'Baahubali': Netflix orders prequel TV series; director SS Rajamouli to head project

The new Netflix TV series 'Baahubali: Before the Beginning' is based on a 2017 book by writer Anand Neelakantan which is a prequel novel to 2015 film 'Baahubali: The Beginning'
PUBLISHED AUG 2, 2018

The Baahubali franchise has resulted in some of the highest grossing movie of all times at the Indian box office and Netflix is now looking at having a piece of this pie. In a recent update, the streaming giant announced that it will soon create a prequel series for the franchise, and the story is going to be a partial adaptation of 'The Rise of Sivagami', a 2017 book by writer Anand Neelakantan, and a prequel novel to the 2015 film 'Baahubali: The Beginning'.

The upcoming show is set to be titled 'Baahubali: Before the Beginning' and it has bagged a two-season order from the streaming giant already.

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