Mirzapur, India

Gritty violence and unchecked power struggles are the harsh realities of this lawless city. Mirzapur, the setting of the popular Amazon Prime crime drama, is home to a millionaire crime boss who rules the district with an iron fist. The series revolves around the brutal power struggle between this mafia patriarch and the ambitious sons who seek to inherit his legacy, a conflict that "snowballs into a game of ambition, power and greed." Bureaucracy is a persistent headache, with the Allahabad High Court recently dismissing a complaint about the show's portrayal of Mirzapur. This is a city for those who can stomach an unvarnished, fictionalized depiction of India's criminal underbelly.