Syndicate (TV series)

Syndicate
Genre	Crime Thriller
Written by	Shihab Shaheen
Directed by	Shihab Shaheen
Starring	Afran Nisho Nazifa Tushi Tasnia Farin
Composer	Khayyam Sanu Sandhi
Country of origin	Bangladesh
Original language	Bengali
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Redoan Rony
Cinematography	Kamrul Islam Shubho
Editor	Zobair Abir Piyal
Running time	20-30 mins
Original release
Network	Chorki
Release	8 July (2022-07-08) – 8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)

Syndicate is a Bangladeshi crime thriller web series written and directed by Shihab Shaheen. This Chorki web platform show, with seven episodes, is produced by Redoan Rony and stars Afran Nisho, Nazifa Tushi and Tasnia Farin in lead roles.[1]

The serial aired on 8 July 2022. Soon after the airing, the serial won the appreciation of the audience.[2][3]

Plot

The questionable, mysterious Jisha, a bank officer, was killed by being thrown from the roof of the bank in the afternoon. Although everyone calls it suicide, Adnan, colleague and boyfriend of Jisha, thinks that she was killed in cold blood. Adnan is an IT officer with Asperger syndrome. He is running after a syndicate. He is assisted by his colleague and childhood friend Swarna.[4][2]

Cast

• Afran Nisho-Habibur Rahman Adnan
• Nazifa Tushi-Jobaida Yasmin Zisha
• Tasnia Farin-Samia Sultana Swarna
• Shatabdi Wadud-Sohel Chowdhury
• Rashed Mamun Apu-Naseeruddin Hyder Ratan
• Nasir Uddin Khan-Rafiqul Islam Mia/Shamsur Rahman Swapan alias Allen Swapan/Accountant
• Arnab Antu-Robin
• Athena Adhikari-Tithi
• Elina Shammi-Naila
• Zahid Islam
• Sharmeen Sharmi-Rupali Haider
• A K Azad Shetu-Suresh
• Fakhrul Bashar Masum-HR Head
• Samu Chowdhury-Chairman
• Saif Hussain-Farabi
• Rocky Khan
• Sanjay
• Shikha Khan Mou-Swarna's mother
• Dihan
• Sabita
• Hussain Nirob
• Sayem Samad
• Zulfikar is fickle
• Tuhin Chowdhury
• Ripa Ranjana

Episodes

No.	Episode	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	Obyakto	Shihab Shaheen	Shihab Shaheen	8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
2	Aghat	Shihab Shaheen	Shihab Shaheen	8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
3	Onneshon	Shihab Shaheen	Shihab Shaheen	8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
4	Ovinoy	Shihab Shaheen	Shihab Shaheen	8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
5	Akangkha	Shihab Shaheen	Shihab Shaheen	8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
6	Onkurito	Shihab Shaheen	Shihab Shaheen	8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)
7	Unmochon	Shihab Shaheen	Shihab Shaheen	8 July 2022 (2022-07-08)

Production

Shihab Shaheen earlier made a web series called Morichika. For his role, Afran Nisho had to undergo research on Asperger syndrome and also change his look.[1] It was scheduled to shoot in December, 2021.[5] The shooting of the web series started from 2 January 2022 in Uttara.[6]

Reception

Khan Tajneen Ahsan of Somoy TV feels that Syndicate is comparable to any international quality content. She praised the performances of its actors especially Nisho.[7] The web series has been streamed for 21598879 minutes breaking all the records of Chorki platform.[8]

Spin off

After the huge success of Syndicate and heartwarming reception from the audience, director Shihab Shaheen announced to make a spin off to the character "Allen Swapan" titled Myself Allen Swapan featuring Nasir Uddin Khan. This was released in Chorki in April 2023.[9][10]

Music

Khayyam Sanu Sandhi has composed the music and written the lyrics for the serial. It has a song, voiced by Rehan Rasul and Musharrat Anchal.

List of Songs

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kotha Chilo"	Khayyam Sanu Sandhi	Khayyam Sanu Sandhi	Rehan Rasul and Musharrat Anchal	2:59

References

1. "ঈদে নিশো, ফারিণ, নাজিফাদের 'সিন্ডিকেট'" ['Syndicate' of Nisho, Farin, Nazifad on Eid]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
2. "ঈদের ছুটিতে ওটিটিতে দেখুন আলোচিত ৫ কন্টেন্ট" [Watch 5 popular content on OTT during Eid holidays]. Channelionline.com (in Bengali). Channel i. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
3. "আলোচনায় 'সিন্ডিকেট', রিভিউতে ১০–এ কত দিচ্ছেন দর্শক?" ['Syndicate' in the discussion, how much is the audience giving in 10 in the review?]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
4. "প্রেমিকা এড়িয়ে চলছে, কারণ অনুসন্ধানে নিশোর সিরিজ" [The lover is avoiding, because in search of Nisho's series]. Ntvbd.com (in Bengali). NTV. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
5. "নিশো-ফারিণের 'সিন্ডিকেট'" [Nisho-Farin's 'Syndicate']. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
6. "নিশোর নতুন লুকের রহস্য জানা গেল" [The secret of Nisho's new look is known]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
7. Khan Tajneen Ahsan (28 July 2022). "সিন্ডিকেট: বাংলা ওয়েব সিরিজে নতুন দিগন্ত" [Syndicate: New horizons in Bengali web series]. Somoynews.tv (in Bengali). Somoy TV. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
8. "চরকিতে রেকর্ড গড়ল 'সিন্ডিকেট'" ['Syndicate' sets record in Chorki]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
9. Arts & Entertainment Desk (28 March 2023). "'Myself Allen Swapan' spinoff coming this Eid". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
10. "Syndicate spin-off Myself Allen Swapan to hit Chorki this Eid". The Business Standard. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

• Syndicate on Chorki
• Syndicate at the Bangla Movie Database (in Bengali)