Latest OTT Releases This Week: What To Watch On Netflix, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video
The Amazon Prime Video series Upload ends with a four-episode fourth season that wraps all its storylines on August 25. Created by The Office’s Greg Daniels, Robbie Amell returns as Nathan, along with Andy Allo as Nora. Also from the same platform, the prequel series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf features Taylor Kitsch and Chris Pratt reprising their roles from the 2022 series. The new show releasing on August 27 explains how Kitsch’s Ben Edwards went from Navy SEAL to the CIA.
The Amazon MX Player series Half CA returns for season 2 on August 27 with Ahsaas Channa as Archie Mehta and Gyanendra Tripathi as Niraj Goyal. Finally, the Malayalam series 4.5 Gang on SonyLIV is a dark comedy about crime rooted in real-life events and gang rivalries in Trivandrum. Starring Jagadish and Indrans, the drama series premieres on August 29.
My Life with the Walter Boys Season 2 on Netflix
Cast: Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry, Sarah Rafferty
Release date: August 28
About the series: If you enjoy The Summer I Turned Pretty, then here’s another teen love triangle between brothers just for you. Young orphan Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) comes back to Silver Falls after a summer in New York, determined to mend her relationships with Alex (Ashby Gentry) and establish clear boundaries with Cole (Noah LaLonde), after wrestling feelings for them both last season. The show has already been renewed for a third season by Netflix.
The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix
Cast: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie
Release date: August 28
About the film: An all-star cast of British talent stars in the Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman’s crime novel of the same name, which is directed by Chris Columbus. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie play four retirees at Cooper Chase retirement home who get caught up in a real-life murder case. In the story from the book series, the boomers are faster at figuring out the clues than the cops on the case.
Better Man on Lionsgate Play
Cast: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton and Alison Steadman
Release date: August 29
About the film: Michael Gracey’s unusual biopic on the life of British singer Robbie Williams, formerly of Take That, sees an anthropomorphic chimpanzee, performed by Jonno Davies using motion capture, tell the story. The singer’s highs and lows in life are dramatically enacted to the tune of his most famous hits, in a thrilling and perceptive way. The film releases digitally in India for the first time on Lionsgate Play.
Songs of Paradise on Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Saba Azad, Soni Razdan
Release date: August 29
About the film: Danish Renzu’s musical is inspired by the life and career of Kashmiri singer Raj Begum. Actresses Saba Azad and Soni Razdan play the illustrious singer Noor Begum in two different eras. Noor started out as a wedding singer and became the voice of Kashmir on the radio. Produced by Excel Entertainment, the period drama also stars Zain Khan Durrani, Sheeba Chaddha, Taaruk Raina, and Lillete Dubey.
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