"Season 1 worked because it refused to glamorise police work. Season 2 takes that approach and turns it inward — when Avinash Mishra's own son is implicated in a murder, the show is done being procedural and gets personal." WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED Inspector Avinash Season 2 premieres exclusively on JioHotstar on May 15, 2026, with all episodes dropping simultaneously. Directed by Neerraj Pathak, the season is set in late-1990s Uttar Pradesh. Randeep Hooda returns as super-cop