Glory Review: Divyenndu, Pulkit Samrat Shine In Netflix Thriller

"Aap jaisa khel rahe ho, Olympic jaane se koi rok nahi sakta hai aapko. That's the kind of line that tells you exactly what this show wants to be about, obsession, ambition, and the price both demand. 

Glory landed on Netflix promising a gritty mix of boxing drama and murder mystery, backed by a genuinely stacked cast. But does it actually deliver, or does it tap out before the final round?

Here's a full Glory Review breaking down the story, the performances, and whether it's worth your weekend.

Series Details
Series Name	Glory
Release Date	1 May 2026
OTT Platform	Netflix
Total Episodes	7
Lead cast	Divyenndu, Pulkit Samrat, Suvinder Vicky, and Jannat Zubair
Language	Hindi
Genre	Sports Thriller
Director	Karan Anshuman and Kanishk Varma
Producer	Karan Anshuman and Mohit Shah
Writer	Karan Anshuman and Karmanya Ahuja
Music Composer	John Stewart Eduri
Cinematography	John Schmidt
Rating	6.7/10

What Is The Story Of Netflix's Glory?

Set in the fictional town of Shaktigarh, a place practically built around sport, Glory opens with a shocking double tragedy. Gudiya, the daughter of veteran boxing coach Raghubir Singh, is brutally assaulted and murdered, and around the same time, his star student Nihal Singh is also killed. The deaths pull Raghubir's two estranged sons, Ravi and Dev, back to their hometown after years of staying away.

What follows isn't just a whodunit. As the brothers dig into the murders, old wounds resurface, an abusive, obsessive father, a fractured family, and years of unspoken resentment between the siblings themselves. The investigation forces all three men to confront a legacy built on discipline, violence and the crushing weight of chasing Olympic glory. It's a show trying to be a sports drama, a family saga and a crime thriller all at once, and how well it juggles that mix is really at the heart of every Glory Review out there right now.

Netflix Series Glory Cast

Pulkit Samrat as Ravi - a former boxing star forced to confront his past

Divyenndu as Dev - the more volatile, emotionally wounded of the two brothers

Suvinder Vicky as Raghubir Singh - the boxing coach and father whose obsession shapes everyone around him

Sayani Gupta as Joyna - a journalist digging into the murders

Kashmira Pardeshi as Bharti - tied to the investigation through her husband, a cop on the case

Sikandar Kher, Ashutosh Rana, Yashpal Sharma, Zakir Hussain and Jannat Zubair round out a large supporting cast

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Glory is created by Karan Anshuman and Karmanya Ahuja, and directed by Anshuman alongside Kanishk Varma. It's a seven-part Hindi series streaming on Netflix, with each episode running close to 50 minutes.

Glory Review

Here's where opinions genuinely split. Most critics agree the show opens strong, with a compelling premise and real atmosphere, but the consensus is that it loses its grip somewhere in the middle.

One widely echoed criticism is that the story tries to touch on too many themes at once, bride migration, caste politics, generational trauma, without fully committing to exploring any of them properly.

By the finale, most reviews agree the show fails to fully cash in on its build-up, with the emotional payoff falling short of what six episodes of tension had promised. It's a show that talks a lot about sacrifice, several critics note, without ever quite making you feel the weight of it.

Cast Performance

The performances are where Glory earns most of its praise. Divyenndu is repeatedly singled out as the standout, bringing genuine intensity and pathos to Dev, finally shaking off comparisons to his earlier iconic roles.

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Pulkit Samrat is praised for his convincing Haryanvi accent and physically committed boxing sequences, while Suvinder Vicky, fresh off his acclaimed Kohrra run, brings real grounded weight to Raghubir.

Where the show consistently stumbles, according to multiple reviews, is in its treatment of the sport itself, boxing scenes that should feel visceral instead come across as flat, more decorative than essential to the story.

The supporting cast also gets mixed marks, with several side characters criticised for feeling exaggerated or dropped in from a different, more melodramatic show entirely.

Should You Watch This?

If your main draw is the cast, Divyenndu and Pulkit Samrat's performances alone make Glory worth a watch, especially if you enjoyed either of them in earlier, grittier roles.

If you're coming in purely for a tight, well-paced murder mystery or an authentic boxing drama, temper your expectations, the show spreads itself thin across too many ideas to fully satisfy either craving. It's a decent, watchable series rather than an unmissable one, and most reviews land somewhere around the "good performances, uneven writing" verdict.

Other Latest Netflix Releases Worth Checking Out

If Glory left you wanting something else to stream, here are three recent Netflix releases worth adding to your list. Mousetrap is a gripping South Korean identity-theft thriller about a reclusive novelist whose entire identity gets stolen, forcing him to team up with a ruthless loan shark to track down the impostor wearing his face.

The Early Spring is a Chinese office romance between a rookie employee and her guarded creative director that's been drawing comparisons to Fifty Shades of Grey for how openly it handles adult intimacy.

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