Pritam and Pedro

Pritam and Pedro (2026) – Overview

Pritam and Pedro is a Hindi-language web series that dropped in July 2026 on JioHotstar. It’s a buddy-cop comedy drama with a cybercrime twist, created by the legendary filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and directed by Avinash Arun. The show brings together two very different people, an old-school cop who barely knows how to use a smartphone and a young tech genius who lives in the digital world. Their clash of worlds is what drives the whole story.

The series is set in Goa, which gives it a breezy, laid-back feel even when the cases get serious. At its heart, it’s about how two generations — one that trusts gut feeling and another that trusts data — need each other to survive in today’s world.

Pritam and Pedro info

Directed by: Avinash Arun
Created by: Rajkumar Hirani
Written by: Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi and Suyash Trivedi
Produced by: Rajkumar Hirani
Starring: Arshad Warsi (as Pedro Gonsalves), Vir Hirani (as Pritam Parker / Kabir Saini)
Cinematography: Avinash Arun
Edited by: Rajkumar Hirani
Music by Songs: Vishal Khurana K
Score: Sanjay Wandrekar
Production company: Rajkumar Hirani Films
Release date: 3 July 2026

Awards and Nominations

The web series Pritam and Pedro, which started in 2026, turned out to be a critical and commercial hit featuring Arshad Warsi and Vir Hirani, and earned a lot of praise from both critics and audiences. The direction of Avinash Arun, music by Shantanu Moitra and Arshad Warsi’s performance were especially noted in big review sites. The Pritam and Pedro series was a streaming sensation and had a lasting impact on the OTT industry, dominating big shows with its mix of technical excellence and stardom. The series had a great response from the audience and received praise from newspapers like The Times of India and The Hindu, with Arshad Warsi being called the performance of his career. Shreya Ghoshal’s track “Piya Piya Piya” was appreciated greatly and was an eye-catcher.

The editing of the series is also very sharp, which was done by Rajkumar Hirani and the cinematography is stunning, done by Avinash Arun. It was also picked up for worldwide distribution, as its performance was outstanding, earning StarzPlay the premiere rights to the show across the MENA region. Apart from that, it has also got an incredible IMDb rating and the action sequences by Sham Kaushal were given credit for being realistic.

Background Information

Plot

Pritam and Pedro web series follows the story of two very different characters. A street-smart young hacker named Pritam Parkar uses his tech skills to help an old-school cop named Pedro Gonsalves expose a corrupt cybercriminal named Martin, who has been running a massive online scam and cheating innocent people through digital fraud. As Pritam gets closer to the truth, the story slowly reveals a deep personal connection between him and Pedro, tied to a painful past that neither of them has fully let go of.

The second half of the series digs into the backstory of Pedro’s personal life and his conflict with a powerful politician, Sports Minister D N Sardesai, who gets Pedro demoted to the Cyber Cell as punishment. Driven by a need for redemption and a strong sense of justice, Pedro takes it upon himself to bring Martin down and expose the broken digital system that allowed such corruption to grow. The series blends comedy, drama, emotion, and a sharp social message about the dangers of the digital age, making it more than just a regular entertainer.