JioHotstar has joined hands with NBCUniversal’s The Peacock Hub for the ninth and final season of Koffee With Karan, which premieres on October 14, 2026. The deal is the first time The Peacock Hub has supported an Indian-produced show, rather than only distributing international content in the country.
A shift for The Peacock Hub in India
NBCUniversal and JioHotstar launched The Peacock Hub in India in 2023. Since then, the destination has brought U.S. and U.K. film and television to Indian viewers, including Peacock Originals such as All Her Fault, PONIES, The Copenhagen Test and The Five Star Weekend, along with library content from Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Focus Features, Sky and Bravo.
Backing Koffee With Karan moves The Peacock Hub from distribution and acquisition into supporting locally produced Indian programming for the first time.
Why this farewell matters
The choice of Koffee With Karan signals where global studios see value in Indian IP. The show carries two decades of celebrity conversations, social-media clip circulation and regular entertainment-news presence. For The Peacock Hub, that built-in cultural reach made a familiar format the natural first step into Indian originals.
Alok Jain, Head of Hindi and English Entertainment Business at JioStar, framed it as validation. “Indian IP, built with the right ambition, can compete and collaborate on a global stage,” he said. Host Karan Johar added that the show “has always belonged to the people who watch it,” and called the partnership humbling.
What to know for the final season
- Season 9 premieres on October 14, 2026 on The Peacock Hub on JioHotstar.
- It is the show’s final season, closing a 22-year run.
- The season promises a refreshed format and a guest lineup that has already drawn attention.
- Fans streaming Peacock Originals on JioHotstar can find Koffee With Karan in the same destination.
The move also reflects a wider interest among international studios in Indian-origin programming, beyond simply importing existing formats. For viewers, the immediate takeaway is simpler: the couch gets one last run, now with a global partner watching too.
Source: bollywoodHungama.com