Andhera, Amazon Prime Video’s latest horror and sci-fi series, explores youth anxieties and traumas in a growingly distant world. Despite a promising premise, the show fails to deliver meaningful scares or emotional depth, leaving audiences disappointed with its execution and storytelling.
The series starts strong but quickly becomes predictable. Viewers report that both internal horror and external fear elements are poorly executed, making it difficult to stay engaged. The inconsistent tone and overreliance on suspense reduce the impact of its horror narrative.
Audiences have criticized the VFX quality, calling it underwhelming and amateurish. Predictable plotlines further reduce tension, and viewers often connect the dots early, losing the element of surprise essential to a suspense thriller.
Directed by Raaghav Dar, Andhera features Priya Bapat, Karanvir Malhotra, Prajakta Koli, Surveen Chawla, Vatsal Sheth, Parvin Dabas, and Pranay Pachauri. Despite the star-studded cast, the series fails to convert hype into a compelling horror-sci-fi experience.
The storyline’s combination of lost cases and AI threats creates a confusing mix of psychological trauma and sci-fi horror. This disjointed approach overwhelms audiences and makes the show difficult to follow, leaving many frustrated by the inconsistent tone and pacing.
Ultimately, Andhera drags on and struggles to resolve its narrative effectively. The series starts with potential but devolves into a stagnant mess, testing viewers’ patience and failing to provide the thrills and engagement expected from a horror sci-fi series.
Poor show, SFX and VFX on @amazonIN @PrimeVideoIN . This is a horror series for toddlers. The performance graph is falling for @excelmovies. Both @PrimeVideo and @netflix should take best practices from @HBO @warnerbros on quality production. https://t.co/7GmlCqq1ua
— Mukund Sharma (@motorheadmukund) August 14, 2025
Why do most Indian horrors start brilliant, shows an amazing concept, but, by the end of it turns into such a confused crap fest, it becomes unbearable to sit through last 2-3 episodes? #AndheraOnPrime #Andhera @PrimeVideoIN @excelmovies highly disappointed.
— Sid Bishnu (@thesidiotsays) August 15, 2025
