
Freedom at Midnight (Season 1) is a historical drama series based on the book by Collins & Lapierre, detailing India's turbulent journey to independence and Partition, focusing on the intense political struggles between Nehru/Patel (Congress) and Jinnah (Muslim League), Mountbatten's role, Gandhi's spiritual resistance, and the tragic communal violence, culminating in the drawing of borders by Radcliffe and the birth pangs of two nations, exploring the human cost of these monumental decisions