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Witches and westerns, goosebumps and goldfish, it’s all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your options.
Wicked
Where to watch? Rent on Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5
Language: English
A musical fantasy unravelling in the land of Oz years before Dorothy set foot, the friendship between the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good gives a glimpse into an exuberant origin story.
Ek Farzi Love Story
Where to watch? Amazon MX Player
Language: Hindi
A CA and content creator join hands professionally over a phony love story until things go viral, messy and complicated.
Black Warrant
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Hindi
Based on the book by journalist Sunetra Choudhury and former Tihar superintendent Sunil Gupta, Black Warrant chronicles the experiences of a mild mannered jailor inside 'India's most unforgiving jail'. Oh and the series is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, which automatically makes it a must-watch.
Sookshmadarshini
Where to watch? Disney+Hotstar
Language: Malayalam (with subtitles)
Nazriya Nazim returns to screen with the big Malayalam hit Sookshmadarshini to slip into Sherlock mode when she suspects a neighbour of something fishy.
Asura
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Japanese (with subtitles)
Adapted from Mukoda Kuniko's novel Ashura no Gotoku, the seven-part series directed by the Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda looks into the chaos that ensues when four adult sisters keep their father's adultery a secret from their mother.
The Sabarmati Report
Where to watch? ZEE5
Language: Hindi
Vikrant Massey plays a journalist determined to get to the bottom of the truth in a drama inspired by the events of 2002's Godhra train carnage.
Sakamoto Days
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Japanese (with subtitles)
A legendary hitman returns from retirement to protect his family in the exciting new anime series based on Yuto Suzuki's popular manga.
American Primeval
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
In Netflix's six-part Western set in Utah 1857, survival is the sole objective as the United States army, Mormon militia, Native Americans and Pioneers battle for supremacy.
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
Where to watch? Disney+Hotstar
Language: English
In the second season of Goosebumps, based on R L Stine's children's horror book series, David Schwimmer plays a paranoid, nerdy father of teenaged twins accidentally unleashing supernatural forces into town.
Goldfish
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Hindi
Deepti Naval and Kalki Koechlin play an estranged mother-daughter duo on a journey to reconciliation after the latter learns about her mother's struggle with dementia.
The Breakthrough
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Swedish (with subtitles)
An unresolved double murder mystery in a sleepy Swedish town compels a detective and genealogist to come together and catch the culprit in the four-episode thriller.
On Call
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: English
Veteran and rookie police officers navigate daily highs and lows of patrolling the streets in the eight-part police procedural.
The Pitt
Where to watch? Jio Cinema
Language: English
This medical drama deep dives into the world of healthcare as doctors juggle high pressure jobs and workroom politics in a Pittsburgh hospital.
Agra Affair
Where to watch? Amazon MX Player
Language: Hindi
Between his family's collapsing hotel business and tour guide he's fallen for, a cook dreams of starting a restaurant.
Photographs curated by Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
