9 Hours is an Indian Telugu-language survival crime thriller television series created by Krish Jagarlamudi, directed by Niranjan Kaushik with an ensemble cast of Taraka Ratna, Madhu Shalini, Ajay, Ravi Varma and Ravi Prakash. The series' basic plot line was adapted from the famous Telugu crime novel "Thommidi Ghantalu," authored by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy. 9 Hours premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 2 June 2022.