Shantaram trailer: Apple promises intriguing tale of an escaped convict who finds home in Bombay

However, Hunnam’s Ford realises it the hard way that it is impossible for him to hide, no matter where he goes. Now, it will be interesting to see if Ford lands in the prison eventually or he has a bigger purpose in sight.

Besides Hunnam and Desplat, the series boasts of an ensemble cast including actors Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph, and Shiv Palekar.

The official logline of the series reads, “Escaped convict Lin Ford (Charlie Hunnam) flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city’s poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.”

Shantaram is co-created, written and executive produced by Steve Lightfoot, who also serves as showrunner. Earlier, Johhny Depp was considered to play the lead character in the series.