Latest releases this week: From All of Us Strangers to Rajkummar Rao starrer Srikanth, here’s what you can see this week on OTT as well as theaters!
With the week just begun, here's the list of all the releases on OTT as well as theaters so that you can plan your week accordingly
Updated : May 07, 2024 10:13 AM ISTWith the week just begun, here's the list of all the releases on OTT as well as theaters so that you can plan your week accordingly
List of releases this week
It's Monday … the starting day of the week ahead. This also means the day when you get to know about all the releases on OTT and theatres that will be releasing today. The next seven days will see a perfect blend of romance, suspense, political thrillers and many.
Title: All of Us Strangers
Date of release: May 8
OTT platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Story plot:
This is a British romantic fantasy film written and directed by Andrew Haigh. The awesome film has been based on the 1987 novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. The film mirrors the life of the character of a writer Adam (played by Andrew Scott). Being a lonely writer, he does not have too much of a social life. His life keeps on oscillating between the memories of the past and also that of his parents (played by Jamie Bell and Claire Foy).
Life changes for him when he gets into a relationship with his neighbour (played by Paul Mescal). Post this, he gets onto a journey on the path of healing and other like things.
Title: Dark Matter
Date of release: May 8
OTT platform: Apple TV+
Story plot:
Based on Blake Crouch’s acclaimed novel, Dark Matter features Joel Edgerton in the role of Jason Dessen. He plays the role of a physicist whose everyday being gets transformed dramatically post his abduction into a parallel universe!
He then gets caught into a confounding maze of possible lives which he could have led into a path of succession of confusing realities. All of these with the basic intention of reuniting with his real family! Does he succeed in that or does he face rejection is what forms the rest of the story.
Title: Hollywood Con Queen
Date of release: May 8
OTT platform: Apple TV+
Story plot:
This documentary happens to be divided into three parts. This series, which happens to be a winner of the prestigious Emmy Award, has been directed by Chris Smith. The whole series is home to a multifaceted fraud that gets committed by an elusive figure, who is dubbed the ‘Con Queen’.
The USP of the ‘Con Queen’ happens to be the fact that this person mimicked all the well-known Hollywood females to lure unguarded persons to Indonesia under the guise of career prospects. This, then, gets followed by her tapping off with the victims’ monies… but... not before she plunges them into an intricate mental snare.
Title: Under the Bridge
Date of release: May 8
OTT platform: Hulu
Story Plot:
This gripping drama stars Lily Gladstone, Riley Keough and Archie Panjabi and others. It mirrors the real-life story of Reena Vir, who happens to be all of only 14 years old! One fine day, she disappeared after attending a party in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, in the year 1997. After thorough investigation, it is declared that she is dead! As the series progresses, what one gets to see is a superficial life of a bunch of people, who are extremely happy and peaceful on the face value, but, deep down, no one knows how to get caught up in a distressing matter.
Title: Let It Be
Date of release: May 8
OTT platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Story Plot:
For all the fans of the legendary band The Beatles, this one is a Godsent gift for you! This one revisits the original film (of the year 1970). For the unversed, the original was made by none other than Michael Lindsay-Hogg.
This series captured the legendary and timeless The Beatles in their most memorable recording sessions and also their last public concert. All the credit for the same goes to none other than Peter Jackson and his team for having restored the memories of yesteryears for the modern day and the generations to come.
Amongst the other rare and treasured things, this one also contains a previously unseen footage which offers a close sight into their companionship and also the imaginative procedure as they developed the Grammy-winning album and its iconic title track. All in all, a must watch!
Title: Bodkin
Date of release: May 8
OTT platform: Netflix
Story Plot:
This one happens to be a dark comedy thriller, which dives into the lives of podcasters based out of a small-town in the country of Ireland. Out on a mission to investigate and unearth the mystery of the sudden disappearance of three individuals, these guys land up tumbling and stumbling upon facts and explanations which they had not even imagined in the wildest of their dreams.
Just as when they come face to face with the myths and realities, it sees the series getting into an interlacing of dishonesty and realism. Overall, just as when the narrative sets in, it lands up prompting the audience to overall judge the correctness. The narrative obscures the boundaries between, prompting us to scrutinise the of the stories we believe in.
Title: Mother Of The Bride
Date of release: May 8
OTT platform: Netflix
Story Plot:
This show, by far, happens to be the most comical and most loved show that will be released this week. The series is a non-stop laughter dose which happens to be a rom-com. The film starts off with Emma’s return from the foreign country, after a year no less. No sooner does she return back, she drops a bombshell of sorts on her unassuming mother.
The dropped bombshell is in the form of the shocking announcement that she makes to her mother that she is getting married in Thailand! And that too… within one month! Just as when things begin to roll, Emma’s mother discovers that her daughter is in love with the son of the man who had broken her heart!
Title: Undekhi 3
Date of release: May 8
OTT platform: SonyLIV
Story Plot:
After the successful first and second seasons, the makers of the much-loved series Undekhi are now back with its third season. Touted to be the most gripping season of them all (as compared to the other two seasons).
This season sees the unassuming Harsh Chhaya in a never before avatar! Seen in the role of the eternal Papaji, he is sandwiched between the memories of the past and the expectations of the present in his quest for thirst for power! This season also sees many suspense being unravelled, many mysteries being deepened furthermore and many unexpected things. All of these eventually boils down to the test of loyalty and principles.
Film:Srikanth
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Jyothika, Alaya F, Sharad Kelkar
Director: Tushar Hiranandani
Release date: May 10, 2024
Story plot:
The film is based on the real-life story of a blind man named Srikanth Bolla, who happens to be an Indian entrepreneur and also who gained immense fame as the shining founder of Bollant Industries. He broke the norm in the year 2012 after he formed the company because of its USP.
The USP of this company happens to be the fact that they provide job opportunities for inexperienced and differently-abled persons in order to create eco-friendly products. The versatile Rajkummar Rao plays the title role. If the promos of the film are anything to go by, the film’s makers surely do have a winner in their hands!