This week’s OTT releases pack big names, bold stories, and fresh genres for Indian viewers. You can catch fiery war drama Border 2 and gritty crime series Kasargod Embassy and Deadloch season two. Psychological thrillers like The Housemaid sit alongside character‑driven pieces like Chiraiya and A Different Man. Fans of high‑stakes espionage and social‑issue drama get their fix this week, along with musical epics like Wicked: For Good and the Peaky Blinders finale: The Immortal Man.
Top OTT Releases for This Week:
1. 98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026) – March 16 (JioHotstar)
Conan O’Brien emcees the 98th Oscars on March 15 at LA’s Dolby Theatre. Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror Sinners (Michael B. Jordan, 16 record noms) battles dark comedy-thriller One Battle After Another. First-ever Best Casting award shines. Lead Actors Michael B. Jordan, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Timothée Chalamet vie fiercely. Priyanka Chopra Jonas joins RDJ and Anne Hathaway as presenters. India: live 4:30am IST.
2. Jazz City – March 19 (Sony LIV)
Jazz City is a Bengali historical musical thriller set in 1971 Calcutta. It unfolds during the Bangladesh Liberation War inside a smoky Park Street jazz club. Artists, spies, and revolutionaries meet there to plot the birth of a new nation. Arifin Shuvoo plays Jimmy Roy, a conflicted hotelier. Sauraseni Maitra, Shantanu Ghatak, Aniruddha Gupta, and Alexandra Taylor form the main cast.
3. Landlord – March 19 (ZEE5)
Set in rural 1980s Karnataka, Landlord is a powerful Kannada social‑action drama. Duniya Vijay plays Rachayya, a humble laborer living with his wife Ningavva (Rachita Ram) and their children. Under Sanna Dhani’s brutal rule, Rachayya turns from a hopeful believer into a reluctant rebel. He leads the villagers in a fierce uprising against caste tyranny and feudal cruelty.
4. The Housemaid – March 19 (Prime Video)
The Housemaid is a slick, slow-burn psychological thriller directed by Paul Feig. Sydney Sweeney plays Millie Calloway, a young woman on parole looking for a fresh start. She takes a live‑in maid job with the wealthy Winchesters on Long Island. At first, the role feels like a second chance and a way to start over. Soon, Millie notices something strange about Nina Winchester (Amanda Seyfried), who is cold and manipulative. Nina’s locked attic room makes her even more suspicious. As Millie grows closer to Nina’s husband, Andrew (Brandon Sklenar), the truth starts to come out. She learns about his abuse and how Nina has been planning this for years. Nina even used Millie’s violent past on purpose. She turns their marriage into a deadly trap she wants to escape.
5. A Different Man – March 20 (Netflix)
A Different Man is a darkly comic psychological drama about Edward (Sebastian Stan), a shy actor with neurofibromatosis who feels trapped by his looks. He undergoes experimental surgery to appear more “normal” and starts a new life as a real estate agent. When his crush Ingrid (Renée Reinsve) writes a play about his past, he takes the lead wearing a mask of his old face. Charming Oswald (Adam Pearson), who resembles the old Edward, steals his spotlight and forces Edward to face the truth: his deepest fear was never about appearance, but about being truly seen and accepted.
6. Deadloch Season 2 – March 20 (Prime Video)
Deadloch season two is a Tropical Gothic crime comedy set under the blazing sun of Australia’s Northern Territory. Kate Box and Madeleine Sami return as detectives Dulcie Collins and Eddie Redcliffe, trading icy Tasmania for the wild heat of Barra Creek. They chase the killer of Eddie’s old partner and a severed body pulled from crocodile waters, while clashing with odd locals, crocodile handlers, and deep‑running racial tensions, all in a sweaty, darkly funny murder mystery that tests their partnership to the limit.
7. Border 2 – March 20 (Netflix)
Border 2 is an action‑packed war drama that channels the spirit of the 1997 classic and drops viewers straight into the 1971 Indo‑Pakistani War. Anurag Singh puts Ahan Shetty, Diljit Dosanjh, and Varun Dhawan on the front lines as Navy pilot Mahendra Singh Rawat, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, and Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, whose bond hardens under fire at the Shakargarh bulge, Srinagar airfield, and the Arabian Sea. Sunny Deol anchors the frontline as Lt. Col. Fateh Singh Kaler, leading a gritty, multi‑front defence that showcases the courage of soldiers and their families under relentless pressure.
8. Kasargod Embassy – March 20 (ZEE5)
Kasargod Embassy is a Malayalam crime thriller set in late‑2000s northern Kerala, following cousins Chemmu and Azi (Abu Salim and Govind Pai) as they chase a better life. Their uncle, Razak Mama, runs a fake passport racket from a small stationery shop, dragging the boys into a world of forged identities and risky deals. What starts as a few quick shortcuts turns into a deadly game of survival, where loyalty, family ties, and conscience are all put to the ultimate test under a relentless police chase.
9. Chiraiya – March 20 (JioHotstar)
Chiraiya is a bold Hindi social drama by Shashant Shah set inside a traditional Indian family, where marriage and silence often go hand in hand. Divya Dutta plays Kamlesh, the “perfect” daughter‑in‑law, whose faith in her family shatters when she discovers her sister‑in‑law, Pooja (Prasanna Bisht) is being sexually abused by her husband. As Kamlesh weighs protecting the family’s image against fighting for justice, the series quietly exposes the myth that marriage equals automatic consent, with Sanjay Mishra, Tinnu Anand, and Sarita Joshi rounding out a grounded, unsettling look at patriarchy and the cost of staying quiet.
10. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man – March 20 (Netflix)
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is an action‑packed crime drama set in 1940s Birmingham during the Blitz. Cillian Murphy’s Thomas Shelby ends his self‑imposed exile in the countryside. His estranged son, Duke Shelby (Barry Keoghan), now leads the Peaky Blinders. Duke teams up with Nazi‑linked John Beckett (Tim Roth) to flood Britain with counterfeit banknotes. With the country and his family at risk, Tommy returns to bombed‑out Small Heath. He faces old demons and a dangerous web of conspiracy, in a gritty final chapter for the Shelby saga.
11. Wicked: For Good – March 21 (JioHotstar)
Wicked: For Good is a fantasy musical drama that picks up Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba on the run in the Ozian woods while Ariana Grande’s Glinda plays the Wizard’s glamorous “Good Witch” and mouthpiece. As Michelle Yeoh’s Madame Morrible and Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard turn Elphaba into a public villain, Dorothy Gale’s arrival at Nessarose’s house sets off a chain of tragedy, culminating in Fiyero’s (Jonathan Bailey) sacrifice and transformation into the Scarecrow. Faking her death in the melting scene, Elphaba lets Glinda take the reins; a secret signal later reveals Elphaba is alive, pushing Glinda to accept the truth, embrace her friend’s legacy, and finally overthrow the Wizard “for good.”
FAQs
A: This week’s OTT releases include Border 2, Jazz City, Kasargod Embassy, Deadloch season two, The Housemaid, Chiraiya, A Different Man, Wicked: For Good and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, covering war dramas, thrillers, social dramas, and musicals.
A: Yes, most regional originals on big OTT platforms offer English subtitles, with additional subtitle options available depending on the service and device.
A: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is a feature‑length crime drama that concludes the Peaky Blinders saga, returning Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby and bringing in new and returning cast members like Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, and Rebecca Ferguson.
