Official First Look & Date Announcement

Inspired by the internationally beloved Jhumpa Lahiri's short story collection of the same name, Unaccustomed Earth is a groundbreaking new family drama about a tight-knit Indian American community navigating love, longing, loss, and belonging.

Premiering December 17, only on Netflix.

Star Freida Pinto told TUDUM, "Every character has something universal... From the perspective of Parul's character is the question, 'How far would you go to live the dream that you really want to live? And are you up for the consequences?'"

Showrunner, Executive Producer and Writer Madhuri Shekar on adapting Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories into one interwoven story, "This image came to me of all of these characters from the different stories sitting around the Thanksgiving table together... these connections started forming between them. This beautiful community just blossomed."

ABOUT UNACCUSTOMED EARTH:

Synopsis: Inspired by the internationally beloved Jhumpa Lahiri's short story collection of the same name, Unaccustomed Earth is a groundbreaking new family drama about a tight-knit Indian American community navigating love, longing, loss, and belonging. Rich with nuance, emotion, and unforgettable characters, Unaccustomed Earth invites you into the culturally vibrant lives of multi-generational families in Cambridge and Boston, MA. When Parul Chaudhury, (Frieda Pinto), a wife and mother who sacrificed her college first-love to honor her father's wishes, gets a life-changing cancer diagnosis, she moves her family from India back to the one place where she truly felt at home - Cambridge, MA. Determined to finally pursue the life she never got to live before it's too late, her radical choices upend the lives of everyone she loves, changing the fabric of this immigrant community forever.

Showrunner/Writer: Madhuri Shekar (3 Body Problem, The Nevers)

Executive Producers: Madhuri Shekar, John Wells, Jhumpa Lahiri, Nisha Ganatra, Erica Saleh, Erin Jontow, Celia Costas. Ritesh Batra will direct and executive produce episodes 101 and 102

Series Regulars: Freida Pinto (Parul), Siddarth (Amit), Indraneil Sengupta (Jai), Parveen Kaur (Nina), Sarayu Blue (Ruma), Justin Bartha (Adam), Adi Roy (Kaushik), Iyla Sundarsingh Mckaig (Hema), Jayant Kripalani (Pranab)

Additional Key Cast: Ishita Bansal (Divya), Meera Simham (Swati), Ravi Kapoor (Vishal), Swayam Bhatia (Sudha), Palomi Ghosh (Anjali)

Studio: Warner Bros. Television