MUMBAI: Neeraj Pandey’s Special Ops defeated the likes of Sacred Games, Family  and Mirzapur in terms of viewership. The viewership of the show saw a spike as the entire country was confined at home during the lockdown. It was among the rare web series whose story reached a closure towards the finale.

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And now, 10 months after the first season, Neeraj Pandey is gearing up to commence shooting for the next season. Kay Kay Menon returns as RAW chief Himmat Singh. It would premiere on Hotstar. “The character demanded a franchise as he can face bigger challenges in the intelligence world with every passing season. Through the lockdown, Neeraj along with his writing partner and co-director, Shivam Nair, developed and locked a script for season two, and is now all set to start shooting for it within the next two months,” revealed a source.

If buzz is to be believed, the second season goes on the floors as early as February 2021, for a four-month schedule, before calling it a wrap in June.

Apart from Special Ops, Neeraj also has the script of his two-part epic period drama Chanakya ready and is looking to take it on floors by start of 2022 with Ajay Devgn playing the titular role.

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