Netflix to Bring All New Hoichoi Series to Hindi, Tamil and Telugu for Two Years

A Two-Year Pipeline for Bengali Stories

Every Hoichoi series premiering over the next two years will arrive on Netflix in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu at the same time as its Bengali debut on Hoichoi, under a partnership announced on October 22, 2026. The first release is The Cursed Temple of Kauriburi, a folklore horror series starring Jeetu Kamal, Solanki Roy and Paoli Dam, scheduled for November 6.

The agreement also brings 14 existing Hoichoi series to Netflix and sets up a collaboration to adapt selected stories into new original series. Together, those commitments give the partnership three parts: an existing catalogue, a continuing supply of new releases and a separate programme of adaptations.

Netflix's official partnership announcement says the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions of the new series will be exclusive to its service. The companies unveiled the agreement in Mumbai. For viewers, the immediate change is straightforward: people watching in those three languages will be able to start new Hoichoi stories when Bengali audiences do.

The arrangement gives Hoichoi, a platform built around Bengali entertainment, a route to audiences who watch in other Indian languages. Netflix gains a continuing stream of series across crime, mystery, horror, drama and romance, alongside the programmes it commissions itself.

What Viewers Will Find on Each Platform

Hoichoi will carry the Bengali debuts, while Netflix will carry the simultaneous releases in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The language split is central to the deal: the same new story will reach viewers through different services according to the language in which they watch.

The commitment covers all Hoichoi series premiering during the next two years, rather than a small selection of future releases. That gives the agreement a broader scope than a purchase of individual programmes. The number of series will depend on Hoichoi's release schedule during that period.

For audiences following a new mystery or drama, simultaneous release means the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions are scheduled to begin alongside the Bengali version. Viewers in those languages will not have to wait for a later launch to start the story.

The two companies have not disclosed the financial terms, a complete release calendar, country availability, the method of language production or the titles and schedules of the planned adaptations. The announcement focuses on audiences across India, while also describing the opportunity to bring Hoichoi stories to wider audiences.

A Folklore Horror Series Opens the Schedule

The Cursed Temple of Kauriburi is the first named premiere under the agreement. Its November 6 launch places a horror series rooted in folklore at the front of the new release programme, with Jeetu Kamal, Solanki Roy and Paoli Dam leading the cast.

Folklore horror draws on traditional stories and beliefs to create suspense. Here, that genre offers an early example of the partnership's central idea: taking a story from a platform focused on Bengali entertainment and presenting it to people watching in three other languages.

The companies say more titles will follow in the coming months. The confirmed milestones place the partnership within Hoichoi's wider development:

• 2017: Hoichoi launches as the first venture from SVF's new media arm.
• 2023: Hoichoi moves into theatrical production and establishes Hoichoi Studios as its film production arm.
• October 22, 2026: Netflix publishes the partnership announcement, covering new premieres over the next two years.
• November 6, 2026: The Cursed Temple of Kauriburi is scheduled to begin the simultaneous release programme.

Fourteen Existing Series Join the Mix

Netflix will also carry a collection of 14 existing Hoichoi series. This part of the agreement gives viewers completed or previously released stories to explore alongside the new premieres.

The announced collection includes Madam Inspector, Sampurna, Lajja, Eken Sirji, Anjaan Saaye, The Curse of Parnashavari and Bloodlines. The remaining titles are The Adventures of Daadi & Jagga, Raat Abhi Baaki Hain, Achinta: Trial By Law, Shaadi Ka Siyappa, Queens, Parineeta: A Love Story and Mahanagar.

The selection spans crime thrillers, detective mysteries, folklore horror, social and courtroom dramas, and romance. That range matters because the partnership is not built around a single genre. A viewer drawn to an investigation will have different choices from someone looking for a relationship drama or a supernatural story.

The existing collection and the future release commitment serve different purposes. The 14 titles provide a defined starting catalogue. The agreement covering all new premieres creates a continuing supply of programmes over two years, allowing the selection to grow as Hoichoi releases more series.

New Adaptations Go Beyond Language Versions

Netflix and Hoichoi will also collaborate on original series that rework selected Hoichoi stories. Hoichoi Studios will produce those projects, and the companies say each adaptation will involve new creative voices and perspectives.

An adaptation is a new telling of an existing story. It can involve a different script, cast or setting. A language version, by contrast, makes a programme available in another language. The partnership includes both approaches, creating separate routes for existing stories and newly produced interpretations.

Netflix described the creative collaboration in its announcement:

The two platforms will also collaborate on original series, produced by hoichoi studios, that reimagine select hoichoi stories, bringing fresh creative voices and perspectives to each adaptation.

Hoichoi Studios therefore has a production role as well as a connection to the catalogue being licensed. The planned originals extend the relationship beyond making existing programmes available on another service: the companies intend to develop new productions from selected stories.

Hoichoi Brings a Substantial Bengali Catalogue

Hoichoi launched in 2017 as the first venture from SVF's new media arm. It is led by co-founder Vishnu Mohta, who also serves as executive director of SVF. The platform has built its business around Bengali entertainment, with a catalogue covering series, films, shorts and documentary series.

Hoichoi hosts more than 2,000 hours of programming, including over 100 original series. It says it reaches more than 250 million Bengalis around the world. Those figures describe the scale of the platform and its stated audience reach; the Netflix agreement specifies 14 existing series alongside the future premieres and adaptation plans.

The size of that catalogue gives the partnership a substantial body of storytelling to draw from. The announced collection already crosses several genres, while the development agreement creates a way to revisit selected stories through new productions.

Hoichoi's move into theatrical production in 2023 also gives context to the role of Hoichoi Studios. Established as its film production arm, the studio is now named as the producer of the original series that the two platforms plan to develop together.

Netflix Expands Its Use of Licensed Programming

Netflix places the Hoichoi agreement within a wider effort to add licensed programming alongside its originals. Licensing means obtaining permission to show content owned or supplied by another company. For viewers, both kinds of programming appear within the service, although the production and ownership arrangements behind them differ.

The Hoichoi partnership follows agreements involving French broadcaster TF1 and Brazilian broadcaster Globo. Netflix's TF1 agreement covers the broadcaster's full programming lineup. The Globo deal, reached earlier in October, brought a company that had long resisted licensing to Netflix in Brazil into a domestic agreement, after its content had appeared on Netflix in other markets.

Each arrangement draws on an established producer or broadcaster with its own audience and catalogue. Hoichoi adds a specific language dimension: Netflix receives Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions of stories originating on a platform focused on Bengali viewers.

Netflix says its global audience is approaching one billion people. That is the company's stated audience figure, rather than a subscriber total. It explains the scale Netflix presents to potential partners, while the Hoichoi agreement sets out the practical steps for reaching additional viewers: three language versions, simultaneous premieres, a collection of existing series and new adaptations.

Key Points

• All Hoichoi series premiering over the next two years will reach Netflix in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, exclusively in those languages.
• New releases will arrive alongside their Bengali debuts on Hoichoi.
• The Cursed Temple of Kauriburi is the first scheduled premiere, on November 6, 2026.
• Netflix will also carry 14 existing Hoichoi series across several genres.
• Hoichoi Studios will produce new original series adapting selected Hoichoi stories.
• The agreement follows Netflix licensing deals involving TF1 in France and Globo in Brazil.