Charlie Hunnam plays Lin, an escaped convict on the lam in bustling Bombay, in this adaptation of Gregory David Roberts’ best-selling novel of the same name, Shantaram. It’s a breathless and moving tale about friendship, redemption, and attempting to escape your past. Below we explain how you can watch Shantaram online and stream every episode from anywhere in the world now.
- Watch Shantaram: Sign up to the Apple TV Plus 7-day FREE trial
Premiere date: Friday, October 14
New episodes: every Friday at 12am midnight PT / 3am ET / 8am BST
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Richard Roxburgh, Radhika Apte, Alexander Siddig, Antonia Depsplat Mel Odedra, David Field, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino.
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Shantaram – meaning “Man of God’s Peace” – has been made into a riveting drama by Steve Lightfoot and Eric Warren Singer, the Academy Award-nominated co-writer of American Hustle. Meanwhile, award-winning Australian director Justin Kurzel (The True History of the Kelly Gang) was hired to film multiple episodes for the series.
Dubbed the “Building Society Bandit”, Lin is serving a 19-year sentence in Pentridge Prison, Australia, when he makes his daring escape, smuggling himself out of the country and into India. There he befriends Prabhu (Shubham Saraf), the “number one tour guide in Bombay”, embarks on a romance with the alluring Karla (Antonia Desplat), and becomes a formative figure in one of the local slums by establishing a free medical clinic. But his path to redemption proves to be far from straightforward.
This 12-part series offers a vivid portrayal of 1980s Bombay and a dramatic, semi-autobiographical account of a tumultuous life. Just read on to find out how to watch Shantaram.
How to watch Shantaram online from anywhere
Where is Apple TV Plus available?
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You can sign up and watch Apple TV Plus content through Apple’s TV app, which is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac computers, some supported third-party smart TVs from Samsung, LG and Sony. You can also get Apple TV Plus on Chromecast or Apple TV Plus on Roku, in addition to Fire TV devices, plus PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles.
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What else should I know about Apple TV Plus?
While Apple's answer to Netflix has a comparatively small library of films and shows to get stuck into – now over 100 and counting – what's available is top-notch, well-produced fare with little in the way of filler.
The Morning Show was the calling card for Apple TV Plus at launch, costing $15 million per episode and is one of the best Apple TV shows on the platform. It was complemented by the epic sci-fi drama See starring Jason Momoa, space drama For All Mankind, and period comedy Dickinson. Bad Sisters is one of the more recent hits popular with audiences and critics.
But the service's breakout success has been the Jason Sudeikis comedy Ted Lasso. It's earned an army of fans and an impressive amount of awards attention, netting 20 Primetime Emmy nominations back in 2021 – a record for a freshman series.
The small but great library is set to grow at a steady pace and Apple TV Plus looks to have a pretty strong-looking upcoming schedule of new exclusive content.
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