Rocket Boys S1 was able to hold viewers’ attention with its production skills, realistic plot, and portrayal of the challenges involved in creating the foundation for ISRO. The makers of the web series have already said that there will be a second season, which will describe the difficulties that our Indian scientists encountered when establishing and expanding ISRO.
After delivering the first successful season, Sony LIV’s well-liked biographical drama web series Rocket Boys will shortly return with its second season. The online series, which was directed by Abhay Pannu, debuted on February 4, 2022, to raucous reviews from both viewers and critics. A few days after S1’s debut, Nikhil Advani, the web series creator and the director of hit films like Kal Ho Na Ho, Patiala House, Hero, and Batla House, announced that Rocket Boys Season 2 would be available soon.
When and Where to Watch
The second season of Rocket Boys will be made available for streaming on Sony Liv. Season 2 features more instances of outstanding Drs. Vikram Sarabhai and Homi J. Bhabha’s labour in setting up ISRO than Season 1. This series is going to be fantastic and will win many people over with its all-natural production. The streaming service recently announced that it will begin airing the second season on March 16, 2023. Apart from Hindi, the series will also be available in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam audio formats.
Hindi series #RocketBoys Season 2 will premiere on SonyLIV on March 16th.
Also in Tel, Tam, Kan, Mal. pic.twitter.com/S330LEFhDv
— Streaming Updates (@OTTSandeep) March 2, 2023
Cast
Most of the cast from Season 1 is back for Season 2, including Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh, who played Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, respectively. The remaining members of the Starcast, which also includes Regina Cassandra as Mrinalini Sarabhai, Vikram’s wife, Saba Azad as Parvana Irani, Rajat Kapoor as Jawaharlal Nehru, Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Raza Mehdi, Arjun Radhakrishnan as APJ Abdul Kalam, and many others, will also reprise their respective roles.
Plot
The 30 golden years of India’s independence are the subject of the show. The web series focuses on the journey of the two brilliant Indian scientists and all the unmatched events that led to India’s transformation through their penetrating visions. As Dr. Sarabhai accepted responsibility for the Indian space program, Dr. Bhabha also oversaw the country’s nuclear program. Both Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Dr. Homi J. Bhabha had goals in mind and dreams in their eyes when they started the nation’s nuclear program and the Indian Space Program, respectively. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, a pioneer in contemporary Indian nuclear and aerospace technology, Dr. Bhabha’s close friend Parvana Irani, renowned scientist Raza Mehdi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and Indira Gandhi travel with them in this compelling story.
Reception
The web series’ first season was directed by Abhay Pannu and premiered on 4 Feb 2022, and had received rave reviews from audiences and critics. IMDb gave the show a rating of 8.9, which shows the popularity of the series.
