Manto is a 2017 Pakistani television biographical drama series, directed by Sarmad Khoosat who also played the title role in the series, produced by Babar Javed and Asif Raza Mir under banner A&B Entertainment. The other cast includes Sania Saeed, Saba Qamar, Arjumand Rahim and Nimra Bucha in prominent roles.^[1][2][3]

• Sarmad Khoosat as Saadat Hassan Manto
• Sania Saeed as Safia Manto
• Saba Qamar as Noor Jehan
• Arjumand Rahim as Bulwant Kaur
• Asad Siddiqui as Masood
• Akbar Subhani as Muhammad Hussain
• Mizna Waqas as Minal
• Qaiser Naqvi as Safia's mother
• Yasra Rizvi as Balwant Kaur
• Mahira Khan as Madari
• Sarmed Mirza as Shaukat Thanvi
• Azfar Rehman as Passenger

In 2012, it was reported that Sarmad Khoosat is directing a TV series based on the life and literary work of Saadat Hassan Manto. It had a total of 20 episodes and was also made as the film. Both the film and the television series were directed by Khoosat, who also played the title character.^[4] Playwright Shahid Nadeem served as a screenwriter and Babar Javed produced the serial and film under A & B Entertainment at Geo Films. The series was scheduled to release in 2012, but was put on hold for the film production.^[5] In 2016, it was revealed that Khoosat's film will be aired on television with the same cast.^[6] The series originally aired on Geo Entertainment from 3 November 2017.^[7]

One review on Images described it as a thoughtful look at Manto and complimented several performances.^[8]