What to watch on OTT for the week ending December 23

Argentina has won the football world cup and fans can now breathe easy. But the end of the world cup does not mean the end of entertainment. It’s almost Christmas and streaming platforms too are ready with their lineup to keep the fans hooked to screens, big or small. As usual, we will have some old favorites coming with the new season while some entirely fresh content also awaits us.

Netflix

Lily Collins returns as Emily in ‘Emily in Paris’ as the third season drops this week on Netflix on December 21. The series chronicling an American’s life in Paris has had a successful run so far. This is its third season in just two years.

Next is Alice, not in wonderland, but borderland. The second season of ‘Alice in Borderland’ will be aired on December 22. It’s a Japanese science fiction thriller drama based on the manga of the same name.

Daniel Craig was as much loved as a detective in ‘Knives Out’ as was as James Bond. He is back as world-famous detective Benoit Blanc peeling back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech magnate. The movie, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, has been directed by Rian Johnson.

Nandi award-winning movie ‘Anukokunda Oka Roju’ is all set for its OTT release this Friday, 17 years after its original release. Starring Jagapathi Babu, and Charmy, it is a mystery-thriller film. This movie also had a Hindi remake.

Considered one of the best Telugu movies, ‘Oohalu Gusagusalade’ starring Naga Shourya and Raashi Khanna will start streaming on Friday.

Similarly, a new episode of the K-drama ‘Trolley’ featuring Park Hee-soon will be dropped on Monday.

Zee5

The ‘Pitchers’ are back. Starting this Friday, the second season of successful ‘Pitchers’ will start airing. Naveen and his gang try to get investors for their dream company and take risks that test their friendship in the process.

Aha

Described as spooky to the core and one of the best horror movies of this year, ‘Masooda’ will premiere on Aha on December 21. Directed by Sai Kiran, the movie believed not be for the faint-hearted, stars Sangeetha, Thiruveer, and  Subhalekha Sudhakar among others. The story is about a mother’s efforts to save her daughter from evil forces.

Amazon Prime Video

One of America’s popular espionage writer Tom Clancy’s ‘Jack Ryan’ will return this Wednesday. In Season 3, Jack races against time and across Europe to stop a rogue faction within the Russian government from restoring the Soviet Empire and starting World War III. The series which stars John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Nina Hoss will be available in several languages simultaneously. This season is likely to have eight episodes.

SonyLiv

Just a year after its first season, ‘Kathmandu Connection’ is ready with its next installment. Streaming from December 23 Kathmandu Connection Season 2 revolves around the IC-814 hijacking incident.

Disney+Hotstar

‘Strange World’, which features Disney’s first openly gay character debuts on the platform after a month of its theatrical release. It will start streaming on December 23. Another movie that will have its OTT release is ‘Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey’ on December 22. The movie was received well when it was released in theatres two months ago. Besides this, there is a slew of ongoing shows which will have new episodes. Four new episodes of ‘Moving in With Malika’ will be aired from Monday to Friday.

On December 20, 22nd episode of Season 18 of ‘American Dad will be aired. On the same day, we will have the fifth episode of the third season of ‘His Dark Materials’.

On December 21, new episodes of ‘Big Bet’, ‘Atom’s Last Shot’, ‘National Treasure:  Edge of History’, ‘Welcome to Chippendales’, ‘Willow’, and ‘Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t’ will be released.

New episodes of ‘Fishermen is in Trouble’, ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ and ‘The First Responders’ will be released on December 23.

 

 

Netflix

1.      ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3

2.      ‘Alice in Borderland’ Season 2

3.      Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

4.      Anukokunda Oka Roju

5.      Ohalu Gusagusalaade

6.      Trolley (New Episode)

 

Zee5

1       ‘The Pitchers’ Season 2

Aha

1.      Masooda

Amazon

1       ‘Jack Ryan’ Season 3

SonyLiv

1.      ‘Kathmandu Connection’ Season 2

Disney+Hotstar

1.      Strange World

2.      Moving in With Malika (Mon-Thu)

3.      ‘Big Bet’ Season 1 Episode 1-3

4.      ‘Atom’s Last Shot’ Season 1

5.      ‘American Dad’ Season 18 Episode 22

6.      ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 3 Episode 5-6

7.      ‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ Season 1 Episode 3

8.      ‘Welcome To Chippendales’ Season 1 Episode 6

9.      ‘Sumo Do, Dumo Don’t’ Season 1 Episode 10

10.   ‘Willow Season’ 1 Episode 5

11.   ‘Fishermen is in Trouble’ Season 1 Episode 7

12.   ‘The L World: Generation Q’ Season 3 Episode 6

13.   ‘The First Respoders’ Season 1 Episode 11

14.   Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey