OTT releases this week: New movies, web series to watch; HIT 3, Retro, Criminal Justice Season 4 and more
New OTT content this weekend features HIT The Third Case on Netflix, a courtroom drama with Pankaj Tripathi on JioHotstar, and Thudarum, a crime thriller on JioHotstar. Additional releases include KanKhajura on Sony LIV and a biopic on Bob Dylan on Netflix.
OTT releases this week: A number of new movies and web series will be available on OTT this weekend on platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, JioHotstar and SonyLIV.
Let’s have a look at the ones that are available to watch online.
HIT 3
Plot: HIT The Third Case is the follow-up to Sailesh Kolanu’s HIT: The First Case (2020) and HIT: The Second Case (2022). The third film follows the story of SP Arjun Sarkar, a cop who solves a murder mystery.
Cast: Nani, Srinidhi Shetty, Surya Srinivas, Adil Pala, Prateik Smita Patil
Genre: Crime thriller
Languages: Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
OTT platform: Netflix
Release Date: May 29
Criminal Justice Season 4
Plot: Madhav Mishra returns to face his most demanding case yet. Set in a world where every truth is layered and nothing is as it seems, the series plunges viewers into a gripping legal drama filled with emotional and ethical complexity.
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Shweta Basu Prasad, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Asha Negi, Purab Kohli, Deshna Dugad
Genre: Courtroom drama
OTT platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: May 29
Thudarum
Plot: Thudarum follows Shanmugham, affectionately called “Benz” due to his cherished black Ambassador Mark 1 car. A former film stunt assistant turned taxi driver, Benz leads a peaceful life in the hill town of Pathanamthitta. However, his world is turned upside down when his car becomes involved in a police investigation, leading him into a gripping tale of justice and resilience.
Cast: Mohanlal, Shobhana, Prakash Varma, Binu Pappu
Genre: Crime thriller
Languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi
OTT platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: May 30
KanKhajura
Plot: KanKhajura is the Hindi adaptation of the critically acclaimed 2019 Israeli drama series Magpie. It follows Ashu, a man released early from prison on the condition that he continues working as a police informant.
Cast: Roshan Mathew, Mohit Raina, Sarah Jane Dias, Mahesh Shetty, Ninad Kamat, Trinetra Haldar, Heeba Shah, Usha Nadkarni
Genre: Crime thriller
OTT platform: Sony LIV
Release Date: May 30
Retro
Plot: The film revolves around a reformed gangster who is determined to honour a promise to his wife and live a quiet life. However, it is not that easy for him as his past resurfaces, threatening the peace he has fought to build.
Cast: Suriya, Pooja Hegde, Jayaram, Joju George, Karunakaran, Nassar, Prakash Raj
Genre: Action comedy
Languages: Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
OTT platform: Netflix
Release Date: May 31
A Complete Unknown
Plot: A Complete Unknown explores the early life of iconic singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, focusing on his rise to fame and the cultural shift he brought to the music scene.
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro, Elle Fanning
Genre: Biopic
Original Language: English
OTT platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: May 31
Nine Perfect Strangers
Plot: The second season of the critically acclaimed series follows a new set of nine guests who arrive at an elite wellness retreat. At the centre of the story is Masha Dmitrichenko, a charismatic and enigmatic wellness guru who uses unconventional — and sometimes controversial — psychedelic therapy to heal trauma and unlock human potential.
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, Christine Baranski, Henry Golding, Mark Strong, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Lena Olin, Lucas Englander, Aras Aydın, and Dolly de Leon
Genre: Psychological drama
Original Language: English
OTT platform: Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: May 21, with release weekly every Wednesday culminating in a gripping finale on July 2.