OTT Releases This Week: Kaala Paani, King of Kotha, The Fall of the House of Usher, More

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Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Ketan Pratap | Updated: 20 October 2023 13:16 IST

OTT Releases This Week: Kaala Paani, King of Kotha, The Fall of the House of Usher, More

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Rahul Kohli in a still from The Fall of the House of Usher

Highlights

Kaala Paani is a survival drama starring Mona Singh, Ashutosh Gowariker
Dulquer Salmaan leads King of Kotha, now streaming on Hotstar
The Fall of the House of Usher comprises 8 episodes

As we approach the end of October, OTT platforms continue to put out fresh content, offering plenty to binge on during lazy weekends. We've all experienced the mundanity of scrolling through streaming apps for hours as our food grows cold, so we've returned with a list of recommendations to keep you engaged. First up, Mona Singh and Ashutosh Gowariker come together for Kaala Paani, a Netflix survival drama set in the isolated Andaman and Nicobar Islands. On the same platform, we've also got filmmaker Mike Flanagan's not-so-surprising return during the Halloween season — this time, with The Fall of the House of Usher, a modern-day take on the eponymous Edgar Allan Poe short story.

The Dulquer Salmaan-led King of Kotha is another standout, debuting on Disney+ Hotstar less than two months after its theatrical release. Then, of course, you can catch a new episode of Loki season 2 — not mentioned below — to follow the God of Mischief on more of his time-hopping adventures. The series premiere drew 10.9 million viewers globally, marking the second-most watch premiere for Disney+. With that, here's a guide on what to watch this weekend:

Kaala Paani

When: Now streaming
Where: Netflix

When a mysterious illness spreads throughout the lush Andaman and Nicobar Islands, its inhabitants — including a group of tourists gathered together for a festival — are trapped within and forced into a fight for survival under the perpetual delusion of a cure being developed soon. Politicians and law enforcers struggle to keep the denizens calm while the medical professionals toil all day, tallying fatalities and figuring out what caused them. It's also why this thriller show is named the way it is — Kaala Paani, a reference to the prison in Port Blair, whose actual walls aren't made of brick and mortar, but thousands of kilometers of seawater that make ideas of escape impossible. The story, however, is unveiled through its cast — Mona Singh (Made in Heaven), Ashutosh Gowariker (Lagaan), and Amey Wagh (Asur) — differing perspectives.

Permanent Roommates Season 3

When: Now streaming
Where: Amazon Prime Video

One of TVF's most-beloved couples, Tanya (Nidhi Singh) and Mikesh (Sumeet Vyas), is back with a third instalment of Permanent Roommates. The pair is still together after seven long years, navigating fresh challenges, albeit Tanya feels stuck in her partner's so-called ideal life. Attributing this unhappiness to her mundane career, she brings up the idea of wanting to move abroad Canada and sort of restart their life from scratch. Mikesh, however, isn't fond of that and wants to stick to his Indian roots, having spent years in the US before and finding some solace here. As you'd expect, this decision puts the couple at odds, taking them on a bumpy ride as they rekindle their love and interests.

The Fall of the House of Usher

When: Now streaming
Where: Netflix

Ruthless siblings Madeline (Mary McDonnell) and Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood) turned Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into a huge corporate empire, albeit with a fair share of malpractice. But things get wild when a mysterious woman from their past, Verna (Carla Gugino), invades their life, causing the Usher bloodline to die one by one in horrific ways that are reminiscent of renowned author Edgar Allan Poe's works. As usual, creator Mike Flanagan is reunited with some of his previous collaborators in The Fall of the House of Usher, including Rahul Kohli (Midnight Mass), Kate Siegel (The Haunting of Hill House), and Samantha Sloyan (The Midnight Club).

King of Kotha

When: Now streaming
Where: Disney+ Hotstar

Dulquer Salmaan stars in this period drama as Raju, a power-hungry individual who grows up to become a merciless gangster like his father, much to his family's dismay. Some depressive circumstances in his crime-infested town of Kotha cause him to leave forever, that is, until he is summoned back by Inspector Shahul Hassan (Prasanna) to take down the ruthless drug empire built by Kannan (Shabeer Kallarakkal), an old friend of Raju. On a mission to save the youth of Kotha from living on narcotics, the two go head-to-head, dissolving past differences in gung-ho style action and fight sequences. King of Kotha is directed by debutant Abhilash Joshiy and it also stars Aishwarya Lekshmi (Ponniyin Selvan: II) in the lead.

Upload season 3

When: October 20 (Now streaming)
Where: Amazon Prime Video

Newly-downloaded Nathan (Robbie Amell) and his handler Nora (Andy Allo) are now officially in a relationship, living an ideal life, albeit with the risk of the former being deleted. For the uninitiated, Upload is set in a futuristic world whereupon computer programmer Nathan's mysterious death his conscience is uploaded onto a digital afterlife called Lakeview. Through this, he continues living and interacting with people he knew in real life, though in season 3, a new problem presents itself. Turns out, there's another version of him living elsewhere, which the ‘real' Nathan ponders whether it counts as identity theft. Meanwhile, the clone has presented his ex-girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards) with a second shot at making their lost relationship successful, which is bound to cause some drama.

The Conference

When: Now streaming
Where: Netflix

Halloween season always calls for slasher movies, and this week we've got The Conference, a Swedish language thriller trapping a group of municipal employees in a fight for survival. The public-sector workers are at a modest countryside resort in order to celebrate their latest achievement, when accusations of corruption start getting hurled around, unravelling the dysfunctional relationship between them. Meanwhile, a mysterious masked figure stalks and trudges along the compound, killing the members one-by-one in a brutal fashion. The Conference stars Katia Winter, Maria Sid, and Adam Lundgren as leads.

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Kaala Paani Season 1

Release Date 18 October 2023
Genre Adventure
Cast
Mona Singh, Ashutosh Gowariker, Amey Wagh, Sukant Goel, Arushi Sharma, Radhika Mehrotra, Vikas Kumar, Chinmay Mandlekar, Poornima Indrajith
Director
Sameer Saxena, Amit Golani
Producer
Sameer Saxena

Permanent Roommates Season 3

Release Date 18 October 2023
Genre Comedy, Romance
Cast
Sumeet Vyas, Nidhi Singh, Deepak Kumar Mishra, Shishir Sharma, Sheeba Chaddha, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Anandeshwar Dwivedi, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Akshendra Mishra, Sapna Bhatt, Ambrish Verma
Director
Shreyansh Pandey
Producer
Vijay Koshy

The Fall of the House of Usher

Genre Drama, Horror
Cast
Carla Gugino, Willa Fitzgerald, Mark Hamill, Mary McDonnell, Annabeth Gish, Henry Thomas, Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel, Bruce Greenwood
Director
Michael Fimognari, Mike Flanagan
Producer
Michael Fimognari, Emmy Grinwis, Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy

King of Kotha

Release Date 24 August 2023
Language Malayalam
Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast
Dulquer Salmaan, Gokul Suresh, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Chemban Vinod Jose, Prasanna, Shammi Thilakan, Anikha Surendran, Nyla Usha, Shanthi Krishna, Shabeer Kallarakkal, Sudhi Koppa, Senthil Krishna, Saran Shakthi, Rajesh Sharma, Manju Vani, Ritika Singh
Director
Abhilash Joshiy
Producer
Dulquer Salmaan

Upload Season 3

Release Date 20 October 2023
Genre Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Cast
Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards, Zainab Johnson, Kevin Bigley, Owen Daniels, Jessica Tuck, Mackenzie Cardwell
Director
Jeffrey Blitz, Alberto Belli
Producer
Greg Daniels, Howard Klein, Jeffrey Blitz

The Conference

Release Date 13 October 2023
Language Swedish
Genre Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Cast
Katia Winter, Eva Melander, Lola Zackow, Adam Lundgren, Margareta Pettersson, Cecilia Nilsson, Christoffer Nordenrot, Maria Sid, Amed Bozan, Jimmy Lindström, Robert Follin, Claes Hartelius, Marie Agerhäll, Martin Lagos
Director
Patrik Eklund
Producer
Ina Sohlberg

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