Weekend Watchlist: August 2024 OTT New Releases & Top Picks to Binge-Watch Now
Weekend Watchlist: Rainy weekends pose the perfect opportunity to lounge on your couch, and turn your TV or phones into a binge party platform. With the accessibility of the OTT platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, JioCinema and more making the weekend entertaining has become further efficient and effective. Dive into the top picks from August 2024 so far, that can be your perfect weekend watch.
Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba
Released on Netflix on 9 August, ‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’ is one of the highly anticipated releases of August 2024. The blood stained love story of Rani and Rishi will take unexpected new turns with the police at the back on every twist. Will the love of Rani and Rishi be able to find its happily ever after, or the ghosts of the past, and demons of desire continue to overpower it. You can find it out this weekend.
Life Hill Gayi
Marking the debut on screen collaboration of Kusha Kapila and Divyenndu Sharma, ‘Life Hill Gayi’ is a comedy series that will surely take you for a laughter ride. Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, the series is about two siblings's sneaky fight for inheritance for which the condition is that they have to revamp a ragged family hotel in the hill.
Gyaarah Gyaarah
Starring Raghav Juyal and Kritika Kamra in the mind-bending crime thriller set in the timeline of three different decades. For the lovers of time travel stories and investigative thrillers, the series is a perfect dose of mystery, science, and destiny with a hint of romance. A little trivia about the series: it is an adaptation of the Korean drama Signal.
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
It is always fascinating to get a sneak peek into the genius of a director whose onscreen vision and grandeur is insurmountable. One such director is SS Rajamouli known for works like RRR and Bahubaali. The Netflix documentary series is a perfect opportunity to delve into his filmmaking process with the snippets of him in action on sets, and exclusive conversation with his co-workers including John Russo and Ram Chandra.
Brinda
written and directed by Surya Manoj Vangala, Brinda features Trisha Krishnan in the titular role of S.I. K Brinda on an investigation about a series of murder who seemingly look unconnected. What unfolds in the investigation is a story about blind societal beliefs and rituals, and atheism.
Investigative thrillers to sibling comedies, make your choice and spend the weekend indulging in your favorite watch.
