"As an audience, I genuinely liked the show," begins Emraan Hashmi when we ask him about Bard Of Blood, the Netflix original series that marked his web debut earlier this year. The espionage thriller, which arrived amidst much hype earlier this year, is gearing up for a second season. "The [initial] work has begun. We don't have a date yet, but we'll probably start shooting sometime mid-next year. The first season was entirely inspired from Bilal's [Siddiqi] book. But now, we will go beyond the book, using the cliffhanger of the final episode as our cue," shares the actor.

Although its cinematography and engaging performances won praise, the seven-part thriller — which marked the first digital offering from Shah Rukh Khan's stable, Red Chillies Entertainment — received a lukewarm response. Bring this up with Hashmi, and he asserts that the show achieved the goals that it set out to.