, it is evident that the creators have brought their A-game and are all set to wow viewers with this multi-lingual new season. Given the thunderous response on the trailer, the creator-duo of the show – Raj and DK, spoke up about the show:
Q. What can you tell us about The Family Man, for which fans have been eagerly waiting all over the world?
Raj & DK: We have created this series with all our heart. Years of work, especially through the pandemic, has been poured into creating this 9-part espionage drama series, which we are excited to share with our viewers.
This season continues to build on the beloved Srikant Tiwari’s (Portrayed by Manoj Bajpayee) internal conflict of being a middle-class father and husband while being a world-class spy, working for a fictional agency. The challenges that Srikant faces now are more complex, and he steps up his game.
We believe that this season will truly represent the linguistic and cultural diversity of India. It is genuinely a pan-India show which also marks Samantha Akkineni’s digital debut, who will be essaying a brave role.
Q. What makes this season so special?
Raj & DK: The new season of The Family Man brings North and South together. Building on the roster of an amazing cast from season one, the new season features some popular faces from Tamil Nadu’s theatre circuit too. With intense action sequences and songs, the new season portrays divergent views and complex characters very sensitively.
This new season has the plot set in Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, London and France, with a defining story arc. We have worked with several subject-matter experts to build the finer nuances of the story. This brings to life our relentless pursuit of inclusivity and endeavours to showcase India’s richness through our stories.
The show has been strengthened by the commitment of the cast and crew – veteran actor Manoj Bajpayee immersed himself into preparing for the character, Samantha took dialect refining classes, learnt martial arts, and performed every stunt herself.
Watch the trailer of The Family Man Season 2 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGf_B81Hc2M
Q. Was the new season more challenging than your other projects?
Raj & DK: We are humbled by the love and appreciation that we received for Season 1. Fortunately, we completed the script for the next season, started shooting it even before we released Season 1. That saved us from the pressure of getting overwhelmed by audience expectations.
However, we listened intently to audience feedback and fine-tuned the show to address viewers’ interests while staying true to the nature of the show, characters, and storyline. We have attempted to enhance the viewing experience for the audiences by making the scale bigger and stakes higher and have upped the ante on the action.
Q. Along with all this excitement of the show coming up, there have been certain voices who have reacted to the trailer about how the portrayal of Samantha’s character, ‘Raji’, could hurt their sentiments.
Raj & DK: Some assumptions and impressions have been made based on just a couple of shots in the trailer. Many of our lead cast members, as well as key members of the creative & writing team, are Tamilians. We are very cognizant of the sentiments of the Tamil people and Tamil culture and have nothing but the utmost love and respect towards our Tamil people. We have put in years of hard work into this show, and we have taken great pains to bring to our audiences a sensitive, balanced, and riveting story – much like we did in Season 1 of the show. We request everyone to wait and watch the show when it releases. We know you'll appreciate it once you watch it.
The Family Man season 2 will start streaming from June 4 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.