Popular online streaming service, Netflix has decided to put out a specially edited version of film Gangs of Wasseypur as an eight-part series across the world.

Popular online streaming service, Netflix has decided to put out a specially edited version of film Gangs of Wasseypur as an eight-part series across the world.

The company, which is planning to launch in India next year, announced that the movie will stream with English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Chinese subtitles from the first week of December, reports Mashable.

Addressing a panel Monday at the Film Bazaar in Goa, Anurag Kashyap, the director of the film, said the first of its kind attempt at presenting Wasseypur as a series on Netflix "reflects how digital distribution can play a role in expanding a film's audience after its theatrical release," reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Cinelicious, which has North American rights to the film, worked with digital content aggregator Film Karavan, Kashyap’s Phantom Films and producer Guneet Monga to finalise the deal with Netflix, reports Screen.

The critically acclaimed epic, with run time of over five hours, was premiered in the Director's Fortnight section of the Cannes festival in 2012.