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Friday OTT Releases (September 18, 2026): Looking for something new to stream this Friday? The latest OTT releases arriving on September 18, 2026 offer
a diverse mix of films and shows across Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar and SonyLIV. Lust Stories 3 brings another chapter to the popular anthology, while Best of the Best adds a fresh Netflix offering. Regional cinema also gets space with Thudakkam and Kattalan, while You+Me - Against the World arrives on Amazon Prime Video. With seven new titles spanning different genres and languages, this week’s lineup has plenty to explore, whether you’re looking for a weekend binge or a movie night at home.
Latest Friday OTT Releases (September 18, 2026)
Title: Lust Stories 3
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Streaming From: Friday, September 18, 2026
Lust Stories 3 marks the third chapter of Netflix’s Emmy-nominatedanthology, bringing together four distinct stories about love, desire, intimacy and the shifting dynamics of modern relationships. Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra, Vishal Bhardwaj and Kiran Rao, the film features an ensemble cast including Konkona Sen Sharma, Radhika Apte, Aditi Rao Hydari, Siddharth, Radhika Madan, Ali Fazal, Vijay Varma, Abhishek Banerjee, Gurfateh Pirzada and Sana Thampi.
Title: Best of the Best
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Streaming From: Friday, September 18, 2026
Best of the Best is a coming-of-age comedy centred on childhood best friends Maya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Anjali (Priyanka Kedia), who join UCLA’s fiercely competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team. As they train for the U.S. National Championship, their close bond faces challenges as rivalry, personal differences and the pressure to succeed begin to take a toll.
Title: Thudakkam
OTT Platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Streaming From: Friday, September 18, 2026
Thudakkam follows Meenu (Vismaya Mohanlal), a skilled martial arts practitioner leading a quiet life with her father (Sai Kumar) in Idukki. Her routine takes a dangerous turn after an encounter with a contract killer (Ashish Joe Antony) leaves her missing. As the mystery deepens, Meenu must put her combat abilities to the ultimate test to survive.
Title: Minerva Academy
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Streaming From: Friday, September 18, 2026
Minerva Academy is a drama set inside a highly disciplined military academy in Naples, where cadets Salvo, Vincenzo and Camilla (Ciro Minopoli, Biagio Venditti and Margherita Buoncristiani) struggle to balance rigorous training, family pressures and their personal lives. As romance and mobile phones remain forbidden, secrets within the institution threaten to upset the order they have been forced to follow.
Title: You+Me - Against the World
OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Streaming From: Friday, September 18, 2026
You+Me - Against the World follows Alma (Vittoria Di Savoia), a young aspiring filmmaker hiding her dreams from her affluent family, and Vadim (Lucas Barski), a rebellious man carrying a troubled past. When a film project brings them together, an unexpected romance begins to blossom. Their growing connection is soon complicated by an anonymous stalker whose threatening messages put their relationship in danger.
Title: The Scandal
OTT Platform: Netflix
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Streaming From: Friday, September 18, 2026
The Scandal is a period romance set during the Joseon era, inspired by the French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses. Noblewoman Lady Cho (Son Ye-jin) and Cho Won (Ji Chang-wook) enter a calculated game of seduction, targeting Ahn Hui-yeon (Nana). But their carefully planned wager takes an unpredictable turn when their intended target becomes more involved than they anticipated.
Title: Kattalan
OTT Platform: SonyLIV
Release Date: September 18, 2026
Streaming From: Friday, September 18, 2026
Kattalan is a Malayalam action thriller set across the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, where two rival ivory-poaching networks are locked in a brutal power struggle. When Maari (Sunil) sets his sights on Eddy’s (Kabir Duhan Singh) operation, he brings in the notorious elephant hunter Antony (Antony Varghese). Their escalating conflict soon leads to a dangerous battle for control.
This Week’s OTT Calendar: 7 New Shows and Movies Worth Streaming
| New Shows and Movie Name | OTT Platform | OTT Release Date |
| Lust Stories 3 | Netflix | September 18, 2026 |
| Best of the Best | Netflix | September 18, 2026 |
| Thudakkam | JioHotstar | September 18, 2026 |
| Minerva Academy | Netflix | September 18, 2026 |
| You+Me - Against the World | Amazon Prime Video | September 18, 2026 |
| The Scandal | NetflixSonyLIV | September 18, 2026 |
| Kattalan | September 18, 2026 |
