2021 went by in a flash and we have just weeks to go to wrap up the year. While the year is ending, binge watching is just starting to get fun with the holiday season. Here are our top picks for shows and films that are dropping this week on OTT platforms that you can binge watch.
Decoupled | Netflix
In Netflix show 'Decoupled', a pessimistic writer, Arya Iyer played by R. Madhavan, reaches a point of finality in his marriage, and decides to split up from his start-up founder wife played by Surveen Chawla. However, he persuades her to keep living together for the sake of their young daughter. Over time, the dysfunctional couple is forced to introspect as they come face-to-face with the true nature of a marriage.
The Witcher Season 2 | Netflix
Picking up right after the Battle of Sodden, the second season of 'The Witcher' sees Geralt of Rivia played by Henry Cavill finally unite with Princess Cirilla played by Freya Allan. Convinced that Yennefer’s life was lost in the conflict, the duo heads to the safe haven of Kaer Morhen. As the wars on the continent between elves, humans and demons intensifies, Geralt must protect the girl from unforeseen perils as well as the mystifying power she possesses.
The Future Diary | Netflix
'The Future Diary' is a love diary of events that will happen in the future. Two people who have never met before, are cast to live out a romantic storyline by following a rough script in the diary that is handed to them. Their semi-fictional exchange, takes them through an experience that could ultimately influence how they view one another and love. Viewers will left scratching their heads whether the experiences of the cast are real or scripted. 'The Future diary' is a reboot of a top reality series that made waves from 1998 to 2002.
420 IPC | ZEE5
Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Gul Panag and Rohan Vinod Mehra lead this courtroom drama, '420 IPC' that focuses on a devious economic fraud. Pathak plays a chartered accountant, Bansi Keswani, who is arrested for allegedly stealing blank cheques from one of his clients but pleads not guilty. As the hearings proceed, startling revelations point to the hypothesis that Bansi may not be as innocent as he claims to be.
Home Sweet Home Alone | Disney+Hotstar
The Home Alone franchise is back with a new film, 'Home Sweet Home Alone'. Archie Yates leads the cast as Max Mercer, who is mistakenly left at home by his parents while the family travels to Tokyo. In this new movie, the burglars are a married couple, which is probably the only significant plot twist from the previous films. The characters, plot are the same, and everything about it seems familiar to anyone who has ever watched the original 1990 version. Just that the film doesn't have Macaulay Culkin, as eight-year-old Kevin.
The Whistleblower | SonyLIV
Shedding light on 2013's Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, 'The Whistleblower' presents a fictional take on what went on behind closed doors as the scandal unravelled. The fraudulent system exposed an intricate network involving journalists, politicians and businessmen who hired proxies to appear in various state entrance examinations and submitted falsified answer sheets via bribes. The series, led by Ritwik Bhowmik, also focuses on the 1,700 arrests and 50 unnatural deaths that followed the ousting of the scam.
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