New Delhi: It’s time for your weekly update of the newest OTT releases, and the upcoming seven days offer a great mix of movies and TV shows that you can
add to your watchlist. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt come back together almost twenty years later as Miranda Priestly’s glamorous magazine business goes through hard times in The Devil Wears Prada 2. The doctors at RK Multispeciality Hospital handle new emergencies, broken relationships, and a hospital running without Deepa Balu in HeartBeat Season 3.
The short series The Bombing of Pan Am 103 shows the biggest murder investigation in British police history after a bomb destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. Bruce Timm’s gritty 1940s cartoon version of Gotham’s famous hero returns with the Riddler, Roxy Rocket, and the Joker in Batman: Caped Crusader season 2.
OTT releases of the week
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle Part 1
Release date – July 28
Where to watch – Crunchyroll
About – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle Part 1 is the first film in the Infinity Castle trilogy, which marks the beginning of the final chapter in the Demon Slayer saga.
Chinna Chinna Asai
Release date – July 28, 2026
Where to watch – JioHotstar
About – Leela, a quiet woman from Thanjavur, goes to Varanasi on a religious trip and gets separated from her group, losing her phone and bag at the same time. Stuck and all by herself, she meets Madhavan Master (Indrans), a happy schoolteacher from Kerala who steps up to help. As they spend the day exploring the streets and riverbanks of Varanasi, a surprising friendship grows even though they speak different languages. Madhoo, Aparna Balamurali, Vishnu Agasthya, Thambi Ramaiah, Kaali Venkat, and Jaffer Sadiq complete the rest of the cast.
Final Project
Release date – July 29, 2026
Where to watch – Netflix
About – A Mexican teen suspense mini-series shown in short episodes, Final Project follows Tamara moving to a new school hoping for a clean start, only to turn into the target of endless online bullying and a risky unknown internet challenge started by one of her classmates. As the bullying gets worse, she gets dragged into a troubled connection with her bully that makes her rethink how far she will go to stop being targeted. Stars Isabella Tena, Tristán Maze, and Daniela Martínez.
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Release date – July 29, 2026
Where to watch – JioHotstar
About – Nearly twenty years after Andy Sachs made it through her time as Miranda Priestly’s assistant, she comes back to Runway, this time as its new features editor, brought in to help Miranda handle a publishing world turned upside down by AI and an upcoming company takeover. Miranda’s old first assistant Emily Charlton, now a top manager at Dior, controls the ad money Runway desperately needs, making her both the main key to saving the magazine and its biggest hurdle. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt return to play their original roles with Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms, and Tibor Feldman, with Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Pauline Chalamet, BJ Novak, and Caleb Hearon joining the cast.
The Devil’s Mouth
Release date – July 29, 2026
Where to watch – Amazon Prime
About – Five college friends join a guided swim through The Devil’s Mouth, a distant cave system near Thailand’s coast, for one last trip before adulthood starts. A sudden storm last week filled the caves with ocean animals, most of which died in the fresh water, except for one fast, quiet, and dangerous hunter, now tracking the group through a maze of tight underwater tunnels. The movie stars Kathryn Newton, Lana Condor, Gavin Casalegno, Nico Hiraga, Tommi Rose, and Tayme Thapthimthong (The White Lotus) as their guide.
The Idaho College Murders: College Nightmare
Release date – July 29, 2026
Where to watch – Netflix
About – On November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students – Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle were found stabbed to death at a home near campus in Moscow, Idaho. For weeks, no suspect was found, and the close knit college town was filled with fear. This three-part documentary series tracks the case from the night of the murders through the final arrest of Bryan Kohberger, a PhD criminology student who lived nearby. The series features never-before-seen access to police bodycam footage, interviews with the victims’ families, and historical materials.
The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Release date – July 30, 2026
Where to watch – Netflix
About – It was the tragic day of December 21, 1988, when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up by a bomb over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 passengers and crew members on board and 11 people on the ground, making it the most lethal act of terrorism in British history. What came next was the biggest murder investigation in the history of Scottish police work, led together by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and the FBI across 21 countries. This six-part short series acts out that investigation and the long chase over many years to find those responsible. Connor Swindells, Patrick J. Adams, Peter Mullan, Tony Curran, Eddie Marsan, Douglas Hodge, Lauren Lyle, Kevin McKidd, and Phyllis Logan appear in key roles.
Balan: The Boy
Release date – July 31, 2026
Where to watch – ZEE5
About – This Malayalam psychological thriller follows Balan, a young boy raised inside a women’s prison by his mother, known only as “Amma.” After leaving the prison, “Amma” keeps changing their names and details to protect them from a past she refuses to mention. When she strangely disappears, a teenage Balan sets out to find the truth about who she was and why they spent their lives running away. Adhisheshan K.R. and Muhammad Zinaan play Balan at different ages, with Farzana Palathingal as “Amma.” Tovino Thomas also stars in an extended cameo.
Batman: Caped Crusader season 2
Release date – July 31, 2026
Where to watch – Amazon Prime
About – Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves’s gritty animated remake of Batman’s early years comes back for its second season, set in a 1940s dark version of Gotham City. Hamish Linklater returns as Bruce Wayne, with Jason Watkins as Alfred, Krystal Joy Brown as Barbara Gordon, and Eric Morgan Stuart as Commissioner Gordon. Season 2 goes deeper into Gotham’s crime world, bringing in fan-favourite characters including the Riddler, Carrie Kelley, Roxy Rocket, and the Joker, voiced by Matthew Needham. Jamie Chung plays Harley Quinn again alongside the returning cast.
HeartBeat season 3
Release date – July 31, 2026
Where to watch – JioHotstar
About – This Tamil medical drama comes back to RK Multispeciality Hospital for a third season, starting right where season 2 ended. Reena’s story takes main focus as she handles a tougher phase in her job along with broken personal relationships. The new season brings in new interns and new problems while keeping the show’s mix of life-and-death emergencies and emotional character drama. Anumol, Charukesh, Karthik Kumar, Sabareesh, and Yogalakshmi return, while Deepa Balu, an important part of earlier seasons, is missing this time.
Curated by – Shahira Siddiqui
