There's plenty to check out this holiday week on OTT. Up first on October 22 is the horror film The Hand that Rocks the Cradle on JioHotstar. The new film starring
Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe is a remake of the 1992 thriller of the same name. Kim and her sisters are back in the seventh season of the reality series The Kardashians on October 24 on JioHotstar. The second part of the animated retelling of the Mahabharata titled Kurukshetra also concludes on the same day on Netflix. Finally, Jeethu Joseph's psychological crime drama Mirage also makes its debut on SonyLIV on October 24. Starring Asif Ali and Aparna Balamurali, the Malayalam feature sees the actors on the hunt for a missing man. What will you be tuning in for this week?
Harlan Coben’s Lazarus on Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Bill Nighy, Alexandra Roach, Sam Claflin
Release date: October 22
About the series: Best-selling author Harlan Coben's first TV original sees forensic psychologist Joel Lazarus (Sam Claflin) investigate cold case murders after returning to his family home after his father's death by suicide (Bill Nighy). Joel begins to lose his grip on reality after ghosts begin to appear in front of him, including his late father. Will Joel figure out how they are all linked before it's too late?
Nobody Wants This Season 2 on Netflix
Cast: Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons
Release date: October 23
About the series: The surprise rom-com hit of 2024 is back with a second season. Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody) are now fully committed to their relationship, but can the couple make it last? The comedy series sees a few new faces in the cast, as Seth Rogen, Brody's real-life wife Leighton Meester, Miles Fowler, Alex Karpovsky, and Arian Moayed join.
They Call Him OG on Netflix
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Emraan Hashmi. Priyanka Arul Mohan, Arjun Das
Release date: October 23
About the film: Filmmaker Sujeeth's action film finds Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan as a former mob boss who returns to claim vengeance. Ojas Gambheera, played by Pawan Kalyan, arrives back at the crime scene after a decade to take revenge on his rivals. Emraan Hashmi plays the antagonist to the veteran's character, OG. After releasing in theatres on September 25, the stylish thriller has timed its OTT debut perfectly for the holiday season.
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A House of Dynamite on Netflix
Cast: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos
Release date: October 24
About the film: Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow's latest thriller features an all-star cast who tackle the latest political crisis. The Netflix film's plot revolves around an intercontinental ballistic missile heading for the US and the top government officials trying to figure out who is behind the attack. The political drama ends Bigelow's unofficial trilogy after The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty.
The Apprentice on Lionsgate Play
Cast: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Martin Donovan, Maria Bakalova
Release date: October 24
About the film: Sebastian Stan uncannily becomes US President Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi's biopic. The feature focuses on a younger Trump starting out in the real estate business in the 1970s, striking out as his own man in New York City. Succession's Jeremy Strong plays attorney Roy Cohn, who serves as Trump's unappreciated mentor, while Maria Bakalova plays first wife Ivana.
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