Directed by Asim Abbasi, the upcoming web series Churails stars some of the finest actors of Pakistan: Mehar Bano, Sarwat Gilani, Yasra Rizvi, Nimra Bucha. The trailer is being well received by the critics, and viewers are excited to watch the first Pakistani show to stream on an Indian platform.

Within the first 30 seconds, the trailer introduces us to four strong-willed women - a lawyer, a wedding planner, a boxer and a murderer. They gang up as secret detectives to unmask cheating misogynist men around the city. Soon, they bring more women to their unofficial business and roam around like spies in their burqas. With guns in hand and blood around them, it looks like these badass women have nothing to lose.

The trailer advances further and hints at big troubles for the "Churails" - it is what the ladies like to call themselves. With media interfering like a swarm of bees, men trying to seek revenge, stones being pelted at the Churails and a sneak peek into the human trafficking business, there’s a lot to unpack in this story.  

Churails seems to be the first of its kind. A show centring on women's rights and a revolution sparking thereafter; is going to be a thrilling ride. I just hope the showrunners are able to do justice to it and not fall into the usual cliches that surround a strong female-led series.