OTT Releases This Week: IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, and More

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OTT Releases This Week: IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, and More

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This week, we have on a platter a plane hijack, a dark fantasy world, a war between machines and humanity, a comical crime-solving trio, and a piping hot slice of Mumbai underworld. The first one is Netflix's IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, where we are taken back to the seven-day-long hijack of an Indian airplane by five Jihadi terrorists. Next is Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, where we continue to follow the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the creation of more Rings of Power. Next in line is the anime version of the popular Terminator series, where the future of humanity lies in the hands of a time-travelling soldier. This is followed by Selena Gomez's Only Murders in the Building, returning for the fourth season on Hotstar, with more thrill and laughter. Another notable release is Zee5's Murshid, where we meet Kay Kay Menon's don avatar in Mumbai's crime underbelly.

Top OTT Releases This Week (August 26 – September 1)

With that, here are the top binge-worthy OTT releases of the week, which you can stream this long weekend! Don't forget to scroll below for the complete list of releases this week from major platforms.

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

Release Date: August 29, 2024

Genre: Thriller

Where to Watch: Netflix

Cast: Vijay Verma, Patralekhaa, Pankaj Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Arvind Swami, Dia Mirza, Amrita Puri, Anupam Tripathi, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Kanwaljeet Singh, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sushant Singh, Aditya Srivastava Rajeev Thakur

The show recreates the harrowing hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 on December 24, 1999. Originally bound from Kathmandu to Delhi, the plane was commandeered by five terrorists, forcing Captain Devi Sharan to divert to Afghanistan with multiple stops. The hijackers demanded the release of three terrorists held in Indian prisons. This gripping six-episode thriller is adapted from Captain Sharan's firsthand account, "Flight Into Fear: The Captain's Story", offering a chilling glimpse into the ordeal. The show also marks director Anubhav Sinha's debut in the web series sector.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2

Release Date: August 29, 2024

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Where to Watch: Prime Video

Cast: Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle

The second season of The Rings of Power continues the story, following the Dark Lord Sauron's rise to power after being exposed and banished by Galadriel. Without allies, Sauron uses his cunning to create the Rings of Power, aiming to dominate Middle-earth. He disguises himself as Annatar, manipulating elven smiths to forge the Rings, leading to a looming battle. Meanwhile, the dwarves, led by King Durin III, face internal conflict as their desire for the Rings grows, threatening their stability.

Terminator Zero

Release Date: August 29, 2024

Genre: Anime, Adventure, Action

Where to Watch: Netflix

Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Rosario Dawson, Sonoya Mizuno, André Holland, Ann Dowd

In 2022, a raging war resulted in just a handful of human survivors and an endless army of ruling machines. A soldier is sent back to 1997 to protect scientist Malcolm Lee, whose AI creation, Kokoro, could rival the menacing Skynet and save the future of humanity. However, as Lee grapples with the ethics of his invention, his family becomes the target of a relentless Terminator, threatening the future of humanity.

Only Murders in the Building Season 4

Release Date: August 27, 2024

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Where to Watch: Hotstar

Cast: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Jane Lynch, Meryl Streep, Desmin Borges, Siena Werber, Lilian Rebelo, Eva Longoria

The beloved trio is back! Charles, Oliver, and Mabel are entangled in a new, intricate murder mystery after Charles' stunt double, Sazz, meets a shocking demise. As they delve deeper into the case, they navigate the glamorous world of Hollywood, where their hit podcast is being adapted into a feature film. But as they dig for answers, they begin to suspect that Sazz's murder might have been a mere smokescreen - and Charles could have been the real target all along.

Murshid

Release Date: August 30

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Where to Watch: Zee5

Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Tanuj Virwani, Vedika Bhandari, Zakir Hussain, Anang Desai, Rajesh Shringarpure, Karamveer Choudhary

Kay Kay Menon stars as a retired mafia don dragged back into the treacherous world of crime after decades of silence. When his innocent cop son is implicated in a deadly conspiracy, Murshid must summon his old strength and wits to protect him. As enemies turn ruthless and allies betray, he navigates Mumbai's dark underworld, where loyalty is a luxury and survival is a daily battle. Menon was last seen in JioCinema's Shekhar Home, where he played a detective.

List of Other OTT Releases This Week

While the films and movies mentioned above are some of the biggest releases this week, they aren't the only ones. Here is a comprehensive list of new releases from major streaming platforms. You can also watch for upcoming releases on our Entertainment Hub.

Movie/Series Platform Language Genre OTT Release Date
No Gain No Love Prime Video Korean Comedy, Romance 26-Aug-24
Untold: Sign Stealer Season 4 Netflix English Documentary, Sport 27-Aug-24
Adam Sandler: Love You Netflix English Comedy 27-Aug-24
Worst Ex Ever Netflix English Documentary,  Crime 28-Aug-24
Untamed Royals Netflix Spanish Crime, Drama 28-Aug-24
Represent Season 2 Netflix French Comedy 29-Aug-24
Kaos Netflix English Comedy, Drama 29-Aug-24
Chastity High Netflix Japanese Drama, Romance 29-Aug-24
Breathless Netflix Spanish Drama 30-Aug-24
(Un)lucky Sisters Netflix Spanish Drama 30-Aug-24
Buddy Netflix Telugu fantasy, action 30-Aug-24
The Deliverance Netflix English Horror, Thriller 30-Aug-24
A-List to Playlist Netflix Korean Reality Show 30-Aug-24
K-Pop Idols Apple TV English Documentary 30-Aug-24
Interrogation Zee5 Hindi Crime, Drama 30-Aug-24
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Season 3 Disney+ Hotstar Tamil Drama, Teen, Friendship 30-Aug-24
Cadets JioCinema Hindi Drama 30-Aug-24

Only Murders in the Building Season 4

  • Release Date 27 August 2024
  • Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • Cast
    Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Jane Lynch, Meryl Streep, Desmin Borges, Siena Werber, Lilian Rebelo, Eva Longoria
  • Director
    John Hoffman
  • Producer
    Dan Fogelman, Selena Gomez, John Hoffman, Steve Martin, Jess Rosenthal, Martin Short

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

  • Release Date 29 August 2024
  • Genre Drama, History, Thriller
  • Cast
    Vijay Verma, Patralekhaa, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Arvind Swami, Dia Mirza, Amrita Puri, Anupam Tripathi, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Kanwaljeet Singh, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sushant Singh, Aditya Srivastava, Rajiv Thakur
  • Director
    Anubhav Sinha
  • Producer
    Pratik Nandkumar More

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2

  • Release Date 29 August 2024
  • Genre Adventure, Fantasy
  • Cast
    Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Charlie Vicker, Banjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Calam Lynch
  • Director
    Charlotte Brändström, Louise Hooper
  • Producer
    Jason Cahill, Justin Doble, Callum Greene, Gennifer Hutchison, Patrick McKay, John D. Payne, Lindsey Weber

Terminator Zero

  • Release Date 29 August 2024
  • Genre Action, Adventure, Animation
  • Cast
    Timothy Olyphant, Rosario Dawson, Sonoya Mizuno, André Holland, Ann Dowd
  • Director
    Masashi Kudō
  • Producer
    Mattson Tomlin, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger

Murshid

  • Release Date 30 August 2024
  • Genre Crime, Thriller
  • Cast
    Kay Kay Menon, Tanuj Virwani, Vedika Bhandari, Zakir Hussain, Anang Desai, Rajesh Shringarpure, Karamveer Choudhary, Sandeep Chatterjee, Vikas Prasad
  • Director
    Shravan Tiwari

No Gain No Love

  • Release Date 26 August 2024
  • Genre Comedy, Romance
  • Cast
    Shin Min-a, Kim Young-dae, Lee Sang-yi, Han Ji-hyun, Lee Sang-Yeob, Yoo Jae-myung, Ahn Jae-hong, won Yul, Kim Sung-oh, Jang Gwang
  • Director
    Kim Jeong-sik, Kim Sang-Ho

Untold: Sign Stealer

  • Release Date 27 August 2024
  • Genre Documentary, Sport
  • Cast
    Connor Stalions, Nicole Auerbach, Mike Barrett, Brad Beckworth, Blake Corum, Zachary Couzens, Ryan Day, Ross Dellenger, Donovan Edwards, Buddy Green, Nathan Hall
  • Director
    Micah Brown
  • Producer
    Jamie Elias

Adam Sandler: Love You

  • Release Date 27 August 2024
  • Genre Comedy
  • Cast
    Adam Sandler, Dan Bulla, Jonathan Loughran, Rob Schneider
  • Director
    Josh Safdie
  • Producer
    Barry Bernardi, Robert Digby, John Irwin

Worst Ex Ever

  • Release Date 28 August 2024
  • Genre Crime, Documentary
  • Producer
    Jason Blum, Cynthia Childs, Jordana Hochman, Chris McCumber, Gretchen Palek

Untamed Royals

  • Release Date 28 August 2024
  • Language Spanish
  • Genre Crime, Drama
  • Cast
    Alfonso Herrera, Ximena Lamadrid, Juan Pablo Fuentes Acevedo, Fernando Cattori, Renata Manterola
  • Director
    Humberto Hinojosa Ozcariz
  • Producer
    Pablo Garcia Gatterer, Rodrigo Trujillo

Represent Season 2

  • Release Date 29 August 2024
  • Genre Comedy
  • Cast
    Jean-Pascal Zadi
  • Director
    Jean-Pascal Zadi

Kaos

  • Release Date 29 August 2024
  • Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
  • Cast
    Debi Mazar, Aurora Perrineau, Fady Elsayed, Sam Buttery, Matthew Koon, Elander Moore, Amanda Douge, Daniel Monks, Susan Wooldridge, Joe Coen
  • Director
    Georgi Banks Davies, Runyararo Mapfumo
  • Producer
    Chris Fry, Jane Featherstone, John Woodward, Tanya Seghatchian, Nina R. Lederman, Charlie Covell, Georgi Banks-Davies

Chastity High

  • Release Date 29 August 2024
  • Genre Drama, Romance
  • Cast
    Ai Mikami, Ryubi Miyase, Rintaro Mizusawa, Yûdai Toyoda, Yuuki Luna, Ell
  • Director
    Sôshi Masumoto, Yûka Yasukawa, Ryô Ôta
  • Producer
    Makiko Okano

Breathless

  • Release Date 30 August 2024
  • Genre Drama
  • Cast
    Najwa Nimri, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Blanca Suárez, Manu Ríos, Abril Zamora, Alfonso Bassave, Ana Rayo, Xoán Fórneas, Blanca Martínez, Borja Luna
  • Director
    Marta Font Pascual, David Pinillos
  • Producer
    Diego Betancor, Carlos Montero, Carlos Ruano

(Un)lucky Sisters

  • Release Date 30 August 2024
  • Language Spanish
  • Genre Comedy
  • Cast
    Manuel Vignau, Sofía Morandi, Ignacio Giménez, Lorena Vega, Luciano Borges, Leticia Siciliani, Mariano Saborido, Andrea Garrote, Agustín Gagliardi, José Manuel Espeche
  • Director
    Fabiana Tiscornia

Buddy

  • Release Date 2 August 2024
  • Language Telugu
  • Genre Action, Comedy, Fantasy
  • Cast
    Gayatri Bhardwaj, Allu Sirish, Ajmal Ameer, Sriram Reddy Polasane, Mohammed Ali, Prisha Singh, Mukesh Kumar
  • Director
    Sam Anton
  • Producer
    K.E. Gnanavelraja

The Deliverance

  • Release Date 30 August 2024
  • Language English
  • Genre Horror, Thriller
  • Cast
    Andra Day, Glenn Close, Caleb McLaughlin, Demi Singleton, Anthony B. Jenkins, Rob Morgan, Omar Epps, Miss Lawrence, Tasha Smith
  • Director
    Lee Daniels
  • Producer
    Lee Daniels, Todd Crites, Jackson Nguyen, Tucker Tooley, Pamela Oas Williams

A-List to Playlist

  • Release Date 30 August 2024
  • Genre Reality
  • Cast
    Jo Jung-Suk, Gummy, Jung Sang-hoon, Moon Sang-hoon, Dynamic Duo
  • Producer
    Jung-woo Yang

K-Pop Idols

  • Release Date 30 August 2024
  • Genre Documentary
  • Cast
    Blackswan, Cravity, Blackswan, Fatou Samba
  • Producer
    Bradley Cramp, Chris Kasick, Todd Lubin, Jay Peterson, Jack Turner, Eric Kim, Sue Kim, Elise Chung, Tony Choi

Interrogation

  • Language Hindi
  • Genre Crime, Mystery
  • Cast
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Abhimanyu Singh, Darshan Jariwala, Yashpal Sharma, Ritooja Shinde, Manu Singh, Girish Kulkarni, Sagar Mandal, Kunwar Pragy Arya
  • Director
    Ajoy Varma Raja
  • Producer
    Piyush Gupta, Inderveer, Kunwar Pragyarya

Cadets

  • Release Date 30 August 2024
  • Genre Drama
  • Cast
    Tanay Chedda, Chayan Chopra, Tushar Shahi, Gautam Singh
  • Director
    Vishwajoy Mukherjee
  • Producer
    Anand Tiwari, Anjali Bhushan
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