First and foremost on the list is America’s thriller series, Homeland. It is engaging, dramatic and yet entertaining at the same time, keeping the audience on the go at all times, predicting the next event and waiting with bated breaths to see what was actually going to happen. Starring Claire Danes in the central role as the protagonist who is ill-fated to lose all of her lovers and/or potential lovers throughout the series comprising of 7 series in all and 87 episodes in total, Carrie Mathison is a character we feel for, she is enigmatic yet deeply disturbed by her real-life tormentors, broken from her past and completely devastated mentally, yet regular medications and treatment, coupled with her brilliance keep her going and performing her job of protecting her motherland with the utmost sincerity and devotion. It is a part of the premium-rated shows on Hotstar and you can either get an annual subscription of INR 999 (usually recommended) or a monthly subscription of INR 299 according to your requirements. Both packages are non-refundable.
What majority of the audience find intriguing about Homeland is rather than focusing on the grisly shootouts or highly extravagant Hollywood-style action sequences like “24” did with Kiefer Sutherland, it tries to delve deep into the heart of the social issues plaguing the present-day world and their solutions, for example, politics and espionage. Season 1 primarily focused on the turning of an American Prisoner of war, Nicholas Brody and the subsequent events that follow. It won the Golden Globe Award as the best television series. Furthermore, it received 9 Emmy Nominations. The storyline follows Nicholas Brody who has been missing in action as the APO W for 8 years since he disappeared in his last tour to Iraq and has been off the grid completely. Then one day out of nowhere, while performing a home raid in Iraq, a group of soldiers find him and return him to his home country, America. The entire Season 1 revolves around whether Nicholas Brody is a terrorist or not.
“How I Met Your Mother” is another show based in America on the same online channels, Star World. It is also a liberal one, with characters ranging from heterosexual as well as the LGBTQ+ community and their adopted children as well. Ted’s speech is surely one of the big highlights of the entire show after he asks one of the gay partner (portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris) for advice related, well to life in general. Patrick does not take it very well and scornfully reprimands him with a blunt answer, which ultimately results in a meltdown and hid subsequent speech.