Created by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Heeramandi or Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is an Indian period drama TV series streaming on Netflix. Set in the 1940s, the plot follows the sex workers of Heera Mandi in Lahore in present-day Pakistan as some of them become involved in India’s struggle for independence. The eight-episode season 1 premiered on May 1, 2024. If you are wondering whether there will be a second season of Heeramandi, this is what we have figured out.

Here’s all we know about Heeramandi Season 2 and whether or not it’s coming out.

Is there a Heeramandi Season 2 release date?

There is no Heeramandi Season 2 release date as the series seems to have ended after eight episodes.

As of April 2024, Netflix has not greenlit the sophomore season of Heeramandi. It’s unlikely to happen as the series finishes the story it sets out to tell. We get a comprehensive bittersweet ending, filled with both tragedy and hope. The monologue from the narrator as episode 8 draws to a close has a sense of finality to it. He (spoilers warning) speaks about the important role that these sex workers played in the Indian independence movement and how they were forgotten. He proceeds to acknowledge that they will have to fight another battle in post-colonial India. This one will be for equality and the right to lead their lives with dignity. While that can serve as a premise for a future season, it will be a completely different show than what Heeramandi is.

The cast of Heeramandi includes Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan, Sonakshi Sinha as Fareedan, Aditi Rao Hydari as Bibbo, and Sharmin Segal as Alam. The cast also features Sanjeeda Sheikh as Waheeda and Richa Chadha as Lajjo.

Why Heeramandi Season 2 might not be happening

Heeramandi Season 2 probably isn’t coming out because, as mentioned above, the series seems to have concluded after one season. ComingSoon will provide an update if circumstances change, and Netflix announces the second season of the Indian series.

The official synopsis for Heeramandi reads:

“In 1940s India, archnemeses Mallikajaan and Fareedan are locked in a battle for succession of Heeramandi, an elite house of courtesans, while seeds of rebellion take root in the world around them.”