Meet hotshot surgeon Geetika Sen (Konkona Sen Sharma). She’s a top doctor who’s about to become the new dean at London’s Chapelstone General Hospital. Geetika is arrogant, obnoxious and doesn’t suffer fools. It’s a fun idea—to gender-flip the typical ‘male medical genius who plays by their own rules’ archetype (think Doctor Strange, Dr House, or most TV doctors). Geetika is married to fellow doctor Meera (Pratibha Ranta). Accused is set in London for no clear narrative reason that I could discern, other than the fact that a lesbian couple can be open without fear of judgment or discrimination.
When Geetika is accused of sexual harassment by a series of anonymous former patients and ex-colleagues, an investigation ensues, social media outrage follows, and her life begins to unravel. She maintains that she’s innocent and that someone with an axe to grind is out to destroy her.
Those around her are less sure. The closer her life is examined under a microscope, the more secrets emerge, ranging from belittling her colleagues to illicit relationships with former employees and being unfaithful to her partner. But is she the predator she’s accused of being?
