The Indian cricket-themed web-series ‘Inside Edge’ has been nominated for the International Emmy awards.
Inside Edge is Amazon’s only nomination for the drama category and will be competing against Netflix’s ‘Money Heist’.
Helmed by Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment and directed by Ritesh Sidhwani, the show premiered on Amazon as its original web-series in July 2017.
Farhan Akhtar shared the news on social media and tweeted, “Proud to share that our first association with Amazon Studios, INSIDE EDGE, gets nominated at the International Emmy Awards.”
Woohooo! Happy to share that our first association with Amazon Studios, INSIDE EDGE has been nominated for the International Emmy Awards. Congratulations team. 😊❤️@excelmovies @PrimeVideoIN @InsideEdgeAMZN @krnx @ritesh_sid pic.twitter.com/YwuyoybnDJ
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 28, 2018
Starring Richa Chadha, Vivek Oberoi, and Tanuj Virwani among others, the show revolves around cricket and its dark side, which involves the business world, the world of glamour, entertainment and politics that goes around it.