Archive · 25 Sep 2026
OTT Picks This Week Span Courtroom Drama, Romance and Horror
This week has many different kinds of shows and films to watch online.
Hunkkaar is about a teenager seeking justice after accusing a powerful spiritual leader.
This Tempting Madness follows a woman trying to remember what happened after she wakes from a coma.
Don’t Be Shy is about a young woman whose carefully planned life suddenly changes.
Midsommar is a scary story about a couple who visit a strange community in Sweden.
The Love Hypothesis begins with a pretend relationship between a student and a professor.
Habeebi is a Tamil love story about family, craft and people separated by migration.
These titles are available across JioHotstar, Lionsgate Play, Prime Video and Sony LIV.
JioHotstar’s six-part Hunkkaar: The Roar follows a teenager’s accusation against a powerful spiritual leader and the resulting legal battle.
Lionsgate Play’s This Tempting Madness centers on a woman who investigates her husband after waking from a coma.
Prime Video offers the YA romcom Don’t Be Shy and the fake-dating story The Love Hypothesis.
JioHotstar has added Ari Aster’s folk-horror film Midsommar, starring Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor.
Sony LIV’s Tamil-language Habeebi explores love, family, handloom traditions and Gulf migration across four decades.
- Who
- The featured titles involve characters played by Aneet Padda, Raghubir Yadav, Simone Ashley, Austin Stowell, Suraj Sharma, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Lili Reinhart, Tom Bateman, Kasthuri Raja, Esha M and Malavika Manoj.
- What
- A weekly selection of OTT films and series spanning courtroom drama, psychological thriller, young-adult romance, folk horror and Tamil-language romance.
- When
- This week; the article does not specify exact release dates.
- Where
- The titles are available or newly added on JioHotstar, Lionsgate Play, Prime Video and Sony LIV.
- Why
- They are highlighted as notable options across different genres and geographies.
- Featured series
- Hunkkaar: The Roar is a six-part series on JioHotstar.
- Psychological thriller
- This Tempting Madness stars Simone Ashley, Austin Stowell and Suraj Sharma on Lionsgate Play.
- YA romcom
- Don’t Be Shy is written and directed by Sreeti Mukerji and produced by Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt.
- Folk horror
- Midsommar, written and directed by Ari Aster, is newly added to JioHotstar.
- Romantic comedy
- The Love Hypothesis is based on Ali Hazelwood’s novel and stars Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman.
- Tamil-language film
- Habeebi is a four-decade love story set near Tirunelveli and available on Sony LIV.
- Production banner
- Don’t Be Shy was produced under Eternal Sunshine Productions.