Besides Independence titles, this upcoming holiday weekend brings several genre titles to choose from on OTT. First up, the mystery film The Drop premieres
on JioHotstar on August 11. Starring Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar, the thriller revolves around a dangerous first date. On August 13, Amazon Prime Video's spy series Butterfly has Daniel Dae Kim as a former US intelligence operative in South Korea who is hunted down by Rebecca (Reina Hardesty), a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him. Also on August 13 is Netflix's Fixed, an adult animated comedy about a dog voiced by Adam DeVine who has 24 hours before he is going to be neutered. Another show on the same day is TVF's Court Kacheri, a courtroom comedy about a father-son story starring Ashish Verma and Pavan Malhotra on SonyLIV. Lastly, on August 15, Vanessa Kirby stars in Netflix's crime drama Night Always Comes as a woman who's desperate to raise some quick cash.
Alien: Earth on JioHotstar
Cast: Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, Adarsh Gourav.
Release date: August 13
About the series: This prequel series to Ridley Scott's 1978 Alien film has been created by Fargo's Noah Hawley. Set on Earth, the horror series follows a young woman Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and a group of soldiers who deal with the aftermath of a space vessel's crash. The Alien franchise brings the iconic Xenomorph to the series, which fans have been waiting for.
Saare Jahan Se Accha on Netflix
Cast: Pratik Gandhi, Sunny Hinduja, Suhail Nayyar, Kritika Kamra, Tillotama Shome, Rajat Kapoor, Anup Soni
Release date: August 13
About the series: Created by Gaurav Shukla, this period Hindi series set in the tense 1970s sees Pratik Gandhi as Indian spy Vishnu Shankar, who is in a battle with his counterpart ISI agent Murtaza Mallik (Sunny Hinduja) across the border. Directed by Sumit Purohit, the series focuses on the unsung heroes of the intelligence world.
Tehran on Zee5
Cast: John Abraham, Neeru Bajwa, Manushi Chhillar
Release date: August 14
About the film: The long-delayed Hindi film finally gets a digital premiere. John Abraham plays ACP Rajeev Kumar of the Delhi police who becomes a suspect in three countries: Iran, Israel, and India. Despite that, he goes on a deadly mission to clear his name. Directed by Arun Gopalan, the feature is based on the 2012 bombing near the Israeli embassy in Delhi.
Andhera on Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Prajakta Koli, Surveen Chawla, Priya Bapat, Karanvir Malhotra
Release date: August 14
About the series: Produced by Excel Entertainment, the horror series revolves around the disappearance of a young woman, with Inspector Kalpana Kadam (Priya Bapat) and troubled medical student Jay (Karanvir Malhotra) looking to solve the eerie case. The eight-part series sees a lingering darkness that threatens to overpower everyone. The psychological thriller is directed by Raaghav Dar.
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