Hot OTT Releases This Week: What to Watch on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar and ZEE5

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The second week of January 2026 delivers a packed OTT slate across genres, with major platforms releasing high-profile titles between Jan 8-11. Here’s a quick guide to what to watch.

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HIS & HERS (January 8 – Netflix)

Based on Alice Feeney’s novel, this six-part psychological thriller follows a disgraced journalist investigating a murder in her hometown—only to find her ex-husband leading the case. Told through shifting perspectives, the series blurs truth, memory, and deception.

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Weapons (January 8 – JioHotstar)

This chilling horror mystery explores the sudden disappearance of seventeen children from a small town. Using a fragmented narrative, the film dives into generational trauma, suspicion, and supernatural terror, building toward an unsettling finale.

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De De Pyaar De 2 (January 9 – Netflix)

Ashish and Ayesha’s unconventional love story continues as they attempt to win over her family. The sequel mixes humour with emotional confrontations, tackling generational hypocrisy and social expectations around relationships.

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Akhanda 2: Thaandavam (January 9 – Netflix)

Nandamuri Balakrishna returns as the divine warrior Akhanda in a larger-than-life sequel centred on faith, nationalism, and a biological threat to India. Packed with mythic action and spectacle, it raises the stakes significantly.

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Balti (January 9 – Prime Video)

Set against the backdrop of kabaddi, this gritty thriller explores friendship, greed, and crime along the Tamil Nadu–Kerala border, where sport turns into survival.

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Freedom at Midnight Season 2 (January 9 – Sony LIV)

The series returns to chart India’s turbulent post-Independence period, blending political decision-making with deeply human stories of loss, displacement, and identity.

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Honeymoon Se Hatya: Why Women Kill (January 9 – ZEE5)

A disturbing true-crime documentary examining real cases where marriages ended in murder, focusing on psychology, control, and hidden domestic trauma.

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Mask (January 9 – ZEE5)

A darkly comic political thriller about a private investigator trapped in corruption, deception, and a massive election fund scam.

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People We Meet on Vacation (January 9 – Netflix)

A tender adaptation of Emily Henry’s novel about friendship, missed chances, and love tested over a decade of shared trips.

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The Pitt Season 2 (January 9 – JioHotstar)

Set over one intense holiday weekend, the medical drama returns with cyberattacks, emotional fallout, and the relentless pressure of emergency care.

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The Night Manager Season 2 (January 11 – Prime Video)

Jonathan Pine is drawn back into global espionage, facing a new arms dealer and deeper moral conflicts in this high-stakes return.

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