'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'

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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