Ghoul is an Indian horror streaming television miniseries based on the Arab folklore monster ghoul, and the second Netflix original from India, after Sacred Games. The series is written and directed by Patrick Graham and jointly produced by Jason Blum, Anurag Kashyap, Ryan Turek, Vikramaditya Motwane, Michael Hogan, Kilian Kerwin, John Penotti and Suraj Gohill under their respective banners Blumhouse Productions, Phantom Films and Ivanhoe Pictures.
Graham said that he wanted to take a "monster from mythology that hasn't been seen before" as he felt "Zombies, vampires and werewolves have been done to death."[10] While reading on Arabic folklore's, he came across the ghoul, which he felt "fit perfectly because of its characteristics".[4] He said that some back story for the characters was added once the film was turned into a miniseries.[10] The dialogue was written by Kartik Krishnan.[11] Some scenes were filmed before Phantom Films, Blumhouse Productions and Ivanhoe Pictures began talks with Netflix.[9] Graham said he was always fascinated by dystopian futures and decided to create an "oppressive, claustrophobic story". He researched the origins of ghoul in Arabic folklore and drew on a couple of things: the Jinn mythology and how one can summon it but it may or may not be on your side, and supernatural powers such as being able to see people's guilt and using that against them.[9] He said that the "main bulk of the story came first, and the atmosphere we wanted to create came after."[9] Kaul played the role of Colonel Sunil Dacunha, who is a patriotic person and has a strained relationship with his family. Apte played the role of newly appointed interrogator, Nida Rahim. Apte was drawn to Rahim's belief system, the strength of her faith, and her way of thinking, which she found to be "quite the opposite of what my way of thinking is". She also liked "her investigation into her own life".[9]
The miniseries was released on 24 August 2018 by Netflix.[2] They advertised by painting a ghoul symbol over already existing posters of Sacred Games in India.[18] The series was screened on 22 August 2018 in Mumbai.[19]
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