Playground (2022 TV series)

Indian game show

Playground

Genre| Reality television
Game show
Directed by|

* Nisar Kidwai (season 2)
Monisha Jaising Vaid (season 3)

Presented by| RJ Mahvash
RJ Rohit Varghese
VJ Benafsha Soonawalla
Jaideep Sood
Starring|

* CarryMinati
(season 1–present)
* Mortal
(season–1,3)
* Tanmay Singh
(season 1–2)
* Nischay Malhan
(season 1–2)
* Ashish Chanchlani
(season 2)
* Harsh Beniwal
(season 2)
* Elvish Yadav
(season 3)
* Ujjwal Chaurasia
(season 3)

Country of origin| India
Original language| Hindi
No. of seasons| 3
No. of episodes| 56
Production
Producer| Mayank Yadav
Production location| New Delhi
Camera setup| Multiple-camera
Running time| 36-55 minutes
Production company| Rusk Media
Original release
Network| Amazon Mini TV
YouTube
Release| 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) –
present (present)
Related
Playground (season 2)

Playground is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language gaming reality television series that airs on Amazon Mini TV on 23 May, 2022. The show features four teams which compete in professional and casual games for 30 days.[1][2][3] Rusk Media claimed that by August 2022, the show had garnered over 200 million views.[4]

In march 2024, Amazon Mini TV announced the 3rd season of Playground.[5]

## Concept[edit]

The show features four team in season–1 and in each team have four players which compete in professional and casual games for 30 days, all the teams lead by four mentors CarryMinati, Mortal, Nischay Malhan, Tanmay Singh.[6][7]

## Cast[edit]

* CarryMinati, Mentor of Dare Dragons (season 1–present)
* Tanmay Singh, Mentor of OP Unicorns (season 1–2)
* Nischay Malhan, Mentor of AAA Werewolves (season 1–2)[8]
* Mortal, Mentor of Power Phoenixes (season–1,3)
* Ashish Chanchlani, Mentor of KO Krakens (season 2)[9]
* Harsh Beniwal, Mentor of Power Phoenixes (season 2)[10]
* Elvish Yadav, as Mentor of Ko krakens (season 3)
* Ujjwal Chaurasia, as Mentor of Raging Centaurs (season 3)
* RJ Mahvash, As host[11]
* RJ Rohit Varghese, as host[12]
* VJ Benafsha Soonawalla, as host[13]
* Jaideep Sood, as Gamemaster Jd

## Teams[edit]

### Season 1[edit]

Teams of season–1  Team(s)  | Mentor(s)  | Player(s)  | Notes

|
|
|

Dare Dragons  | CarryMinati | Harshita Shukla,

Harsh RaneForam Botadra, , Digvijay Gavhan

Power Phoensixes  | Mortal | Jay Khatri, Tanya Palta, Sakshi Sood, Siddhi Mahajankatti  |
AAA Werewolves  | Nischay Malhan  | Vanshaj Singh, Yogesh Sharma, Sakshi Keswani, Udit Rajput  |
OP Unicorns  | Tanmay Singh  | Vasu Kainth, Ruchir Kumar, Anjali Roy, Yogesh Sharma  |

### Season 2[edit]

Teams of season–2  Team(s)  | Mentor(s)  | Player(s)  | Notes

|
|
|

Dare Dragons  | CarryMinati | Ayan Ali, Jay Khatri, Jayant Rohilla, Jessica Kump  |
Power Phoensixes  | Harsh Beniwal  | Adit Minocha, Kyle Fuller, Kanary, Gurleen Kaur  | [a]
AAA Werewolves  | Nischay Malhan  | Vanshaj Singh, Anirudh Sharma, Kamal Kumar, Rain Clements  |
OP Unicorns  | Tanmay Singh  | Adarsh Singh, Joe Leggett, Ruchir Jha, Unnati Tomar  |
KO Krakens  | Ashish Chanchlani  | Dhruv Sangwan, Dhruv Walecha, Tanya Palta, Eli  |

### Season 3[edit]

Teams of season–3  Team(s)  | Mentor(s)  | Player(s)  | Notes

|
|
|

Dare Dragons  | CarryMinati | Abhinav Shukla, Kushal Mahajan, Chill gamer, Swayambika  |
Ko Krakens  | Elvish Yadav |  |
OP Unicorns  | Naman Mathur |  |
Raging Centaurs  | Ujjwal Chaurasia  |  |

## Guest appearances[edit]

* Abdu Rozik, (season 2)[14]
* Urfi Javed, (season 2)
* MC Stan, (season 2)[15]
* Harsh Gujral, (season 2)[16]

## Accolades[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

|
|
|
|

2023  | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Non – Fiction Original (Series)  | Nominated  | [17]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Harsh Beniwal replaced Mortal as a mentor of Power Phoensixes in season 2.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Qureshi, Tahir. "Uorfi Javed Visits Sets Of Playground Season 2". www.india.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
2. ^ Madhur, Drishya. "Carry Minati Returns as Mentor in 'Playground' Season 3". TheDailyGuardian. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
3. ^ Jennifer. "India's first gaming reality show 'Playground' is back with a new season, Amazon miniTV to stream live". www.sky247.net. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
4. ^ Laghate, Gaurav (17 August 2022). "Rusk Media raises $9.5 million in funding led by Audacity VC, DAOL Investment". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
5. ^ "Amazon MiniTV unveils third season of gaming entertainment show 'Playground'". Financialexpress. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
6. ^ Today, Telangana (26 May 2022). "Amazon miniTV to stream first-ever gaming entertainment show, 'Playground'". Telangana Today. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
7. ^ "Great Gaming, Entertainment and Much Else Awaits in Playground Season 2's Tryouts". The Times of India. 25 January 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
8. ^ Biswas, Apurba (7 June 2023). "Playground Exhibition Cup 2023 set to take competitive gaming to new heights, CHECK DETAILS". Inside Sport India. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
9. ^ "Playground Season 2 watch online, cast, mentors, where to watch, details". India Today Gaming. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
10. ^ "Ashish Chanchlani - Harsh Beniwal Team Up For Amazon MiniTV's Playground 2". www.india.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
11. ^ Jennifer. "Competition intensifies as Playground Season 2 'Week 2' schedule is announced". www.sky247.net. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
12. ^ Today, Telangana (26 May 2022). "Amazon miniTV to stream first-ever gaming entertainment show, 'Playground'". Telangana Today. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
13. ^ "Benafsha Soonawalla makes a comeback with 'Playground'". The Times of India (press release). 25 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
14. ^ "Abdu Rozik turns love guru on 'Playground Season 2'". The Tribune. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
15. ^ "MC Stan relates to 'Playground S2' contestants, says, 'I myself have been in a similar situation'". Mid-day. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
16. ^ "Auction Special". www.amazon.in. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
17. ^ "Nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full list out". filmfare.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Playground at IMDb
* Playground on Amazon miniTV
* Playground's channel on YouTube
* Playground on Instagram

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* Television
* India

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