The third week of August is bringing another packed streaming calendar, with everything from big-ticket Indian films and superhero dramas to returning reality shows, true-crime stories and sports documentaries
landing across OTT platforms. Akshay Kumar leads an enormous ensemble in the madcap comedy Welcome To The Jungle, while Vijay’s Jana Nayagan arrives on streaming after its theatrical run. Meanwhile, Outer Banks prepares to bid goodbye with its fifth and final season as the Pogues embark on one last adventure following a devastating personal loss.
Elsewhere, Lanterns expands the live-action DC universe with Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigating a mysterious murder, while Blood Sacrifice brings a grisly police conspiracy to Stockholm. Sports fans also have documentaries on Novak Djokovic, Manchester City and UConn’s legendary women’s basketball programme to choose from. Here is the complete lineup of major OTT releases arriving between August 17 and August 21.
Welcome To The Jungle – August 21 (JioHotstar)
Akshay Kumar returns to full-blown ensemble comedy with Welcome To The Jungle, which brings together a sprawling cast featuring Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon, Jacqueline Fernandez and Disha Patani, among several others.
The comedy revolves around a wealthy businessman who suddenly finds himself facing a rather unusual problem: he has accumulated a mountain of illegal black money and desperately needs to keep it hidden from the Income Tax Department. His solution is as ridiculous as the predicament itself. He decides to pour the money into financing an extravagantly expensive and spectacularly terrible movie.
What follows is a collision of filmmaking disasters, financial schemes, eccentric personalities and escalating misunderstandings as the businessman’s supposedly clever plan becomes increasingly impossible to control. With its enormous ensemble and deliberately chaotic premise, the film leans into the broad, character-driven comedy associated with the Welcome franchise.
Jana Nayagan – August 21 (ZEE5)
Vijay’s final film before his transition into politics makes its digital debut after a theatrical run that reportedly crossed Rs 300 crore worldwide. Directed by H. Vinoth, Jana Nayagan combines political drama with large-scale action while placing Vijay at the centre of a conflict between public resistance and authoritarian power.
Vijay plays Thalapathy Vetri Kondan, a former police officer who has attempted to leave his turbulent past behind. His life changes when a child’s fear forces him to confront an old ideological battle he believed was over. That confrontation brings him face-to-face with Phoenix, a powerful antagonist played by Bobby Deol, and gradually pulls Vetri back into a struggle involving political power, public anger and personal responsibility.
Pooja Hegde, Prakash Raj, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priyamani, Mamitha Baiju and Narain feature in the ensemble alongside Vijay and Bobby Deol.
Outer Banks Season 5 – August 20 (Netflix)
The Pogues are heading out for their final adventure, but Outer Banks Season 5 begins with the group in perhaps its darkest emotional place yet. Picking up directly after the fourth-season finale, John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope and Cleo remain stranded far from home while struggling to process JJ’s death.
His sacrifice in Morocco has left the friends devastated, but grief is only one of their problems. The Blue Crown is gone, Chandler Groff remains on the loose and the Kooks have effectively destroyed whatever security the Pogues once had back home. With their options rapidly disappearing, the group is forced into an uncomfortable alliance with Rafe, played by Drew Starkey.
Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss and Carlacia Grant return for the last chapter, alongside Austin North, Fiona Palomo and Cullen Moss. The final season brings the treasure-hunting saga back to its central themes of friendship, loyalty and survival while dealing with the consequences of everything the Pogues have lost along the way.
Lanterns – August 17 (JioHotstar)
The Green Lantern mythology receives a live-action television expansion with Lanterns, which pairs veteran Lantern Hal Jordan with relatively inexperienced recruit John Stewart.
Rather than unfolding purely as a cosmic superhero adventure, the series begins as a terrestrial murder mystery. Jordan and Stewart are sent into the American heartland to investigate a killing whose circumstances suggest something much larger may be hiding underneath the surface. The uneasy partnership between the experienced Jordan and his new recruit becomes central to the investigation as the two attempt to understand both the crime and each other.
Blending superhero mythology with investigative drama, Lanterns explores a comparatively grounded corner of the Green Lantern universe before gradually widening the scope of the mystery surrounding its central murder.
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 18 – August 18 (JioHotstar)
Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Dee and Frank are back to make terrible decisions for an 18th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The landmark instalment features ten episodes, giving the long-running sitcom its biggest episode count since Season 14.
Charlie Day, Rob Mac, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito reprise their roles as the dysfunctional gang behind Paddy’s Pub. This time, their misadventures reportedly involve everything from a Renaissance faire and a wedding to tent encampments, workplace automation, conspiracy theories and a dead woman’s inheritance.
A number of celebrity cameos are also expected throughout the season, while the show continues using the gang’s spectacular selfishness and incompetence to turn contemporary anxieties into increasingly absurd situations.
Here The Whole Time – August 19 (Netflix)
Based on Vitor Martins’ novel, Here The Whole Time centres on Felipe, played by Miguel Lallo, an introverted teenager whose idea of a perfect summer largely involves being left alone.
Those plans collapse when Caio, his childhood crush and longtime neighbour, unexpectedly moves into his house for two weeks. Having spent years nursing feelings for Caio from a relatively safe distance, Felipe suddenly has to deal with the awkward reality of sharing the same living space with him every day.
Diego Lira plays Caio in this coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama about insecurity, adolescent attraction and the considerable difference between fantasising about someone and actually getting to know them.
Average Joe Season 2 – August 19 (Netflix)
Joe Washington survived being dragged into the criminal underworld once, but normality proves frustratingly short-lived in the second season of Average Joe.
Deon Cole returns as the ordinary Pittsburgh plumber whose life was transformed by violence and criminal intrigue in Season 1. This time, a fresh threat connected to the Russian mob puts his family in danger again. With staying in Pittsburgh no longer looking particularly safe, Joe and his allies Leon, Cathy and Touch are forced to leave the city behind.
The second season expands the stakes beyond Joe’s neighbourhood while retaining the central joke of an otherwise regular man repeatedly being forced into situations requiring skills he was never supposed to need.
Love Is Blind: UK Season 3 – August 19 (Netflix)
Matt and Emma Willis return to host the third British season of Netflix’s dating experiment as another 30 singles attempt to determine whether emotional compatibility can survive physical reality.
Contestants from England, Scotland and Wales enter the pods without seeing the people they are dating. The new group, aged between 27 and 36, includes a sexual health nurse, a single mother, a wine bar owner, two military veterans and a chef working at the UK’s only beach club.
The rules remain unchanged. Couples must decide whether to become engaged before meeting face-to-face. Those who make it through then live together, meet each other’s families and attempt to build an everyday relationship before deciding at the altar whether the connection formed inside the pods can become a marriage.
Freefall: A Reckoning For Boeing – August 19 (Netflix)
Director Rory Kennedy returns to the story she examined in the 2022 documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing. While the earlier film investigated the design problems surrounding the Boeing 737 Max and the two crashes that killed 347 people, Freefall examines what happened after the company promised reforms.
The documentary looks at allegations from employees who claim serious safety concerns continued inside Boeing. Central to the film is John Barnett, a quality-control employee of 32 years who had pursued a whistleblower lawsuit against the company before his death in 2024.
Other workers describe alleged pressure from management to overlook safety problems, the reuse of scrap parts in aircraft and retaliation after raising concerns. The documentary examines whether promises made following one of the aviation industry’s most damaging scandals translated into meaningful institutional change.
Blood Sacrifice – August 20 (Netflix)
Lupin and Hijack showrunner George Kay turns his attention to Sweden with this five-part crime thriller set during Stockholm’s eerily bright summer months.
The mystery begins with a 911 call reporting a home invasion somewhere in the archipelago. Two police officers arrive at an apparently deserted summer house, only to be found dead the following day. Their murders soon prove to be the beginning rather than the end, as someone appears to be deliberately targeting members of Stockholm’s police force.
Jakob Oftebro plays lead detective Thomas Berg, whose investigation eventually forces him to seek assistance from his estranged father Alfred, a retired detective portrayed by Peter Andersson. Their fractured relationship becomes intertwined with the hunt for a killer whose attacks suggest a carefully calculated vendetta against the police.
Novak Djoković: The Wolf In Winter – August 20 (Prime Video)
Directed by The Last Dance filmmaker Jason Hehir, this feature-length documentary traces Novak Djokovic’s journey from childhood in war-torn Serbia to becoming one of the most decorated players in tennis history.
The film looks back at the circumstances in which Djokovic learned the sport before following his climb through professional tennis, culminating in 24 Grand Slam singles titles, an Olympic gold medal and a record 428 weeks as world No. 1.
Alongside tournament footage, the documentary provides access to Djokovic away from the court with his wife Jelena and their family. Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Mary Carillo, Patrick McEnroe, Howard Bryant and Chris Clarey are among those discussing his career, mentality, rivalries and impact on the sport.
S&X – August 20 (Netflix)
Adapted from Kisei Tada’s manga, S&X follows Ichito Shimotori, a sex therapist working at his family-run clinic.
Played by Kento Nakajima, Ichito spends his professional life helping patients discuss intimate problems they often feel unable to share with partners, friends or family. His approach is built around listening without judgement and treating sexual anxieties as legitimate emotional and medical concerns.
There is, however, an uncomfortable contradiction at the centre of his work. Despite being able to counsel others through their insecurities, Ichito privately carries an anxiety of his own. The Japanese drama gradually explores the gap between professional expertise and personal vulnerability as his carefully compartmentalised worlds begin to overlap.
Pyaar Prema Kalyanam – August 21 (Netflix)
Written and directed by Elan, who also stars alongside Saanve Megghana, Pyaar Prema Kalyanam puts a contemporary spin on the familiar complications of married life.
The romantic comedy follows a social media influencer who decides that marriage does not mean she has to leave the comfort of her family home. Instead, her newly married husband is expected to move in with her family as a live-in son-in-law.
What initially sounds like a practical arrangement soon produces an assortment of domestic complications as the couple attempts to establish a marriage while living under the same roof as her family. The film uses the unconventional living arrangement to explore generational expectations, marital boundaries and the gap between a carefully curated online identity and considerably messier everyday relationships.
Chennai Love Story – August 21 (SonyLIV)
Sri Gouri Priya plays Nivedita, an IT professional whose life collapses when her fiancé abandons her on their wedding day. Unable to move beyond the humiliation and heartbreak, she slips into depression and eventually moves to Chennai hoping that a change of surroundings might help her rebuild her life.
There she reluctantly begins sharing a flat with Steven, played by Kiran Abbavaram, an optimistic orphan trying to establish himself as a filmmaker. Their contrasting personalities initially make the arrangement difficult, but Steven gradually becomes instrumental in helping Nivedita emerge from the emotional isolation created by her failed wedding.
Just as their companionship begins developing into something deeper, a major revelation changes the direction of their relationship and forces both to reconsider what they expect from each other.
Facing El Chapo – August 21 (Netflix)
Inspired by real events and adapted from the writings of Mexican journalist Héctor de Mauleón, Facing El Chapo dramatises the events surrounding one of the most significant arrests in Mexico’s recent criminal history.
On February 22, 2014, federal police officers Carmona and Rosales stop what appears to be a stolen vehicle during an otherwise routine operation in Mazatlán. The man they encounter is Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, at the time one of the world’s most wanted drug traffickers.
Alfonso Herrera plays Carmona, with Noé Hernández as Rosales and Héctor Kotsifakis portraying Guzmán. The drama reconstructs the extraordinary circumstances that led ordinary police work into the orbit of an internationally hunted cartel leader and the dangerous repercussions surrounding his capture.
A Beautiful Obsession – August 21 (Lionsgate Play)
This four-part sports docuseries turns its attention to the turbulent final chapter of Pep Guardiola’s tenure at Manchester City.
Directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald, the series begins during the difficult 2024/25 campaign, when a succession of unexpected defeats disrupts the aura of dominance surrounding Guardiola’s team. With access to dressing-room conversations and internal tensions, the documentary follows the club through a period of significant transition.
As established players depart and the squad undergoes a major rebuild, Guardiola and his team attempt to recover from their decline and mount another challenge for domestic silverware. The series examines the pressure created when a footballing dynasty discovers that maintaining perfection may be considerably harder than achieving it.
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies – August 21 (Apple TV)
Few programmes in American college sport can match the sustained dominance of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team. Across four decades under Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma, UConn has accumulated 11 national championships while producing generations of elite players.
This three-part Skydance Sports documentary traces the programme from its comparatively modest beginnings through its transformation into the benchmark for women’s college basketball.
Directed by Matthew Hamachek and Erica Sashin, the series features players from the 2025 National Championship team, including Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Jana El Alfy. UConn legends Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart and Rebecca Lobo also reflect on the programme’s evolution, championship culture and enormous influence on the women’s game.
Stillwater Season 5 – August 21 (Apple TV)
The Peabody and Daytime Emmy Award-winning animated series returns with five new episodes centred on Karl, Addy and Michael and their unusually wise next-door neighbour, Stillwater.
Based on Jon J. Muth’s bestselling Zen books, the series uses small childhood dilemmas to introduce ideas surrounding mindfulness, patience, empathy and emotional awareness. Stillwater, voiced by James Sie, rarely gives the siblings direct solutions. Instead, his stories and gentle observations encourage them to look at everyday frustrations from another perspective.
Judah Mackey, Eva Ariel Binder and Tucker Chandler continue voicing Karl, Addy and Michael respectively in a season that maintains the show’s quiet, contemplative approach to children’s storytelling.
