The Covid-19 situation in India is still grim, with infection cases and deaths peaking every day. Theatres in Tamil Nadu have shut down due to no new releases. Several films that hit theatres recently, including One and Mumbai Saga, are set to release on OTT platforms.
Among the several regional films hitting Netflix, the streaming platform also announced that the anticipated Dhanush-starrer Jagame Thandhiram will release on the platform on June 18.
On that note, here are nine films and shows that are releasing this week on streaming platforms to watch:
1. Things Heard & Seen (April 29) – Netflix
Starring Amanda Seyfried, Things Heard & Seen is about a young woman who discovers that both her husband and their new home harbour sinister secrets after they leave Manhattan for a small-town life.
2. Yasuke (April 29) – Netflix
Yasuke is a six-episode anime series created by LeSean Thomas, set in alternate fantastical Japan during the feudal era. The greatest ronin ever known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyos, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords.
3. LOL – Hasse Toh Phasse (April 30) – Amazon Prime Video
LOL – Hasse Toh Phasse is the Indian edition of the International Amazon Original Series LOL, which will unite an eclectic group of comedians, including Aadar Malik, Aakash Gupta, Aditi Mittal, Ankita Shrivastav, Cyrus Broacha, Gaurav Gera, Kusha Kapila, Mallika Dua, Sunil Grover and Suresh Menon. Under the vigilant watch of hosts Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani, their sense of humor and endurance will be tested as they battle it out for six consecutive hours, to make the others in the house laugh, while maintaining a poker face themselves.
4. Out of Love Season 2 (April 30) – Disney+ Hotstar
The second season of Out of Love is set three years after Dr Meera exposes her then-husband Akarsh’s betrayal. Her life is finally back on track. But when he reappears desperate for payback, her world cracks in ways she never could have predicted.
5. The Disciple (April 30) – Netflix
The Disciple is the story of Sharad Nerulkar, who devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of the old masters, his guru and his father. But as the years go by, Sharad starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for. The Disciple revolves around Sharad’s journey of devotion, passion, and searching for the absolute in contemporary Mumbai.
6. The Mitchells vs. The Machines (April 30) – Netflix
The Mitchells vs. The Machines tells the tale of the Mitchells – the world’s weirdest family. When a robot apocalypse put the brakes on their cross-country road trip, it’s up to the Mitchells to save the human race.
7. The Mosquito Coast (April 30) – Apple TV
Adapted from the best selling novel, The Mosquito Coast is a gripping adventure and character drama series following the dangerous journey of a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox (Justin Theroux), who uproots his family for Mexico when they suddenly find themselves on the run from the US government.
8. Without Remorse (April 30) – Amazon Prime Video
In Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, an elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife. Sr Chief John Kelly (Michael B Jordan) pursues the assassins at all costs. Joining forces with a fellow SEAL (Jodie Turner-Smith) and a shadowy CIA agent (Jamie Bell), Kelly’s mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the US and Russia in an all-out war.
9. The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 (April 27) – Amazon Prime Video
Adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, The Handmaid’s Tale is set in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Offred, one of the few fertile women known as handmaids, has to struggle to survive as a reproductive surrogate for a powerful Commander and his resentful wife.
