Shaitan was director Mahi V Raghav's debut web series on Disney+ Hotstar. The second season will begin in June 2024.
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Last Updated: 02.48 PM, Jan 03, 2024
Shaitan is one of the most-watched Telugu series on Hotstar and became a talking point for its bold scenes, curse words, and realistic narration. Well, the first season ended on a thrilling note and now the wait is on for season 2. Well, we have an exclusive update from the makers.
One of the sources from the team says that the shooting of Shaitan 2 will commence in June 2024. He further adds that the script work had begun a few weeks back. The series has been delayed as director Mahi V Raghav is busy with his new film Yatra 2 which is on floors as of now.
As the elections in the state of AP are nearing, Mahi V Raghav wants to wrap up Yatra 2 as soon as possible and make it ready for YCP so that they can use it as a promotional vehicle ahead of the elections.
Yatra 2 is the official biopic of AL CM YS Jagan. Tamil actor Jiva plays Jagan's role, whereas Mammootty will be seen as YS Rajasekhar Reddy. The film releases on February 8, 2023.
New additions to the second season of Shaitan 2
Meanwhile, the news is also that some popular faces will be added for the second season of Shaitan which will be made on a little higher budget than the first. Shaitan 2 is set in the Rayalaseema region and Kannada actor Rishi plays the main lead. Deviyani Sharma made heads turn with the show and all these characters will be eagerly awaited in season 2.
Mahi V Raghav is known to narrate his projects in a very detailed manner and the same will happen in the second season. Shaitan was a massive hit on Hotstar and the OTT platform is quite keen to bring the show as soon as possible.
But for now, the script work of Shaitan 2 has begun and we at OTTplay will bring back-to-back updates about this show in the days to come. Watch this space for more.