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Ready for some binge-watching sessions after jammed-packed weekdays of stress and work? We are back with our weekly list of the latest OTT releases to help you fasten your sessions as you make quick choices owing to the list.
From rom-coms to thrillers and mysteries, this week’s lists cover all. With Shang-Chi, a big Marvel movie hitting the OTT platform, and Dexter: New Blood, a much-loved show returning back, we are sure this week’s releases will get you excited. So, prepare the popcorn, drinks and let the watching spree begin!
1. Dopesick
The true story of how one business started America’s worst drug pandemic. From a depressed Virginia mining village to the halls of the DEA and the splendour of “one-percenter” Big Pharma Manhattan, look inside the crux of America’s problem with opiate addiction.
OTT Platform: Disney+Hotstar
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
2. Aranmanai 3
Arya-starrer Tamil Aranmanai 3 is a horror comedy starring Raashi Khanna and Andrea Jeremiah that was released last month in theatres. It will premiere on Zee5 on November 12th. A vengeful mother’s spirit seeks vengeance on a Zamindar and his daughter, but one man stands in her way! This will be a thrilling watch for all the fans of Arya and involves major tropes of a masala-entertainer.
OTT Platform: Zee5
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
3. Home Sweet Home Alone
This is officially back to childhood days season with the most loved movie from back the day getting a remake. This 1990 comedic classic will undoubtedly bring back memories. The film Home Sweet Home Alone is an official remake about a 10-year-old Max who is left alone after his family moves to Tokyo. When a burgling duo breaks into his home, the fun comes to an end. A married couple seeks to reclaim a priceless treasure from a misbehaving child. Watch this fun movie to relive your childhood days.
OTT Platform: Disney+Hotstar
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
4. Jungle Cruise
Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s dubious services to guide her downriver on La Quila, a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s dubious services to guide her downriver on La Quila (his ramshackle-but-charming boat). Lily is motivated to find an ancient tree with unrivalled healing qualities and the potential to influence medicine’s future. When the unusual team is thrown together on this epic adventure, they face a slew of perils and mystical powers, all of which hide in the lush rainforest’s deceiving beauty. As the mysteries of the lost tree are revealed, the stakes for Lily and Frank become even higher, and their fate (and that of mankind) hangs in the balance. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramrez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti feature in this American fantasy adventure film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
OTT Platform: Disney+Hotstar
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
5. Red Notice
A Red Notice is an Interpol call for law enforcement agencies all over the world to look for the world’s most wanted offenders. FBI profiler John Hartley is on a mission to apprehend Nolan Booth, one of the world’s most notorious art thieves. However, Hartley is forced to link up with Booth in order to take down the Bishop, who has managed to keep one step ahead of them thus far. There’s a good chance there will be squabbles, betrayals, and vacations to beautiful worldwide destinations along the road. The film starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds is undoubtedly the most anticipated OTT release of the weekend.
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
6. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi’s combat skills were polished at his father’s request as part of his training to become one of his best assassins, despite the fact that he had no idea that he would rebel against his desires. Shang-Chi may have left and started his own life after refusing to heed his father’s orders not to beat people up, only to be dragged back in after an encounter with the Ten Rings. The terrorist group is known as the 10 Rings, which is commanded by Shang-father, Chi’s Wenwu, a.k.a. The Mandarin (from the Ironman movies), ultimately comes knocking. Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, Marvel’s heroic adventure Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a special release for Disney + Day. This one’s for all the marvel fans, relinquish this fabulous release again even if you have already.
OTT Platform: Disney+Hotstar
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
7. Special Ops 1.5
The series follows Himmat Singh of the Research and Analysis Wing, who notices recurring patterns in terrorist incidents and believes they are all perpetrated by the same individual. His task group, which consists of five operatives from throughout the world, is tasked with apprehending the mastermind. The plot is based on a collection of nationally significant events spanning nineteen years. The endeavour chronicles the younger life of the RAW officer, played by Kay Kay Menon, and is a sequel or rather a predecessor to the popular intelligence-based action movie Special Ops. Perfect to give you all the adrenaline rush for the weekend with its action-packed storyline.
OTT Platform: Disney+Hotstar
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
8. Squad
The film stars Rinzing Denzongpa, Pooja Batra, and Malvika Raaj and is directed by Nilesh Zaheeda Sahay. The film’s plot revolves around a struggle between Bhim and Mimi. In an action thriller starring K3G star Malvika Raaj, Danny Denzongpa’s son Rinzing Dengonzpa portrays a security guard.
OTT Platform: Zee5
Release Date: 12 Nov 2021
9. Gentefied Season 2
Three Latinx cousins fight to keep their grandfather’s taco store viable in their rapidly gentrifying L.A. neighbourhood, despite their differences. Mama Fina’s was on the verge of closing at the conclusion of Season 1, and the gang knew it. It was about to be taken out by a gentrifying white woman who wanted to transform it into a pop-up shop. “Gentefied” never loses sight of the spirit and community that made Season 1 so memorable. This season is about drifting away and integrating, whereas the previous season was about introducing the individuals and bringing them together. Look out how their stories unfold and what their individual calling is.
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: 10 Nov 2021
10. Happiness Ever After
Binge watch the prequel and the recent part for a nice romantic comedy spree. If you’ve already watched the previous part, you are bound to love this one as well. Zaza, Princess, and Zim live new chapters of their lives amid grief, family grudges, and new love in this sequel to “Happiness is a Four-Letter Word.” If you want to watch something lighthearted yet enjoyable, this might be your best bet.
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: 10 Nov 2021
11. Passing
A Black woman’s existence is turned upside down in 1920s New York City when her life is entwined with an old childhood friend who is passing as white. Rebecca Hall’s feature directorial debut, Passing, is a 2021 black-and-white drama film that she wrote, produced, and directed. Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and Alexander Skarsgard are among the cast members of the film. Making life easier for oneself is, of course, the core idea of both Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel and Rebecca Hall’s new 2021 film, Passing. The question at the core of the film is – Can you slip in and out of your racial identity?
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: 10 Nov 2021
12. Dexter: New Blood
The much-celebrated Crime-Mystery drama is back for the audience to devour and fans are on board with this great news. Dexter is found living under an assumed name in the little hamlet of Iron Lake, New York, ten years after he went lost in the eye of Hurricane Laura. Dexter may be enjoying his new life, but his Dark Passenger calls in the wake of unforeseen happenings in this close-knit community.
OTT Platform: Voot
Release Date: 08 Nov 2021
13. Father Christmas is Back
Caroline Christmas, a control freak, yearns for a perfect Christmas with her sisters in her opulent rural house to atone for their father’s abandonment many years before. When their long-lost father shows up on their doorstep on Christmas Eve with his new girlfriend, havoc follows. Caroline discovers a long-buried family secret through a sequence of blunders and misunderstandings. Is it still possible for the family to celebrate Christmas together?
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: 07 Nov 2021
14. Love Hard
Indulge yourself into watching a nice romantic comedy to freshen up your dull spirits and feel the butterflies virtually. The film stars Nina Dobrev, Darren Barnet and Jimmy O. Yang. Unlucky in love, an unlucky LA girl meets an East Coast guy on a dating service and intends to surprise him for Christmas, only to find out she’s been catfished. However, the object of her desire lives in the same town as her, and the con artist promises to hook them up if she pretends to be his girlfriend for the holidays.
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: 05 Nov 2021
