Troubled twins, dangerous cults, portent dreams, telepathic kids, World War III, yakuza clans... Sukanya Verma lists the many options on OTT this week.
Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
In the first part of Tyler Perry's thriller series, a stripper struggling to make ends meet has a brush with the crazy workings of a family-run cosmetic giant in Atlanta.
Do Patti
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Hindi
Playing a double role for the first time, Kriti Sanon plays a pair of twins obsessing over the same guy ensuing in much drama and a scene of crime for Kajol, playing a cop for the first time, to investigate.
Zwigato
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Hindi
An impressive Kapil Sharma leaves his comedian imagery aside to slip under the skin of a food delivery rider and anxious family man struggling to survive against a doddering economy of a post-pandemic era under Nandita Das' keen direction.
Meiyazhagan
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Tamil (with subtitles)
Karthi and Arvind Swamy team up for this emotional drama about a man's nostalgic return to his ancestral town after over two decades and an encounter with an endearing relative whose name he cannot recall.
Aye Zindagi
Where to watch? ZEE5
Language: Hindi
A 20-something suffering from liver cirrhosis and his life-affirming bond with a hospital grief counsellor forms the crux of this poignant drama spearheaded by Revathy and Satyajeet Dubey.
Swag
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Telugu (with subtitles)
A satirical rom-com about gender wars, Swag spans across many eras to depict the battle for supremacy and inheritance.
The Bikeriders
Where to watch? Jio Cinema
Language: English
Danny Lyon's The Bikeriders captures the culture and journey of a midwestern motorcycle club in 1960s America.
Before
Where to watch? Apple TV+
Language: English
Billy Crystal stars as a bereaved husband and child psychiatrist treating a troubled kid revealing a curious connection to his past in the 10-part psychological thriller.
The Last Night at Tremore Beach
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Spanish (with subtitles)
Based on Mikel Santiago's bestseller, the limited series documents a divorced pianist taking refuge in a remote Irish seaside home only to find himself hit by lightning as well as haunted by uncanny premonitions.
Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Japanese (with subtitles)
The beloved video game gets the OTT treatment in a six-part series set in two criss-crossing timelines exploring the changing dynamics between four childhood friends against the backdrop of the Japanese mafia.
Family Pack
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
In a Jumanji like twist, a card game comes to life and transports the family playing it to a medieval village where they must take on werewolves for survival.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Where to watch? Jio Cinema
Language: English
For those curious about Furiosa's origins story from events set a couple of decades before she demonstrated her one-armed daredevilry in Mad Max: Fury Road and Chris Hemsworth as her demented opponent, look no further.
Don't Move
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
A drugged woman must protect herself from a killer on the loose in the forests of Big Sur 20 minutes before paralysing effects kick in as part of Don/t Move edge-of-the-seat survival.
Kadaisi Ulaga Por
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Tamil (with subtitles)
The year is 2028 and India, along with several other nations, is slapped with sanctions for resisting a China led coalition to replace the United Nations resulting in a Third World War like situation in Hiphop Tamizha Adhi's dystopian drama.
Hellhound Season 2
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Korean (with subtitles)
Religious cults and hellish demons return with a vengeance for the much-hyped second season of the South Korean drama.
The Miranda Brothers
Where to watch? Jio Cinema
Language: Hindi
A young man and his adopted brother grow up dreaming of becoming star footballers until the mysterious death of their mom turns their lives upside down in Sanjay Gupta's latest offering set in Goa.
Territory
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
In the absence of a clear heir of the world's largest cattle farm, a battle for succession commences and it's as ferocious as it gets.
