Manoj Bajpayee, Konkona Sen Sharma's Killer Soup is story about love plans gone wrong

Manoj Bajpayee, who is basking in the success of his recently released film Joram, has announced the release date of his next project Killer Soup. Helmed by Abhishek Chaubey, the film also stars Konkona Sensharma in a pivotal role. The comedy crime-drama is loosely inspired by a news headline and serves up a tantalising blend of intrigue and dark humour.

When will Killer Soup release?

Taking to Instagram, Manoj dropped the poster of Killer Soup that features the actor in a dual role while Konkona is seen in the middle. The web show revolves around Konkona's character, who cooks up a bizarre plan to replace her husband with her lover. The film will release on Netflix on January 11, 2024.

"A story so bizarre, you need to watch it to believe it. Know the ingredients of this Killer Soup starring Manoj Bajpayee, Konkona Sensharma and Manoj Bajpayee coming to you on 11 Jan only on Netflix," read the caption.

About Killer Soup's plotline

Helmed by Abhishek Chaubey of Udta Punjab and Sonchiriya fame, follows Swathi Shetty (Konkana), an aspiring yet talentless home chef, who cooks up a bizarre plan to replace her husband, Prabhakar (Bajpayee), with her lover, Umesh (also played by Bajpayee). But when a bumbling local inspector and amateur villains stir the pot, things don’t go as planned and a recipe for chaos ensues, the official synopsis read.

Chaubey, who also serves as a co-writer and showrunner on the series, opened up about the project and said his goal was to offer an "exceptional" crime thriller show that is laced with humour.

"With Killer Soup, we wanted to give the audience permission to laugh and also be totally shocked with a crime thriller that blends in humour and quirkiness. It is a pot-boiler sent completely over the top with an exceptional cast including Manoj Bajpayee, Konkona Sensharma, Nasser, Sayaji Shinde and Lal," he added.

"Through this series, I wanted to serve up something exceptional with Netflix and it has been a creatively fulfilling experience with them,” the director said in a statement.

Killer Soup is produced by Honey Trehan and Chetana Kowshik.