OTT Release This Week: After a long festive weekend, a week awaits new adventures, new challenges, new leisure, and of course new shows and films set to stream on digital platforms. From Oscar-winning Anora to the acting debut of Punjabi singer Parmish Verma with Kanneda, this week’s OTT releases bring intense emotions in full swing to the viewers. Keep reading to bookmark the complete list.
Release Date: 17 March
Streaming Platform: JioHostar
With Mickey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn in the lead cast of this fast-paced romance thriller, Anora is the story of a young stripper in Brooklyn, meets and quickly falls in love with Vanya, the son of a Russian oligarch. Their speedy wedding shook the system, with the father of Vanya sending three henchmen to reclaim their heir.
Release Date: 20 March
Streaming Platform: JioHotstar
Starring Ellen Pompeo, Mark Duplass, and Imogen Reid, the eight-episode limited series blurs the line between truth and deception. The story follows Midwestern couple Kristine and Michael Barnett adopting a little girl with dwarfism. Their life is pushed into a legal and media spectacle as the questions regarding the adopted’s identity keep arising.
Release Date: 20 March
Streaming Platform: Prime Video
A legal thriller drama series written and directed by Tyler Perry, Duplicity follows a high-profile attorney investigating the shooting of her best friend's husband with the help of her ex-cop turned investigator boyfriend.
Release Date: 20 March
Streaming Platform: Netflix
With Jeet, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Ritwik Bhomwik, and Chitrangada Singh in the cast of the series, the plot follows IPS Arjun Maitra on the streets of Kolkata in the 2000s battling the corrupted system, the fear of gang wars and notorious don Bagha.
Release Date: 21 March
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Train to Busan famed director Yeon Sang-ho brings crime-thriller film revelations starring Shin Hyun-been, Han Ji-hyun, and Ryu Jun-yeol. The plot revolves around a pastor of divine beliefs and a detective haunted by visions.
Release Date: 21 March
Streaming Platform: JioHotstar
Marking the acting debut of Parmish Verma, Kanneda follows Nimma, a young Sikh boy who escaped the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by going to Canada but got himself tangled in the criminal underworld of 90s Toronto.