OTT Releases This Week (Aug 26–31): What’s New on Netflix, Prime Video, Zee5, SonyLIV & JioHotstar

Top OTT Releases This Week (Aug 26–31, 2025): The last week of August brings a fresh lineup of OTT shows and movies packed with bold stories, eye-opening revelations, and global scale. From Netflix to Prime Video, SonyLIV to Zee5 and JioHotstar, enjoy a thrilling mix of fiction, reality, documentaries, and animation that will set the perfect mood for your next binge session with friends.

Pati – Season 2

With Pati’s return, new political entanglements stir fresh chaos in the family’s life. Season 2 sharpens its darkly comic edge, exploring rebellion, economic strain, and power struggles that cross both personal and geopolitical lines.

Where to watch: Max Originals

Language: English & Others

Date: August 26, 2025

The Home Team

In The Home Team: NY Jets, Prime Video follows six Jets players and their partners through the highs and lows of the 2024-25 NFL season. The six-part docuseries reveals the emotional toll of injuries, contract stress, family life, and the unpredictable nature of their careers.

Where to watch: Prime Video

Language: English & Others

Date: August 26, 2025

With Love, Meghan Season 2

With Love, Meghan returns for Season 2, as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, welcomes a new lineup of chefs, artists, and friends to her Montecito home. The newly released trailer teases appearances by José Andrés, David Chang, Tan France, Chrissy Teigen, Jay Shetty, and more, as Meghan draws on her love for cooking, entertaining, and thoughtful hosting.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: English

Date: August 26, 2025

I Know What You Did Last Summer

After causing a fatal car crash, five friends choose silence over consequences. But a year later, someone knows their secret—and wants revenge. Hunted by a relentless killer, they seek help from the only ones who’ve faced this terror before: survivors of the 1997 Southport massacre.

Where to watch: Prime Video

Language: English

Date: August 26, 2025

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

Directed and produced by Amy Berg, It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley is a 2025 American documentary that explores the life and musical legacy of Jeff Buckley.

Where to watch: Prime Video

Language: English

Date: August 26, 2025

She Rides Shotgun

Marked for death by relentless foes, a newly freed ex-con fights to keep his estranged 11-year-old daughter safe. With nowhere to turn, they grow closer as they dodge a corrupt sheriff and a merciless gang leader bent on preserving his illegal empire.

Where to watch: Prime Video

Language: English

Date: August 26, 2025

Stans

Filmmaker Steven Leckart delves into the complex bond between hip-hop legend Eminem and the devoted fans whose lives his music has profoundly impacted.

Where to watch: Paramount+

Language: English

Date: August 26, 2025

Gevi

Set in a secluded hill village near Kodaikanal, with no road access, the Tamil film Gevi follows Malayan, a defiant villager who battles forest officials over neglect and inadequate infrastructure. When his wife, Mandharai, goes into labour, the community bands together to save mother and child, facing dangers from a landslide and the officials’ retaliatory measures.

Where to watch: SunNXT

Language: Tamil

Date: August 27, 2025

Maayakoothu

When a writer’s fictional characters begin to manifest in reality, they rise to seek justice for the disastrous fates he had penned.

Where to watch: SunNXT

Language: Tamil

Date: August 27, 2025

Half CA Season 2

Half CA returns for Season 2, diving into the toughest stretch of the CA journey—where professional deadlines, exam pressure, and personal sacrifices collide. As Archie tackles the challenges of her articleship, Niraj prepares for the decisive CA final. It's a season about grit, growth, and relentless ambition, starring Ahsaas Channa, Prit Kamani, Gyanendra Tripathi, Aishwarya Ojha, Anmol Kajani, and Rohan Joshi.

Where to watch: Amazon MX Player

Language: Hindi

Date: August 27, 2025

Thunderbolts*: The New Avengers

Thunderbolts: The New Avengers centers on a team of anti-heroes tricked by CIA Director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine into a dangerous mission. Betrayed and marked for death, Yelena Belova, U.S. Agent, Ghost, Red Guardian, and Bucky Barnes must unite, confront their tragic pasts, and fight the powerful Void to save the world and themselves.

Where to watch: JioHotstar

Language: English & Others

Date: August 27, 2025

Shipwreck Hunters Australia

This adventurous docuseries follows maritime archaeologists as they explore shipwrecks off Australia’s coastline. Each episode uncovers centuries-old artifacts, maritime mysteries, and stories of survival—set against breathtaking underwater and coastal landscapes.

Where to watch: Disney+

Language: English

Date: August 27, 2025

Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives

When a member of their fantasy football league vanishes on his wedding day, a motley group of friends recount the lead-up to his chaotic bachelor party.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: English

Date: August 27, 2025

Ganesh Utsav 2025: Stream LIVE darshan from Mumbai’s most iconic mandals

Starting at 7 PM, witness Lalbaugcha Raja go live for the first time, along with darshans of Girgaon Cha Raja, Andhericha Raja, and Siddhivinayak Temple. Celebrate Ganeshotsav with soulful performances by Rahul Vaidya, Sayli Kamble, and Chaitanya Devadhe, and a grand aarti that marks the spiritual peak of the evening.

Where to watch: JioHotstar

Language: Hindi & Others

Date: August 27, 2025

My Dead Friend Zoe

This psychological thriller centers on an internet influencer whose best friend vanished six months ago. As she posts cryptic video logs in search of answers, the blend of mystery, social media paranoia, and emotional grief reveals a trail of terrifying implications.

Where to watch: NBC

Language: English

Date: August 28, 2025

Day of Reckoning

Streaming from 28 August, this dystopian thriller follows a war-weary rebel woman as she infiltrates a totalitarian regime to save her missing sister. Built on political suspense, familial loyalty, and moral reckoning, it tests how far one will go when home and country collide.

Where to watch: JioHotstar

Language: English

Date: August 28, 2025

My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 2

Hoping for a fresh start in Silver Falls, Jackie discovers second chances aren't guaranteed when unresolved feelings and small-town tensions resurface.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: English

Date: August 28, 2025

The Thursday Murder Club

Adapted from Richard Osman’s global bestseller, The Thursday Murder Club stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie as retirees who solve cold cases for fun. When a local death turns suspicious, their sleuthing gets serious. Directed by Chris Columbus, the film is part of the Netflix-Amblin partnership.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: English

Date: August 28, 2025

Barbie Mysteries: Beach Detectives

Brooklyn and Malibu's summer plans take a turn for the spooky when the podcast hosts stumble upon a series of beachside mysteries.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: English

Date: August 28, 2025

Bhaag Saale

A chef living a lie as a rich businessman, Arjun, must take on a dangerous gangster to save his girlfriend and recover a valuable ring.

Where to watch: EtvWin

Language: Telugu

Date: August 28, 2025

Vasanthi

Vasanthi is an experimental Malayalam drama that follows a woman’s search for identity and agency in a male-dominated world. Blending theatre and reality through a play-within-a-film structure, it explores themes of storytelling, gender, and societal roles.

Where to watch: ManoramaMax

Language: Malayalam

Date: August 28, 2025

Four And Half Gang

Created by Krishand, Four and Half Gang is a Sony LIV Malayalam original that mixes dark comedy with gritty realism. Set in an urban slum, it tracks a gang’s reckless pursuit of power and respect, unravelling into ambition-fueled mayhem. The series features Sanju Sivaram and Darshana Rajendran.

Where to watch: SonyLiv

Language: Malayalam

Date: August 29, 2025

Two Graves

After two teen girls go missing in a peaceful seaside town, their devastated grandmother embarks on a dangerous path to uncover the truth and make those responsible pay.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: English

Date: August 29, 2025

Kadha Paranja Kadha

After a blog post rekindles memories, a Dubai-based architect returns to India in search of someone from his past. He finds them, but everything around them feels different now.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: Malayalam

Date: August 29, 2025

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Relentlessly harassed by an unknown number, a teenage couple becomes the center of a disturbing cyberbullying case. But what begins as a search for a digital tormentor leads to a twist no one saw coming.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: English

Date: August 29, 2025

Shodha

The Kannada web series Shodha follows Rohit (Pawan Kumar), a lawyer who claims the woman the police return to him isn't his missing wife. Set in the hills of Madikeri, this psychological thriller blurs the line between truth and delusion.

Where to watch: Zee5

Language: Kannada

Date: August 29, 2025

Atomic: One Hell of a Ride

Inspired by William Langewiesche’s Atomic Bazaar, the series explores how nuclear weapons have become more accessible and affordable, with poor nations and terror groups racing to acquire them.

Where to watch: JioHotstar

Language: English

Date: August 29, 2025

Karate Kid: Legends

In New York City, young kung fu talent Li Fong struggles to fit in. A friend's crisis pushes him into a karate tournament, but his journey truly begins when Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso teach him to unite two worlds for a climactic martial arts battle.

Where to watch: Netflix

Language: English

Date: August 30, 2025

How I Left Opus Dei

This powerful documentary follows a former Opus Dei member as she exposes spiritual abuse, control rituals and the emotional toll of leaving the conservative Catholic order. Raw and revealing, it challenges institutional secrecy through her personal story.

Where to watch: JioHotstar

Language: English

Date: August 30, 2025