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{{Short description|Indian crime thriller series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image = 11th Hour (web_series) Poster.png
| caption = Poster
| genre = [[Crime thriller]]
| based_on = ''8 Hours''
| creator =
| director = [[Praveen Sattaru]]
| starring = [[Tamannaah Bhatia]]
| writer = Pradeep Uppalapati
| theme_music_composer =
| composer =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| cinematography = Mukesh Gnanesh
| editor = Dharmendra Kakarala
| network = [[Aha (streaming service)|aha]]
| released = {{Start date|2021|04|08|df=y}}
| first_aired =
| last_aired =
| company = Introupe Online
| producer = Pradeep Uppalapati
| runtime = 19 - 34 minutes
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| list_episodes =
| music = Bharatt-Saurabh
| related =
}}

'''''11th Hour''''' is an Indian Telugu-language [[crime thriller]] television series created by Introupe Online for [[Aha (streaming service)|aha]], directed by [[Praveen Sattaru]], starring [[Tamannaah Bhatia]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Citation |title=11th Hour Season 1 Review: Tamannaah makes a stellar debut on OTT |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/11th-hour/season-1/seasonreview/81821863.cms |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410023530/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/11th-hour/season-1/seasonreview/81821863.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> The series is based on Upendra Namburi's book ''8 Hours'', in which the protagonist Aratrika Reddy (Tamannaah) faces a multi-layered high-stakes boardroom challenge that unfolds in a single night.<ref name="dundoo1">{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=1 April 2021 |title=Praveen Sattaru: '11th Hour' is Tamannaah's best to date |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/praveen-sattaru-11th-hour-is-tamannaahs-best-to-date/article34213368.ece |access-date=10 April 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410101223/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/praveen-sattaru-11th-hour-is-tamannaahs-best-to-date/article34213368.ece |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='11th Hour' trailer: Tamannaah Bhatia wages a boardroom battle in her web series debut |url=https://scroll.in/reel/991579/11th-hour-trailer-tamannaah-bhatia-wages-a-boardroom-battle-in-her-web-series-debut |access-date=10 April 2021 |website=Scroll.in |date=7 April 2021 |language=en-US |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104932/https://scroll.in/reel/991579/11th-hour-trailer-tamannaah-bhatia-wages-a-boardroom-battle-in-her-web-series-debut |url-status=live}}</ref>

The series was initially scheduled for release in {{Start date|2021|01|df=y}},<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 December 2020 |title=Tamannaah's Telugu web series in January 2021 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/11th-hour-telugu-web-series-starring-tamannaah-to-stream-mid-january-2021/article33383442.ece |access-date=10 April 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104932/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/11th-hour-telugu-web-series-starring-tamannaah-to-stream-mid-january-2021/article33383442.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> but COVID-19 restrictions caused it to be delayed to {{Start date|2021|04|08|df=y}}.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 November 2020 |title=Tamannaah in web series '11th Hour' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tamannaah-in-web-series-11th-hour/article33064382.ece |access-date=10 April 2021 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118022441/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tamannaah-in-web-series-11th-hour/article33064382.ece |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=11th Hour Trailer {{!}} An aha Original {{!}} Tamannaah {{!}} Praveen Sattaru {{!}} Pradeep U {{!}} Premieres 8 April | date=6 April 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK20kbpABCs |language=en |access-date=20 May 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410183140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK20kbpABCs |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
Aditya Group of Companies, which invented a source of clean energy and is led by Aratrika Reddy, is on the verge of being forced into bankruptcy as the result of a political conspiracy. With the company required to deposit more than ₹9,000 crore to the Imperial Bank by 8 AM, the next dawn, to secure its salvation, Aratrika's ex-husband, Siddharth Singh, competitor Rajvardhan Rathore, Imperial Bank president Sundar Das, and Prince Sadiq, a sheikh from Dubai, make financial proposals to Aratrika, who turns them all down and holds out hope, for a miracle, before sunrise to save Aditya Group of Companies.

==Cast==
*[[Tamannaah Bhatia]] as Aratrika Reddy
*[[Adith Arun]] as Peter D'Cruz
*[[Vamsi Krishna]] as Siddharth Kumar
*[[Roshni Prakash]] as Ragini
*[[Shatru (actor)|Shatru]] as Rajvardhan Rathore
*[[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]] as Madhusudhan Reddy
*[[Jayaprakash (actor)|Jayaprakash]] as Jagannath Reddy
*[[Pavithra Lokesh]] as Gayatri Reddy
*Anirudh Balaji as Prince Sadiq
*Vinay Nallakadi as Santosh
*Abhijeeth Poondla as Vikram
*[[Srikanth Iyyengar]] as Sundar Das
*[[Priya Banerjee]] as Nora
*[[Ravi Varma (East Godavari actor)|Ravi Varma]] as Gajendra Singh Rathore
*Avinash Kanaparthi as Avinash Reddy
*Mahati Bhikshu as Shabnam
*Keshav Deepak as ACP Ram Reddy
*Rajiv Kumar Aneja as Defence Minister Nayak

== Episodes ==
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|writer = 15
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Red Riding Hood
| DirectedBy = Praveen Sattaru
| WrittenBy = Pradeep Uppalapati
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} <ref>{{Citation |title=Watch Red Riding Hood S1 E1 from 11th Hour Web series |url=https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/red-riding-hood/s1/e1 |language=en |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104122/https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/red-riding-hood/s1/e1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Memoirs of Aratrika
| DirectedBy = Praveen Sattaru
| WrittenBy = Pradeep Uppalapati
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} <ref>{{Citation |title=Watch Memoirs of Aratrika S1 E2 from 11th Hour Web series |url=https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/memoirs-of-aratrika/s1/e2 |language=en |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104112/https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/memoirs-of-aratrika/s1/e2 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Haunting Past
| DirectedBy = Praveen Sattaru
| WrittenBy = Pradeep Uppalapati
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} <ref>{{Citation |title=Watch Haunting Past S1 E3 from 11th Hour Web series |url=https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/haunting-past/s1/e3 |language=en |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104109/https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/haunting-past/s1/e3 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = First Blood
| DirectedBy = Praveen Sattaru
| WrittenBy = Pradeep Uppalapati
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} <ref>{{Citation |title=Watch First Blood S1 E4 from 11th Hour Web series |url=https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/first-blood/s1/e4 |language=en |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104120/https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/first-blood/s1/e4 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Beginning of the End
| DirectedBy = Praveen Sattaru
| WrittenBy = Pradeep Uppalapati
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} <ref>{{Citation |title=Watch Beginning of The End S1 E5 from 11th Hour Web series |url=https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/beginning-of-the-end/s1/e5 |language=en |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104109/https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/beginning-of-the-end/s1/e5 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ShortSummary =
}}

{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Betrayal
| DirectedBy = Praveen Sattaru
| WrittenBy = Pradeep Uppalapati
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} <ref>{{Citation |title=Watch Betrayal S1 E6 from 11th Hour Web |url=https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/betrayal/s1/e6 |language=en |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104114/https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/betrayal/s1/e6 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Sinner
| DirectedBy = Praveen Sattaru
| WrittenBy = Pradeep Uppalapati
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} <ref>{{Citation |title=Watch The Sinner S1 E7 from 11th Hour Web series |url=https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/the-sinner/s1/e7 |language=en |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104109/https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/the-sinner/s1/e7 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ShortSummary =
}}

{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = The Big Bad Wolf
| DirectedBy = Praveen Sattaru
| WrittenBy = Pradeep Uppalapati
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|04|08}} <ref>{{Citation |title=Watch The Big Bad Wolf S1 E8 from 11th Hour Web series |url=https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/the-big-bad-wolf/s1/e8 |language=en |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104111/https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour/the-big-bad-wolf/s1/e8 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ShortSummary =
}}

}}

== Production ==
Pradeep Uppalapati wrote the script for 11th Hour, after which aha green-lit the series as part of its aha originals. Praveen Sattaru selected as the director. Tamannaah appeared in the lead role. With Tamannaah on board, the director chose a supporting cast that can also hold attention, comprising Jayaprakash, Madhusudhan, Arun Adith, Vamsi Krishna and Srikanth Iyengar. The series was shot over 33 days with a team of 30-40 members, who were tested six times for COVID-19. Most portions were filmed in a hotel when occupancy was low because of the pandemic. A few prologue scenes were filmed in other places.<ref name="dundoo1"/>

== Release ==

The entire show, comprising eight episodes, was broadcast exclusively on the aha streaming service on {{Start date|2021|04|08|df=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=11th Hour Release Time |url=https://twitter.com/ahavideoin/status/1380173635101421573 |access-date=10 April 2021 |via=Twitter |language=en |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410074827/https://twitter.com/ahavideoin/status/1380173635101421573 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Hemanth Kumar of ''[[Firstpost]]'' rated the series 2.5/5 and wrote: "''11th Hour'' has scale, grandeur, and a solid premise but fails to keep one hooked to the story." While the motivations of the characters are established, Kumar felt that the narration was not compelling enough.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 April 2021 |title=11th Hour review: Tamannaah Bhatia tries her best, but is let down by the show's unflattering storyline |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/11th-hour-review-tamannaah-bhatia-tries-her-best-but-is-let-down-by-the-shows-unflattering-storyline-9516911.html |url-status=live |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=Firstpost |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414034803/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/11th-hour-review-tamannaah-bhatia-tries-her-best-but-is-let-down-by-the-shows-unflattering-storyline-9516911.html}}</ref> A. Kameshwari in her ''[[The Indian Express]]'' review stated: "The makers of ''11th Hour'', a corporate drama, try too hard to make the series interesting but in vain." She felt that the audience could not connect with the character of Tamannaah as it was kept half baked.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 April 2021 |title=11th Hour review: Tamannaah Bhatia cannot rescue this series |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/11th-hour-aha-series-tamannaah-bhatia-7267617/ |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414052127/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/11th-hour-aha-series-tamannaah-bhatia-7267617/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Times of India]]'' critic Sravan Vanaparthy rated the series 3/5 stars and wrote: "''11th Hour'' is refreshing in the sense that it explores the trials and tribulations faced by a woman who’s looking to make it big in a man’s world."<ref>{{Citation |title=11th Hour Season 1 Review: Tamannaah makes a stellar debut on OTT |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/11th-hour/season-1/seasonreview/81821863.cms |access-date=14 April 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410023530/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/11th-hour/season-1/seasonreview/81821863.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' editor Janani.K called Tamannaah the saviour of "this bland thriller." "As a single mom, chairman of a company and caring daughter, Tamannaah has done her best. But, her efforts go waste as the writing lacks nuance," she added.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 April 2021 |first=Janani |last=K |title=11th Hour Review |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/11th-hour-review-tamannaah-s-efforts-to-save-this-bland-thriller-is-wasted-1789137-2021-04-09 |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=9 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409135244/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/11th-hour-review-tamannaah-s-efforts-to-save-this-bland-thriller-is-wasted-1789137-2021-04-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|tt13429172}}
* [https://www.aha.video/originals/11th-hour ''11th Hour''] at [[Aha (streaming service)|aha]]

[[Category:Aha (streaming service) original programming]]
[[Category:Indian thriller television series]]
[[Category:2021 web series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian drama web series]]
[[Category:Telugu-language web series]]
[[Category:2021 web series endings]]

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Sadnasankar138 at 04:31, 31 October 2025