This week’s OTT releases bring a strong mix of thrillers, mystery dramas, reality shows, and emotional stories across Netflix, Prime Video, ZEE5, and JioHotstar. From dark revenge tales and courtroom conflicts to football documentaries and supernatural horror, these new releases promise an exciting binge-watch weekend.
New OTT Releases This Week (17-23 May)
1. Warrant (ZEE5, 22-May)
Koattai Karuppusami starts as a quiet constable constantly insulted and pushed around by the system around him. But years of humiliation slowly turn him into a ruthless enforcer whose actions shake the entire local setup. This intense drama explores how anger, power, and toxic authority can completely change a man’s life.
2. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, 19-May)
A couple searching for their daughter, who disappeared years earlier in the Egyptian desert, finally find her under shocking circumstances. What begins as an emotional reunion slowly transforms into something deeply disturbing and terrifying. This horror film reimagines The Mummy with a darker, more personal, and unsettling approach.
3. System (Prime Video, 22-May)
Neha Rajvansh is desperate for one final courtroom victory that could secure her future at her father’s powerful law firm. To strengthen a difficult case, she reluctantly teams up with Sarika Rawat, a smart stenographer hiding secrets of her own. This courtroom thriller mixes ambition, class divide, and hidden agendas inside a tense legal battle.
4. Desi Bling (Netflix, 20-May)
Desi Bling dives into the flashy lives of Dubai’s ultra-rich Indian expat community, where money, status, and business power shape every relationship. The series follows billionaire families, luxury lifestyles, and shifting personal alliances inside this glamorous social circle. Karan Kundrra and Tejasswi Prakash add familiar star power to this high-society reality drama.
5. Untold UK: Liverpool’s Miracle of Istanbul (Netflix, 19-May)
This documentary revisits Liverpool’s unforgettable comeback against AC Milan in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final after trailing 3-0 at half-time. Along with the historic match, it also explores the pressure, uncertainty, and major changes happening within the club during that difficult season. Featuring interviews with Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Rafael BenÃtez, and others, the film captures one of football’s greatest stories.
6. Madhuvidhu (SonyLIV, 22-May)
Amrutharaj struggles to find a bride because of the chaotic atmosphere inside his all-male household. But after falling in love with Sneha, his journey toward marriage creates even bigger confusion, comedy, and family madness. This Malayalam comedy turns wedding troubles and awkward family situations into a fun and entertaining ride.
7. Satrangi: Badle Ka Khel (ZEE5, 22-May)
Bablu Mahto grows up facing humiliation because of his father’s identity as a Launda Naach performer in rural Uttar Pradesh. Forced into the same world himself, he begins living a double life while quietly planning revenge against the powerful families controlling everything around him. This gritty series blends caste politics, identity struggles, and revenge into a dark rural drama.
8. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video, 20-May)
Jack Ryan is pulled back into the world of dangerous covert operations after a mission exposes a deadly conspiracy involving a rogue black-ops group. As enemies seem to know every move his team makes, Ryan reunites with trusted allies to stop a growing global threat. This new chapter raises the stakes with espionage, betrayal, and nonstop action.
9. The Boroughs (Netflix, 21-May)
After moving into a peaceful retirement community in the New Mexico desert, Sam Cooper discovers that something terrifying is hiding beneath its calm surface. He joins a group of elderly residents who slowly realise an otherworldly force is stealing the one thing they cannot afford to lose: time. This mystery thriller mixes horror, emotional drama, and supernatural suspense.
10. SkyMed Season 4 (JioHotstar, 22-May)
Season 4 follows the SkyMed rescue crew as inexperienced new recruits create tension inside the team during dangerous medical missions. While handling rescues across forests, rapids, and remote locations, personal conflicts begin threatening the trust holding the unit together. This season delivers emotional drama, survival pressure, and high-risk emergency action.
So, which ones are you planning to watch this weekend!
