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Top OTT releases: From espionage to sci-fi, what to stream this weekend
This Friday, August 15, 2025, a variety of films are being released, ranging from the English-language Night Always Comes to the Tamil-language thriller Good Day and JSK – Janaki V vs State of Kerala. Continue reading to find out what you can binge-watch this weekend.
Court Kacheri
Cour Kacheri OTT release date: August 12
OTT platform: SonyLIV
The show centres on Param Mathur, a young attorney who must take up his father's practice in a run-down district court. His legal battles, moral decisions, and familial pressures inside India's strict judicial system are all examined in the TVF web series.
Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians
Saare Jahan Se Accha OTT release date: August 13
OTT platform: Netflix
An Indian agent's covert mission to trace and thwart Pakistan's nuclear preparations is the subject of a spy thriller set in Hindi in the 1970s. It combines patriotism, espionage, and risky, high-stakes missions against the backdrop of international political unrest.
Alien: Earth
Alien: Earth OTT release date: August 13
OTT platform: JioHotstar
Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther
This sci-fi horror series centres on a young survivor and troops and is set two years before the Alien film. Humans and non-humans clash after a spacecraft lands on Earth, posing an alien menace.
Love Is Blind UK Season 2
Love Is Blind UK Season 2 OTT release date: August 13 (Episodes 1-4)
OTT platform: Netflix
Cast: Aanu, Amy, Ashleigh
In the second season of the UK edition, 30 single people who are looking for true love communicate via pod chats without actually meeting. Relationships are tested in the real world.
Jayammu Nischayammu Raa
Jayammu Nischayammu Raa OTT release date: August 14
OTT platform: Z5
Cast: Jagapathi Babu, Nagarjuna (Episode 1)
Jagapathi Babu is the host of this Telugu chat program. He begins his conversation with Coolie actor Nagarjuna and then moves on to other South movie icons. Viewers enjoy an interesting experience with frank conversations, film views, and personal tales.
Andhera
Andhera OTT release date: August 14
OTT platform: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Priya Bapat, Karanvir Malhotra, Surveen Chawla
After a bunch of city dwellers move into an old house, strange things begin to happen. As paranormal forces become more powerful, they reveal sinister secrets.
Night Always Comes
Night Always Comes OTT release date: August 15
OTT platform: Netflix
Cast: Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Randall Park
Lynette and her family are facing eviction in Portland. She battles the city's criminal underworld and her background while searching all night for $25,000 to rescue her house. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Willy Vlautin, it is a human, suspenseful tale of sacrifice.
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