The series is a prelude to the 2024 film Kalki 2898 AD, and has a narrative primarily about Bhairava and his AI droid/vehicle companion BU-JZ-1 (Bujji) The show emerged as the most-watched Telugu show in India, in the first 6 months of 2024, with 49 lakhs (4.9 million) views. It is set two years before the events of the film in the year 2896, in Kasi.