'Space Gen' to 'Cheekatilo': Latest OTT releases

• A Knight for the Seven Kingdoms, a GoT prequel, debuts Jan 19.
• Drops of God S2, an Intl Emmy winner, arrives Jan 21.
• Space Gen - Chandrayaan details India's lunar missions.

As viewers settle into the first month of 2026, HBO has rolled out its big release of the year with A Knight for the Seven Kingdoms. Also arriving this

week is the second season of Drops of God on January 21 on Apple TV. Based on the popular Japanese manga, the live-action series has won the International Emmy Award for Season 1. On January 22, Shingo Yamashita’s directorial debut, Cosmic Princess Kaguya! releases on Netflix. The animated musical film sees a high school student from Tokyo helping a mysterious girl from the moon, named Kaguya, turn into a popular streamer and performer. And finally, the period romance Gustaakh Ishq, starring Vijay Varma, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Naseeruddin Shah, makes its OTT debut on January 23 on JioHotstar. Which title will you be tuning in for this week?

A Knight for the Seven Kingdoms on JioHotstar

Cast: Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Daniel Ings, Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel
Release: January 19
About the series: Created by Ira Parker and George RR Martin, the spinoff series takes place 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The six-part series introduces fans to two characters that they will soon grow to love with hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). The adventure series has plenty of action, some Targaryens and an underdog hero to root for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItUCKJQLTU

READ REVIEW: A Knight for the Seven Kingdoms

Steal on Amazon Prime Video

Cast: Sophie Turner, Archie Madekwe, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Release: January 21
About the series: Created by SA Nikias, the British crime thriller features Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner as Zara, a lowly analyst at a pension-fund investment company. Her regular workday is turned upside down when thieves take over the office with a shocking request. Afterwards, Zara must try to navigate the police investigation and a nagging suspicion that it's an inside job. All episodes of the six-part series will be available on January 21.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rMfMzNAJaM

Space Gen - Chandrayaan on JioHotstar

Cast: Nakuul Mehta, Shriya Saran, Prakash Belawadi and Danish Sait
Release: January 23
About the series: Produced by The Viral Fever (TVF), the five-part series details the highs and lows of India's space program with its lunar missions. The series depicts how the ISRO scientists pulled themselves up after Chandrayaan-2’s failure with a comeback for the ages. It leads to a happy ending with the success of the historic Chandrayaan-3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eshqiwiA9sA

Cheekatilo on Amazon Prime Video

Cast: Sobhita Dhulipala, Viswadev Rachakonda, Chaitanya Visalakshmi, Esha Chawla
Release: January 23
About the film: Directed by Sharan Kopishetty, Cheekatilo follows Sobhita Dhulipala as Sandhya, a true crime podcaster who sets out to expose some of the most brutal and darkest secrets of Hyderabad through her program. She wants to gain justice after her intern is killed mysteriously, following a trail of brutal crimes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JICVtGTDQqI

Tere Ishk Mein on Netflix

Cast: Dhanush, Kriti Sanon
Release: January 23
About the film: Directed by Aanand L Rai, the passionate romance drama pairs Dhanush with Kriti Sanon for the first time. The South star plays a pilot named Shankar whose love and obsession for Mukti, played by Kriti Sanon, remains unresolved until they meet again. The Hindi film was released in theatres on November 28, 2025 and finally makes it digital premeire this month. If you missed it in the cinema halls, here's your chance to watch the film.



READ REVIEW: Tere Ishk Mein

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