Ali Fazal on Thursday confirmed the second season of his gangster drama, "Mirzapur".
The actor, who plays gun-toting gangster Guddu Pandit in the Amazon Prime Video series, revealed that the follow-up to the show is expected to arrive in early 2019.
"About season 2, hopefully early next year. We are hoping to bring you back to the world of 'Mirzapur'. So early next year we would but before season 2 I have some film commitments to finish both here and abroad and yeah, then after that we will begin," Fazal said in a statement.
Thank you so so much everyone for the love!!! 🙅🏽♂️💪🏽To everyone i might have missed replying to - i have read each n every praise and criticism🤭. Both co exist. 🤘🏾And the team of mirzapur is drowning in all your love. 🆒🎞@gurmmeet @krnx #mihir #pratapchalke #Mirzapur #amazon pic.twitter.com/bwPIobQ1Ef
— Ali Fazal M / میر علی فضل / अली (@alifazal9) November 22, 2018
The nine-episode series, produced under the banner Excel Entertainment, also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey, Diveyndu Sharma, Rasika Dugal, Shriya Pilgaonkar and Shweta Tripathi in key roles.
"Mirzapur" season one started streaming from November 16.