Poacher trailer: Alia Bhatt backs series on animal poaching and illegal wildlife trade. Watch

Poacher trailer: Alia Bhatt backs series on animal poaching and illegal wildlife trade. Watch

Amazon Prime Video on Thursday unveiled the hard-hitting trailer of their upcoming original crime series Poacher, which is backed by Alia Bhatt‘s Eternal Sunshine Productions. Created, written, and directed by International Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Richie Mehta, the web series features Nimisha Sajayan, Roshan Mathew, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya in pivotal roles.

The trailer of Poacher starts by giving us a peek into the beautiful forests of Kerala and CGI animals, and then takes a grim turn as it takes us into the dark world of poaching in India. It provides a glimpse into the heartbreaking reality of the merciless and incessant killing of elephants. It follows a diverse group of wildlife custodians comprising forest crime fighters, police personnel, and good Samaritans, in their relentless quest to expose the largest ivory poaching ring in Indian history.

Watch the trailer here:

Talking about Poacher, director Richie Mehta said in a statement, “Every story has a hero and when you get to meet the ones who may not wear a cape and yet are fighting against crime and injustice, you are inspired to tell their story to the world. Poacher is my tribute to wildlife crime fighters – the dedicated forest service officers, fervent members of wildlife conservation and protection organizations, animal lovers — people who are risking their lives to prevent endangering the animal species due to the personal greed of poachers.”

He added, “I am sure the series will act as an eye-opener in many ways – how interdependent and complex the relationship between humans and other species is, and how any negative action can result in an environmental imbalance, leading to dire repercussions. The series received an extremely encouraging and heart-warming response from the audience at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and I am thrilled that now, with Prime Video we are taking this series wider, to audiences in around 240 countries and territories across the world.”

Alia Bhatt, who earlier shot for a promotional video of the show in an Indian jungle, shared, “Being a part of this project is such a source of pride for me and our entire team at Eternal. Poacher is a clarion call to address the grave and heartbreaking issue of animal poaching and illegal wildlife trade. I hope that Richie’s powerful storytelling compels everyone to champion the urgent need for wildlife preservation and encourages us to embrace co-existence with all living beings. I am so happy to have found partners in QC Entertainment and Prime Video to bring this narrative to the world.”

Poacher will stream on Amazon Prime Video from February 23.

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