The second season of Sacred Games could be in jeopardy with the #MeToo #TimesUp movement gaining ground in Bollywood. Netflix may not renew the series in the light of the sexual harassment allegations against lead writer Varun Grover that Grover has very strongly and categorically denied.

The project had been greenlit with great fanfare with director Vikramaditya Motwane continuing as the showrunner and Neeraj Ghaywan joining in, directing the Sartaj track to Kashyap’s Gaitonde strand. Both Motwane and Kashyap have also been facing flak for not handling the sexual harassment charges against Phantom ex-partner and director Vikas Bahl with seriousness.

When The Hindu reached out to Netflix, the streaming platform came up with the following statement: “At this time we are evaluating options on the path forward.”