Series synopsis
Space Gen: Chandrayaan, also known as स्पेस जेन: चंद्रयान is a drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on JioHotstar on January 23, 2026. It ended on January 23, 2026. It was created by Arunabh Kumar. It stars Nakuul Mehta, Shriya Saran, Prakash Belawadi and Gopal Datt.
Indian space engineers face mounting pressure to redeem themselves following the Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission's unexpected outcome.
Premise
Indian space engineers face mounting pressure to redeem themselves following the Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission's unexpected outcome.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nakuul Mehta as Arjun Verma
- Shriya Saran as Yamini Mudaliar
- Prakash Belawadi as Sudarshan Ramaiah
- Gopal Datt as Rakesh Mohanty
- Danish Sait as Jairam Shetty
- Udhayabanu Mageswaran as Shankaran Nair
Guest cast
- Pratik Gandhi as Aakash Bhutani
- Amruta Khanvilkar as Madhvi
- Saurabh Dwivedi as News Anchor
- Ayush Ulagadde as Young Ramaiah
- Krishna Solgama as News Anchor
- Parthiv Shetty as Swamy
- Jihan Hordar as Bittu
- Bhuvnesh Shetty as Ramaiah Father (Young)
- Shreya Singh as Shaheen
- Vishwajeet Pratap Yadav as Pramod
- Ankit Motghare as Nishant (Mohanty's Associate)
- Meiyang Chang as Rohan Tamang
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | January 23, 2026 | January 23, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Finding Vikram Chandrayaan-2's failure sparks national disappointment. Contact with the Vikram lander is lost, causing anxiety for programmer Arjun and doubt for mission coordinator Yamini. |
January 23, 2026 |
| 2 |
Man vs Machine The Failure Analysis Committee probes Chandrayaan-2's failure. Although Yamini defends her team, Arjun faces scrutiny. Meanwhile, Ramaiah reluctantly agrees to be the ISRO chief. |
January 23, 2026 |
| 3 |
Science Finds a Way Chandrayaan-3 faces setbacks from budget cuts and political pressure, causing compromises. Yamini and Ramaiah clash, testing his leadership. |
January 23, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | JioHotstar |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 23, 2026 |
| Last aired | January 23, 2026 |
| Status | ended |