New Delhi, June 6 -- After Mentalhood in 2020, Karisma Kapoor returns to the OTT space with the seven-episode series Brown. As the titular Rita Brown, Kapoor steps firmly outside her comfort zone with this crime drama. Director Abhinay Deo, best known for bringing a slick visual style and muscular energy to thrillers and action films, makes an intriguing foray into neo-noir territory. Adapted from Abheek Barua's novel City of Death, the show is set in Kolkata and uses the city's unique character to tell a story that is part murder mystery, part police procedural and part examination of fractured relationships and unresolved trauma.

Told through a mix of Hindi, Bengali and English, the series follows Rita Brown (Kapoor), a once-respected ...