India, Jan. 9 -- Freedom at Midnight Season 2 picks up just after August 1947's stroke of midnight, moving the action from the independence movement's high-stakes political debates to the Partition's terrifying and disorganised aftermath. The new season investigates the "bloodied and agonising" processes of a country that has recently been divided, focusing on the massive influx of refugees, the brutal violence that crosses borders, and the enormous diplomatic task of assimilating more than 500 princely states, such as Junagadh and Hyderabad, into the Indian Union. The story builds to the tragic end of Gandhi's assassination, shedding light on the enormous human cost and moral challenges that shaped modern Pakistan and India as leaders li...