
Prime Video’s Must‑Watch Picks: Rom‑Com, Noir, and Gerwig’s Classic
This week the streaming giant highlights a fresh Lili Reinhart‑Tom Bateman romance, a 1990s crime thriller and Greta Gerwig’s enduring Little Women.
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What just dropped and what is coming next on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV and Zee5.

This week the streaming giant highlights a fresh Lili Reinhart‑Tom Bateman romance, a 1990s crime thriller and Greta Gerwig’s enduring Little Women.

Prime Video’s new heist thriller ‘Masterplan’, directed by Thomas Vincent and featuring Stanley Tucci, drops on October 16. The plot twists when the mastermind discovers the two tech‑savvy recruits are his own children.

The digital rights for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming Love & War have been sold to ZEE5 for roughly Rs 25 crore, a figure industry insiders say is far below expectations for a film of this magnitude.

Bakaiti’s second season continues the Katarias’ everyday struggles, with Rajesh Tailang and Sheeba Chaddha delivering convincing portrayals, yet the story recycles familiar conflicts without offering new depth, making it a lukewarm follow‑up.

Bollywood Hungama notes that Beena Tripathi’s arc, especially her recent bond with Birju Lohar, leaves enough unanswered threads for a dedicated series, though no official word has emerged yet.

Taylor Sheridan's acclaimed film Hell or High Water, praised for its tight script and stark visuals, has joined HBO Max's library, offering viewers a chance to revisit the modern western classic.

Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju’s ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ moves from the silver screen to JioHotstar on Oct 2, after a steady theatrical run that even attracted viewers outside Kerala.

After smashing box‑office records to become the highest‑grossing Malayalam film with ₹327 crore worldwide, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit will arrive on JioHotstar on October 2 in Malayalam and dubbed versions.

Netflix’s third season of Lust Stories, a 165‑minute Telugu anthology released on 18 September, brings together big names but receives lukewarm reviews for its thin storytelling and uneven execution.

Netflix drops its seven-episode take on John Steinbeck's East of Eden on October 1, with Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames and Zoe Kazan writing the show her grandfather once adapted for the big screen.

The Great Indian Kapil Show returned for season 5 with Ajay Devgn and the Drishyam 3 team as opening guests, days before the film's release, but the premiere drew a harsh review from Koimoi.

Rise And Fall Season 2 premiered with Virender Sehwag as host and a fifteen-person cast spanning TV actors, creators and a political commentator, drawing early comparisons to Bigg Boss 20 on social media.

John Goodman is set to play Joey in HBO’s final season of The Last of Us, joining Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey as a highway duo, while series co‑creator Neil Druckmann exits to work on Naughty Dog’s upcoming title.

The debut episode of Prime Video’s Neagley spin‑off finally gives the fan‑favorite a backstory, linking her haphephobia to a brutal memory and setting up a drug‑induced showdown in Chicago.

After a modest box‑office showing, the live‑action Masters of the Universe found a second wind on streaming, staying in Prime Video’s global top‑ten for more than 60 days and ranking tenth domestically this week.

The Gentlemen climbed to fifth place with 881 million minutes, a 22 % jump, pushing Lioness down to sixth at 834 million minutes. Reacher remains the only title to cross the billion‑minute mark for a fifth straight week.

Prime Video launches Ballard, a ten‑episode detective series starring Maggie Q as a demoted LAPD officer who builds a cold‑case team to solve overlooked murders and confront a male‑heavy police culture.
Sylvester Stallone took to Instagram, proclaiming ‘Rhinestone’ his favorite movie after Rocky and pleading for its streaming debut, as the 1984 Dolly Parton‑Stallone musical remains unavailable in North America.

During a candid chat with Amrapali Dubey on Bigg Boss 20, Rhiti Tiwari recounted her parents' divorce, her father's custody battle, and the emotional toll it took on both of them.

An extended trailer for the Crave‑AMC+ limited series Yaga dropped Friday, showcasing Hudson Williams as missing heir Henry Park, Carrie‑Anne Moss as a predatory professor, and a haunting Alanis Morissette‑covered song.

Alia Bhatt’s latest production, the college‑set comedy ‘Don’t Be Shy’, hit Prime Video on September 25. Sharvari Wagh and Ananya Panday quickly shared glowing Instagram reactions, calling it a colourful, feel‑good ride perfect for a girls’ outing.

Shemar Moore reprises his role as Hondo in Starz’s ‘S.W.A.T. Exiles’, a ten‑episode spin‑off that follows a disgraced LAPD sergeant as he leads a Gen‑Z squad, with season two already ordered.

Alia Bhatt’s production banner Eternal Sunshine launches ‘Don’t Be Shy’ on Amazon Prime, spotlighting first‑time director Sreeti Mukerji and newcomers Aarushi Bajaj, Bianca Arora, Ansh Duggal and Piyush Khati.

Producer Ashi Dua opens up on the creative twists behind Lust Stories 3, detailing how each director’s initial ideas evolved and why the final segments feel fresh and varied.

Hunkkaar: The Roar, starring Aneet Padda and Fatima Sana Shaikh, streams on JioHotstar. A Koimoi review calls it a well-acted but familiar retread of the godman-on-trial genre already covered by Aashram and Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai.

Taapsee Pannu says the success of Gandhari has given her and writer Kanika Dhillon the confidence to push harder for their next project, calling it a chance to break format again.

Netflix has officially ordered a second season of the thriller The Beast in Me, bringing back Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs and re‑uniting showrunner Howard Gordon with the platform under a new overall deal.

In a chat with LABbible, Robert Pattinson explained why his version of Batman, fresh from Matt Reeves’ sequel, is unlikely to appear alongside the new DCU lineup featuring Superman, Peacemaker and more.

Netflix announced a Sesame Street movie in development with Rideback, a Gabby’s Dollhouse spinoff, a new Puppy Pirates series, and two upcoming kids games, signaling a big push into preschool content.

Alia Bhatt and sister Shaheen hosted a glittering Mumbai screening of their upcoming film ‘Don’t Be Shy’, featuring four debutants and a guest list that included Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar and Mahesh Bhatt, ahead of its Prime Video debut on September 25.