What to Watch in 2026: OTT: Small Screen, Big Gambles
If 2025 was the year of resizing and restructuring in OTT, 2026 is the year when those who emerged unscathed from the nights of the long knives will show what they’ve got.
MATKA KING
Director ›› Nagraj Manjule | Cast ›› Vijay Varma, Kritika Kamra, Sai Tamhankar, Gulshan Grover | Prime Video | Hindi
Vijay Varma plays a gambling don in a period setting, a delicious idea in itself given his old-world looks. Add to it the talented Kritika Kamra and some magic can be expected, especially as it is directed by the master of realism, Nagraj Manjule.
DALDAL
Director ›› Amrit Raj Gupta | Cast ›› Bhumi Pednekar, Aditya Rawal, Samara Tijori | Prime Video | Hindi
Bhumi Pednekar is best in gritty roles so welcome back to the daldal of crime in Mumbai as DCP Rita Ferreira, in this series based on Vish Dhamija’s novel Bhendi Bazaar (2019).
THE REVOLUTIONARIES
Director ›› Nikkhil Advani | Cast ›› Rohit Saraf, Bhuvan Bam, Pratibha Ranta, Gurfateh Pirzada | Prime Video | Hindi
It's A Big Deal!
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Based on Sanjeev Sanyal’s book, Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom, and directed by Nikkhil Advani with a star cast full of bright young things such as Rohit Saraf, Bhuvan Bam and Pratibha Ranta. It’s the Class of 2026 in pre-independence India as armed heroes of resistance.
KOHRRA SEASON 2
Director ›› Sudip Sharma, Faisal Rahman | Cast ›› Barun Sobti, Mona Singh | Netflix | Hindi
Showrunner Sudip Sharma, the show’s creator, is a master of the tragic hero and in Suvinder Pal Vicky’s Balbir Singh, he created a troubled character almost as iconic as Paatal Lok’s Hathi Ram Chaudhary. The Punjab police officer’s buddy Garundi (Barun Sobti) takes centre stage in the second season and is joined by the always watchable Mona Singh.
O SAATHI RE
Director ›› Arif Ali | Cast ›› Aditi Rao Hydari, Arjun Rampal, Avinash Tiwary | Netflix | Hindi
A romcom series, under Imtiaz Ali’s supervision, directed by his brother Arif. The luminous Aditi Rao Hydari stars along with Avinash Tiwary and Arjun Rampal. Can we expect some love and tenderness please?