On December 10, the Apple TV series Down Cemetery Road airs its big finale, while Mr. Bean actor Rowan Atkinson is back on December 11 in Netflix's Man
vs Baby, in which he's house-sitting for Christmas and finds an abandoned baby. One of the top-grossing Hollywood films in India, F1, starring Brad Pitt, makes its OTT debut on Apple TV on December 12. For Taylor Swift fans, December 12 is Christmas Day, as they get the docuseries The End of an Era and the documentary feature Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The Final Show on JioHotstar. The first two episodes of The End of an Era follow Taylor and her crew as they gear up for the biggest concert tour in the world. Finally, also releasing on December 12, is Tisca Chopra's directorial debut, Saali Mohhabat, on Zee5. The Hindi thriller stars Radhika Apte as a small-town woman whose life is shattered after her husband and cousin are murdered.
Real Kashmir Football Club on SonyLIV
Cast: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Manav Kaul, Abhishant Rana, Anmol Dhillon Thakeria
Release date: December 9
About the series: The story of the first professional football club in Kashmir is an underdog story that inspires. The eight-episode show features Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Manav Kaul as two men who organise and back the football team. Building the team, the men face many challenges, but in the end, they create history and give hope and promise back to the conflict-ridden region. The series is directed by Mahesh Mathai and Rajesh Mapuskar.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 on JioHotstar
Cast: Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, Daniel Diemer
Release date: December 9
About the series: After two years, the Emmy-winning series returns with the son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), setting off on two quests. In one, he must sail with Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) to the Sea of Monsters to rescue his friend Grover (Aryan Simhadri), and in another, he must save Camp Half-Blood, where a mutiny has arisen. The first two episodes premiere on December 10, with new episodes dropping weekly on Wednesdays.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery on Netflix
Cast: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner
Release date: December 12
About the film: Rian Johnson's third film in the Knives Out franchise is a murder mystery like no other. Daniel Craig reprises his role as detective Benoit Blanc, who goes to a small church in upstate New York to solve a murder that defies all logic. Another all-star cast led by Josh Brolin as the murder victim and Josh O'Connor as one of the priests will make sure that viewers will be guessing about the eventual killer until the last act.
Single Papa on Netflix
Cast: Kunal Kemmu, Manoj Pahwa, Ayesha Raza, Prajakta Koli and Neha Dhupia
Release date: December 12
About the series: Kunal Kemmu is a divorced man-child, Gaurav Gehlot, who mends his ways in the comedy-drama created by Neeraj Udhwani and Ishita Moitra. Directed by Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania's Shashank Khaitan, Hitesh Kewalya, and Udhwani, the well-meaning family comedy bats for gender equality and adoption. The Gehlot family are both zany and endearing as they fight and make up.
The Great Shamsuddin Family on JioHotstar
Cast: Kritika Kamra, Purab Kohli, Farida Jalal, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Juhi Babbar, Sheeba Chaddha
Release date: December 12
About the film: Peepli Live filmmaker Anusha Rizvi's next is a family drama led by Kritika Kamra as Bani Ahmed, a young woman who becomes the agony aunty for her large extended family. The problem is Bani has a writing deadline and no time to work after addressing each member's individual problems. With the generational divide and changing mindset among the members, will the Shamsuddins make up after all?
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