We are definitely having an overdose of drug news. Streaming on MX Player since yesterday, the web series runs into nine episodes. High revolves around the discovery of a new illegal drug named “Magic”. The web series is divided into two timelines. One timeline is from the 1970s, which provides a backdrop for the present-day timeline. This 70’s timeline talks about a doctor and his three colleagues looking for a specific herb in a forest that will be used to cure Alzheimer’s.
Whereas in the present-day timeline, a drug addict (Akshay Oberoi) is struggling with his addiction. He and three medical researchers produce a new hallucinogen named Magic. This pill is disrupting the illegal drug trade and soon is in high demand. But Magic tips off many people including a pharma company, a Mumbai-based drug lord, a detective, and a struggling journalist. The series is lengthy, exposes troubles of addicts and their families. It attempts to be self righteous but it is neither credible nor fun. A better climax would have helped the plot.
