A new six-episode documentary series will track the journeys of Indian chess players D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, R Vaishali, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi over the course of two-and-a-half years, capturing their setbacks, comebacks, friendships and family lives as they pursued their ambitions.

Titled "Candidates", the series has been created by popular comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath and Prashant Raj. It will premiere free on YouTube on November 22. Dopamine Media & Entertainment on Friday released the trailer for the series, which follows the five players from a crucial moment at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai to Gukesh's victory in the World Championship in December 2024, when he became the youngest-ever undisputed world champion at the age of 18.