While the sun is busy burning up on the outside, inside your dimmed room with the AC on seems like the best place to be. All your love for the ‘outside’ and ‘going out' might subside considering the heatwave situation, but May is going to be exciting nonetheless thanks to the awesome lineup of TV shows and movies that are all set to release on OTT this month. Without wasting any more time, let’s begin unveiling your watchlist!
Gear Up, Following Are The Much-Anticipated OTT Releases For May
Heeramandi
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's debut work on a TV series, Heeramandi has created quite the buzz both before and after its release. It's a signature Bhansali creation — the intermingling of an old-world charm, over the top sets and costumes, the beautiful play of light, and a flavourful sprinkling of Urdu poetry — everything blatantly making it look and feel like art. The series stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari in the main roles, and is set in pre-independence Lahore, in the houses of the elite courtesans. Although some reviews say that it needs more story and drama but we'd watch it nonetheless.
Release Date: 1 May
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Panchayat S3
Amazon Prime Video was having a little too much fun teasing us all before finally revealing the date for Panchayat S3 which is May 28! They have been creating much buzz on their Instagram, asking people to 'remove all the laukis' and we are seriously left wondering what all that is about. Panchayat has changed the game for family-friendly content on OTT and is literally the favourite of all our mummies, hence ours too! We're excited to chow down all the heartfelt and hilarious moments that the series offers to us through the lives of the people of Phulera.
Release Date: 28 May
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Bridgerton Season 3 (Part 1)
Lady Whistledown is back, dearies! And this time, she's ready to seek a groom of her own. The season hints at the bubbling romance between Penelope and Collins, as London gets set for another social season. Experience the life of royalty through television, tune in to the next season of Bridgerton because we sure are ready!
Release Date: 16 May
Streaming Platform: Netflix
The Idea Of You
Honestly, we'll eat up as much romance as you give us and having Annie Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine as the cast is just a bonus. Based on a novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, The Idea Of You is the story of a 40 year old single mom (don't let the fact that Anne Hathaway barely looks like she is 40 fool you, kids) who unexpectedly starts a romance with a 24-year-old singer of a pop boy band. Save this one for when the saddies hit!
Release Date: 2 May
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
WOMB (Women of My Billion)
Please, dear readers, don't miss out on this one. A 100 minute documentary on activist Srishti Bakshi's 3800 km and 240 day long walk through India, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, WOMB-Women Of My Billion is going to be a poignant and riveting tale. Stirred by the disturbing headlines related to crime against women, she sets on this journey and on her way she meets several women, conducts several workshops in order to understand their lives and the prejudices they have faced. The documentary also weaves in the stories of 3 other women, Neha Rai, Pragya Singh and Sangeeta Tiwari who have survived through terrible experiences and carry on.
Release Date: 3 May
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Eric
Watch Benedict Cumberbatch in Eric, an upcoming psychological thriller, as puppeteer Vincent grappling with the kidnapping of his son. Set on the streets of 1980s New York, the 9-year-old son of Vincent goes missing and the desperate father is left grasping at straws. He believes that if he brings the puppet of the character that his son was drawing, Eric, to TV, his son might come back to him. McKinley Belcher III stars as a tenacious cop and we're excited to see this mystery unravel.
Release Date: 30 May
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Dark Matter
Boy are we excited about this one! Based on the blockbuster novel of the same name by author Blake Crouch, Dark Matter is Apple TV+'s new, 'mind-bending' sci-fi series, starring Joel Edgerton and Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly. The story is about a scientist who has it all (his loving wife and son) until one evening when he's abducted and when he wakes up, everything in the world has changed! The plot is essentially about 'the road not taken,' and as you will find that his abductor and antagonist is none other than he himself, in an alternate reality. The first two episodes will premier on 8 May on Apple TV+, followed by a new one every Wednesday.
Release Date: 8 May
Streaming Platform: Apple TV+
All Of Us Are Strangers
Mercury retrograde must be over, because May seems to be a lucky month! Andrew Scott and Benedict Cumberbatch releases in the same month, that's something. All Of Us Are Strangers is a British romantic fantasy film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and is based on the 1987 novel by Taichi Yamada, called Strangers. The plot revolves around a lonely screenwriter who visits his childhood home after a long time and develops a relationship with his mysterious neighbour. The film received 6 nominations at the BAFTA awards, in addition to nominations and wins for several others.
Release Date: 8 May
Streaming Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Manjummel Boys
To say this Malayalam language film was a hit at the box-office will be an understatement. The 2024 film broke several records, becoming the first film in the Malayalam film industry to earn more than INR 200 crore! The survival thriller film which revolves around a group of friends from a small town called Manjummel near Kochi is based on a true incident from 2006. Their vacation to Kodaikanal turns dangerous as one of their friends falls into a perilously deep pit from where nobody has ever been brought back! Watch as these friends rescue him.
Release Date: 5 May
Streaming Platform: Disney + Hotstar
