Playground (web series)

*Playground*
Playground
Genre	Reality; Gaming
Presented by	Mahvash; (Season 1); Rohit Varghese; (Season 1-4); Benafsha Soonawalla; (Season 1-2); Jaideep Sood; (Season 1-4); Umang Jain; (Season 2); Ocean Sharma; (Season 2); Tanvi Shah; (Season 2); Shreya Kalra; (Season 3-4); Yuvraj Dua; (Season 3-4)
Starring	Ajey Nagar; (CarryMinati); (Season 1-3,5); Naman Mathur; (MortaL); (Season 1, 3-5); Tanmay Singh; (ScoutOP); (Season 1-2); Nischay Malhan; (Triggered Insaan); (Season 1-2,5); Ashish Chanchlani; (Season 2); Harsh Beniwal; (Season 2); Elvish Yadav; (Season 3-4); Ujjwal Chaurasia; (Techno Gamerz); (Season 3); Abhishek Malhan; (Fukra Insaan); (Season 3); Mithilesh Patankar; (Mythpat); (Season 4); Munawar Faruqui; (Season 4); Uorfi Javed; (Season 4); Samay Raina; (Season 5); Kartik Aryan; (Season 5)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	146 bkl
Production
Production location	New Delhi
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	34-65 minutes
Production company	Rusk Media
Original release
Network	Amazon miniTV; MX Player; YouTube
Release	23 May 2022 –; present

Playground is an Indian Hindi-language reality web series, primarily available on Amazon miniTV.^[1] Premiered in May 2022, Playground series blends entertainment, live gaming, and esports.

Rusk Media claimed that the show had garnered 200 million+ views following the first season.^[2]

Concept

The series follows "players" competing in teams under the mentorship of leading gaming influencers and content creators. It involves a group of contestants who participate in various online games, competing individually and in teams, with eliminations based on performance, challenges and voting.

Season overview

Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	28	24 May 2022 (2022-05-24)	20 June 2022 (2022-06-20)
2	28	30 January 2023 (2023-01-30)	26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)
3	45	17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)	27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
4	45	29 August 2024 (2024-08-29)	9 November 2024 (2024-11-09)

Teams

	Season 1	Season 2	Exhibition Cup	Champions League	Season 3	Season 4
Dare Dragons	Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati)	Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati)	Heet Nandaniya (CarryMinati)	Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati)	Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati)
AAA Werewolves	Nischay Malhan (Triggered Insaan)	Nischay Malhan (Triggered Insaan)	Nischay Malhan (Triggered Insaan)	Nischay Malhan (Triggered Insaan)	Abhishek Malhan¹ (Fukra Insaan)	Uorfi Javed¹
OP Unicorns	Tanmay Singh (ScoutOP)	Tanmay Singh (ScoutOP)	Tanmay Singh (ScoutOP)	Tanmay Singh (ScoutOP)	Naman Mathur (MortaL)	Naman Mathur (MortaL)
Power Phoenixes	Naman Mathur (MortaL)	Harsh Beniwal	Harsh Beniwal	Harsh Beniwal		Munawar Faruqui
KO Krakens		Ashish Chanchlani	Ashish Chanchlani	Ashish Chanchlani	Elvish Yadav	Elvish Yadav
Raging Centaurs			Naman Mathur (MortaL)	Naman Mathur (MortaL)	Ujjwal Chaurasia (Techno Gamerz)	Mithilesh Patankar (Mythpat)

^ In seasons 3 and 4, AAA Werewolves entered mid-season.

Reception

The series was well received, especially by the gaming community in India, for its innovative format that integrates gaming into the reality show genre.

Accolades

Award	Year	Season	Category	Result	Ref(s)
Filmfare OTT Awards	2023	Season 2	Best Non – Fiction Original (Series)	Nominated	^[3]

References

^ "Amazon miniTV to stream first-ever gaming entertainment show, 'Playground'". 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ "Rusk Media raises $9.5 million in funding led by Audacity VC, DAOL Investment". Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full list out". Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[1] "Amazon miniTV to stream first-ever gaming entertainment show, 'Playground'". 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

[2] "Rusk Media raises $9.5 million in funding led by Audacity VC, DAOL Investment". Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[3] "Nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full list out". Retrieved 5 March 2024.

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