<P> Sacred Games is the first Netflix original series from India . In February, 2018, Netflix announced three new series, along with four others, making a total of seven series coming out of India . The first look of the main three characters: Singh, Gaitonde and Mathur were released by Netflix on 23 February 2018 . It had individual stills of a blood spattered Singh, a perplexed looking Mathur and kurta pyjama clad Gaitonde . On 4 May 2018, the 55 second long teaser video was released . It was followed by the release of the official trailer on 5 June 2018 . The series premiered in Mumbai on 28 June 2018 at the MAMI film festival, where only first four episodes were shown . The series was released on 6 July 2018 across 191 countries on Netflix with subtitles in more than 20 languages . Post the release, several mashup videos, art works and memes related to Sacred Games were released and circulated on social media . </P> <P> On 10 July 2018, the Indian National Congress party member Rajeev Kumar Sinha, lodged a First information report against Netflix, the showrunners and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, for allegedly insulting former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in one of the scenes . Another complaint was lodged on 11 July 2018 by the President of Youth Indian National Trade Union Congress and All Indian Cine Worker's Association, Suresh Shyamal Gupta for allegedly insulting Gandhi . On 14 July 2018, Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to respond to the controversy by stating that freedom "is a fundamental democratic right" and said: "My father lived and died in the service of India . The views of a character on a fictional web series can never change that ." On 15 July 2018, Sinha decided to withdraw the complaint following Gandhi's tweet . Netflix informed the Delhi High Court on 19 July 2018 that a change had been incorporated in the English subtitle to remedy the alleged insult to Gandhi . Sacred Games was also subjected to piracy . </P> <P> Upon release, the series garnered positive reviews from critics, with praise to the performances . The show holds a 90% certified fresh rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 6.62 out of 10 . The critical consensus reads: "Gorgeous, grim, and unexpected, Sacred Games is saved from its procedural premise by its dense plotting and superb cast ." </P> <P> Raja Sen gave a positive response and wrote: "It is not an immediately explosive concept, unfolding more like a thriller by numbers, helped along by strong performances and some nimble direction ." Jai Arjun Singh felt that the series replicated the novel's profanity very intricately and said that the "series uses its own methods to stress the idea of religion as something that can be both nurturing and cannibalistic". Ektaa Malik of The Indian Express called the series "edgier and more layered", but said: "For those who have read the original source material--the novel Sacred Games--they might find the series a bit jarring with regards to certain plot developments ." Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News cited the series as an "edgy, thrilling winner" and said that Khan and Siddiqui are in their "top form". Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave a positive response and wrote: "The series has the potential to wean back viewers who have been driven away from television by drab soap operas and trite entertainment formats ." </P>

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