The first full week of August brings an unusually varied streaming slate, moving from intimate stories about memory and first love to intergalactic animation, wartime heroism, psychological horror and dystopian
survival. Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga leads the lineup with its poignant journey into a 95-year-old man’s past, while The Super Mario Galaxy Movie sends Nintendo’s familiar heroes beyond the Mushroom Kingdom for a cosmic rescue mission.
Indian viewers can also look forward to Operation Safed Sagar, a military drama revisiting the Indian Air Force’s role in the Kargil War, alongside the return of Hustle, Ted Lasso and My Life With the Walter Boys. Here is the complete, reshuffled list of OTT releases arriving between August 4 and August 9.
Main Vaapas Aaunga – August 4 (Netflix)
Imtiaz Ali’s acclaimed drama arrives on streaming after its theatrical release on June 12. The film follows Ishar Singh, a 95-year-old man approaching the final chapter of his life while becoming increasingly consumed by memories of the home and first love he left behind decades ago.
His longing prompts his grandson Nirvair to retrace a past that exists only through fragments, old stories and fading recollections. What begins as an attempt to comfort an elderly man gradually becomes a journey across generations, forcing Nirvair to understand the choices, losses and unfinished emotions that shaped his grandfather’s life.
Rather than treating nostalgia as simple sentimentality, the film examines how memory can preserve an entire world long after the people and places within it have changed. It is a story about migration, ageing, inherited history and the desire to return somewhere that may no longer exist in the form one remembers.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – August 7 (JioHotstar)
The sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie takes the franchise beyond the Mushroom Kingdom and into space. Chris Pratt returns as Mario, alongside Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser and Keegan-Michael Key as Toad.
Following Bowser’s defeat, a new crisis emerges when Bowser Jr., voiced by Benny Safdie, kidnaps Princess Rosalina, the guardian of the Lumas at the Comet Observatory. By harnessing her cosmic abilities, he begins powering a weapon capable of threatening entire galaxies.
Mario, Luigi, Peach and their allies must travel between planets, navigate strange gravitational worlds and confront enemies far beyond anything they have encountered before. Brie Larson voices Rosalina, while Donald Glover joins as Yoshi and Glen Powell appears as Fox McCloud in an unexpected Nintendo crossover that widens the film’s universe considerably.
Operation Safed Sagar – August 7 (Netflix)
This patriotic military drama revisits the Indian Air Force’s role during the 1999 Kargil War. Featuring Siddharth and Jimmy Shergill, the film chronicles the planning, courage and operational challenges behind the air campaign launched to support Indian troops fighting at extreme altitudes.
The story focuses on pilots and officers entrusted with striking enemy positions hidden across treacherous mountainous terrain, where conventional combat strategies are complicated by thin air, unpredictable weather and strict operational boundaries.
Beyond the aerial missions, Operation Safed Sagar examines the emotional strain placed on personnel and their families. The film brings attention to a decisive military operation while presenting the men behind the aircraft as individuals confronting fear, duty and the possibility that every sortie could be their last.
Uyir – August 4 (JioHotstar)
Roshan Mathew leads this Malayalam investigative thriller as Ajeeb Rahman, a Sub-Inspector assigned to investigate a mysterious murder. The case appears straightforward at first, but certain details begin echoing events from Ajeeb’s childhood, forcing him to confront trauma he has spent years suppressing.
As the inquiry deepens, professional instincts collide with personal memory. Each clue appears to pull Ajeeb closer not only to the killer but also to uncomfortable truths about his own past.
Based on true events, Uyir combines police procedural tension with psychological drama, using its central investigation to explore guilt, memory and the lasting impact of childhood fear on an adult entrusted with delivering justice.
Ted Lasso Season 4 – August 5 (Apple TV)
Ted Lasso returns to Richmond for a fresh challenge after stepping away from the club and returning home. This time, he is asked to coach a second-division women’s football team attempting to establish itself in a competitive and often dismissive sporting structure.
The ten-episode season shifts the series into a new arena while retaining its familiar focus on optimism, teamwork and emotional honesty. Ted must learn the dynamics of a different team, while the players navigate limited resources, institutional resistance and the pressure to prove that they deserve serious attention.
The season also explores Ted’s continuing relationship with Richmond and the people he left behind. His return is less about recreating an old success than discovering whether his coaching philosophy can evolve with a new group carrying ambitions and struggles of its own.
The Shards – August 6 (JioHotstar)
Adapted from Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, this psychological thriller unfolds in 1980s Los Angeles and follows a teenager whose growing suspicion of a mysterious new classmate begins consuming his life.
As a serial killer terrorises the city, the protagonist becomes convinced that the newcomer is somehow connected to the murders. His obsession intensifies, blurring the distinction between genuine intuition, jealousy and paranoia.
Stylish, dark and deliberately unsettling, The Shards explores adolescent desire, privilege and fear against a city where violence lurks beneath polished surfaces. The central mystery becomes increasingly personal as the teenager begins questioning whether he is uncovering the truth or constructing one to satisfy his own anxieties.
One Hundred Years of Solitude Season 2 – August 5 (Netflix)
Netflix concludes its ambitious adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s literary masterpiece with the final chapter of the Buendía family’s story.
The new season continues tracing the rise, decline and recurring tragedies of the family across generations in the fictional town of Macondo. Political upheaval, forbidden relationships, war, ambition and magical events remain tightly intertwined as descendants repeat the emotional and historical patterns of those who came before them.
The concluding episodes move towards the fulfilment of the prophecies that have hovered over the Buendías from the beginning. Expansive yet intimate, the series examines how families inherit not only names and property but also loneliness, mistakes and destinies they struggle to escape.
The Last House – August 7 (Netflix)
Greta Lee and Wagner Moura play parents whose home becomes an inescapable prison after an unexplained force prevents the family from leaving.
Initially, they assume the phenomenon will pass. But as days turn into weeks and then months, food, patience and certainty begin running out. The physical challenge of survival is gradually overtaken by psychological strain as each family member develops a different understanding of what may be happening outside.
The thriller uses confinement to examine fear, parental responsibility and the corrosive effect of uncertainty. With no obvious enemy to fight, the family begins turning inward, raising the possibility that the force trapping them may not be the only danger inside the house.
Our Sticky Love – August 7 (Netflix)
This Korean romantic comedy blends amnesia, crime and an invented relationship. Prosecutor Go Eun-sae, played by Ha Young, loses her memory and wakes to find Jang Tae-ha, played by Jung Hae-in, claiming to be her boyfriend.
In reality, Tae-ha is a former youth boxing champion who became involved with a gang and now works undercover as a small-town boxing coach. He recognises Eun-sae as his first love and lies about their relationship in the belief that keeping her close will protect her from those searching for her.
Their forced domestic arrangement creates humour and tenderness, but the deception grows harder to sustain as Eun-sae begins recovering fragments of her past. All 12 episodes arrive together, allowing viewers to follow the full progression from fabricated romance to dangerous truth.
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy – August 5 (Netflix)
Comedian Mo Gilligan puts his health and appetite to the test by eating fried chicken three times a day for 28 consecutive days in this 96-minute documentary produced by Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse.
The experiment begins as a personal challenge but expands into an investigation of how fried chicken became one of the world’s most consumed fast foods. Gilligan travels from South London to the United States, exploring its culinary history, supply chain, industrial production and enormous commercial appeal.
The documentary also examines race and cultural appropriation. As a Black British comedian, Gilligan confronts stereotypes associated with fried chicken and investigates how corporations have profited from a dish whose cultural history is often flattened or ignored.
Sterling Point – August 5 (Prime Video)
Seventeen-year-old Annie has spent her life in New York with her father and twin brother, far removed from the history of her wider family. Her world changes when she unexpectedly inherits Sterling Point, a remote Canadian island she barely knew existed.
Travelling there in search of answers, Annie discovers an isolated property filled with abandoned buildings, local rumours and clues suggesting that the inheritance was not accidental. The island gradually reveals secrets involving her parents, previous generations and the circumstances that separated the family from the land.
Part coming-of-age drama and part mystery, Sterling Point follows Annie as she attempts to understand whether the island represents a new beginning or a legacy from which her family had once tried to escape.
Beast Race – August 7 (Prime Video)
Set in a dystopian future where the sea has vanished and Rio de Janeiro lies in ruins, Beast Race transforms the Brazilian street lottery known as jogo do bicho into a brutal contest watched by the wealthy.
Competitors from marginalised communities, known as “bichos”, wear animal masks and race through a devastated urban landscape while elites gamble on who will survive. Every participant must surrender a loved one as collateral, and only victory ensures that person’s freedom.
Matheus Abreu plays a young man entering the competition to save his sister. Rodrigo Santoro, Isis Valverde, Bruno Gagliasso, Seu Jorge, Silvero Pereira, Leandro Firmino, Grazi Massafera and Anitta feature in the ensemble. The series combines action with a critique of inequality, turning entertainment for the privileged into a matter of life and death for everyone else.
Death Inc. Season 4 – August 7 (Netflix)
Spain’s cult funeral-home comedy returns for its fourth and final season with the future of the Torregrosa establishment uncertain.
With no successor formally chosen, ambitious salesman Chemi proposes himself as interim director. His temporary promotion quickly disrupts the already fragile balance within the funeral home, particularly his relationship with Dámaso, who alternates between undermining him and flattering him whenever it appears advantageous.
The final season continues finding absurd humour in death, workplace ambition and family dysfunction. As the characters compete for control of the business, they must also confront whether the funeral home can survive their egos long enough to secure its future.
My Life With the Walter Boys Season 3 – August 6 (Netflix)
Jackie’s complicated life in rural Colorado becomes even more turbulent after a serious health scare shakes the Walter family.
Still torn between Cole and Alex, she attempts to understand whether her feelings for either brother are rooted in genuine love, grief or the need to belong somewhere after losing her own family. The triangle becomes increasingly difficult to contain as both young men begin making decisions about their futures.
Season 3 expands beyond romance to examine responsibility, loyalty and the emotional consequences of living inside a household where private choices affect everyone. Jackie must finally confront whether remaining caught between the brothers is hurting all three of them.
Ricky Gervais’ Alley Cats – August 7 (Netflix)
Ricky Gervais returns to adult animation with a foul-mouthed comedy about a group of feral British cats living in and around a dilapidated house.
Gervais voices Gus, an overweight, opinionated and deeply self-deluded cat who believes he is far braver and more intelligent than his behaviour suggests. His attempts to dominate the group repeatedly end in humiliation, conflict and philosophical arguments about food, ownership and survival.
Produced by Blink Industries in a 2D animated style, the six-episode series also features Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Diane Morgan, Jo Hartley, Kerry Godliman, Natalie Cassidy and Tony Way. Gervais has described the show as a mixture of “filth and philosophy.”
Hustle Season 5 – August 8 (JioHotstar)
India’s hip-hop reality competition returns with Badshah once again serving as Rap Supremo.
EPR returns as a Squad Boss, joined by former contestants Agsy, MC Square and Paradox, who now sit on the judging side of the competition. Their presence gives the season an additional layer, as each understands the pressure of performing, battling and surviving elimination on the same stage.
Aspiring rappers from across the country compete through cyphers, thematic performances, knockout battles and live rounds. The show continues spotlighting regional voices and contrasting rap styles while testing writing, flow, stage presence and the ability to respond under pressure.
The Chosen in the Wild With Bear Grylls – August 9 (Prime Video)
The cast and creator of the faith-based drama The Chosen exchange biblical costumes for survival equipment in this six-episode adventure docuseries.
Bear Grylls leads Jonathan Roumie, Paras Patel, Elizabeth Tabish, Noah James, Luke Dimyan and creator Dallas Jenkins through demanding landscapes including Utah’s Castle Valley, Canyonlands, the Colorado River, the Great Basin Desert and the Adirondack Forest.
The group leaps from aircraft, scales cliffs, eats scorpions and crosses canyons while discussing faith, doubt and the beliefs that shape their lives away from the series. The physical challenges are interwoven with personal conversations, turning the show into both a survival exercise and a reflection on spiritual conviction.
