New Delhi / Team Digital. The new standup special from Indian comedian, actor and musician Vir Das will premiere worldwide on Netflix on 26 December 2022. Das’ fourth special with the streamer, which he has also directed, follows his journey around the world for his country. This special is a cornerstone for Vir Das, which has performed 183 shows in more than 25 countries across the world. Veer Das Landing The show is about freedom, folly, the West, the East, and what it means to be a citizen of a nation in a globalized world.
This is a show that applies to every citizen in every country across the globe. The Landing played to a full house at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with The New York Times saying “no artist has symbolized the globalization of stand-up like Vir Das.”
Veer’s third and most recent standup special Veer Das: For India received a 2021 International Emmy nomination for “Best Comedy”. In addition to his internationally renowned standup, which is loved by millions of his social media followers, he is currently developing his single-camera comedy Party Over Here with Fox, CBS Studios and Andy Samberg’s production company. He starred as “Jai Dutta” in the ABC spy dramedy Whiskey Cavalier alongside Scott Foley and Lauren Cohen.
Veer has produced, starred in, and produced several series including the scripted thriller Hasmukh for Netflix and the unscripted travel show Destination Unknown for Amazon. Talking about his new release, Vir said, “It is exciting to end the year with this brand new special. We had a lot of fun recording it in New York. It was shot in between the crazy world tour of Wanted. I am looking forward to showing it to the world and I hope we get the same love that we have received for the other three specials so far.
The Landing is produced by Rotten Science and executive producer Matthew Vaughn. Das is represented by UTA, Reg Tigerman at Tigerman Management and Shrek Rose Dapelo of Adams Berlin & Dunham.