Delhi Crime season 3 premieres 13 November on Netflix with new cast and storyline

Delhi Crime season 3 premiere date out

Delhi Crime is back — darker, bolder, and more gripping than ever. The International Emmy® Award-winning series that redefined Indian crime drama returns with its third season on 13 November, promising its biggest and most emotionally charged story yet.

As DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, affectionately known as Madam Sir, takes on her most difficult task to date, this season transports viewers beyond the streets of Delhi and throughout the nation.

An extensive human trafficking network run by the vicious kingpin Badi Didi (Huma Qureshi) is exposed when an abandoned baby is discovered inexplicably. What starts out as a local investigation swiftly turns into a national hunt, a desperate search that reveals the darkest recesses of a society that is complicit in silence.

Alongside a formidable cast, director Tanuj Chopra is back to spearhead the series. The story is once again anchored by Shefali Shah as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, with returning cast members Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang, Jaya Bhattacharya, and Anuraag Arora.

The new season also introduces Huma Qureshi, Sayani Gupta, Mita Vasisht, Kelly Dorji, and Anshumaan Pushkar — all adding depth and grit to an already outstanding cast.

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Shefali Shah, reprising her role as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, shares, “Returning as Madam Sir always feels deeply personal. Her significance, both to me and in today’s times, has only grown stronger in my eyes. Vartika is fighting an enemy that not only crosses borders, but also exists in the shadow of everyday society. Human trafficking isn’t the act of a few; it’s the symptom of a society that looks the other way. But Vartika, true to who she is, keeps fighting anyway, even if it means saving just one life from the clutches of this murky world.”

Huma Qureshi, joining the franchise as Meena, reflects, “Playing a negative role, especially of a character like Meena, was a powerful yet unsettling experience. She’s shaped by trauma, yet wields immense control; she’s a woman who’s both victim and perpetrator.. That’s what drew me to Delhi Crime: its honesty. It never glorifies or sensationalises. It forces us to confront uncomfortable truths that often hide in plain sight.”

Delhi Crime Season 3 on Netflix tells a story about conscience as much as crime. It serves as a chilling reminder that sometimes the most difficult struggles are fought within ourselves rather than on the streets.

Streaming from 13 November, only on Netflix.