SIDDHARTH TO CO-LEAD OPPOSITE FREIDA PINTO IN NETFLIX'S DRAMA "UNACCUSTOMED EARTH"

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· Netflix and WBTV announced Siddharth (Chithha, Rang De Basanti, Bommarillu) has joined the cast of Unaccustomed Earth, as Amit Mukherjee opposite Freida Pinto. Unaccustomed Earth is the new drama series from writer Madhuri Shekar, director Ritesh Batra, and executive producer John Wells, and based on the award-winning Jhumpa Lahiri collection of short stories.

· He joins the previously announced Freida Pinto, Sarayu Blue, Indraneil Sengupta, Adi Roy, and Iyla Sundarsingh Mckaig.
· Siddharth as Amit Mukherjee. Amit is a warmhearted Bengali-American man, born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who wears his emotions openly and gives of himself freely, sometimes to his own detriment. The friend everyone turns to in a crisis, he's dependable in moments of need but struggles to find stability in work or love. Just as his latest relationship begins to feel promising, his carefully balanced world unravels with the unexpected return of his long-lost love.

· Format: Eight Episodes

· Logline: Inspired by the internationally beloved Jhumpa Lahiri short story collection of the same name, Unaccustomed Earth is an epic, soapy, and culturally vibrant drama about a tight-knit Indian American community navigating love, desire, and belonging. Rich with nuance, passion, and unforgettable characters, Unaccustomed Earth invites you into the elite and insular Indian-American community of Cambridge, MA. When a star-crossed romance between a devoted wife and her long-lost love comes to light, a scandalous affair is born, and new battle lines are drawn in this intensely interconnected immigrant community.

· Showrunner/Writer: Madhuri Shekar (3 Body Problem, The Nevers)

· Executive Producers: Madhuri Shekar, John Wells, Ritesh Batra, Jhumpa Lahiri, Nisha Ganatra, Erica Saleh, Erin Jontow, Celia Costas

· Ritesh Batra will direct and executive-produce episodes 101 and 102

· Studio: Warner Bros. Television

· Photo credit: Venkat Ram

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