#ReadySetBinge: 15 New OTT Releases In May For A Sizzling Summer Binge

This biopic takes us back to 1995 Goa, featuring the thrilling story of a customs officer, Costao, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Painting the picture of resilience and courage against corruption, Costao is set to take us on a journey into the heart of legalities and a Goa of the 90s. 

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priya Bapat, Hussain Dalal

Streaming On: Zee5

Release Date: 1 May

This comedy series follows a decades-long friendship between three married couples. Their bonds are tested when one divorces, forcing an indefinite block to their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways. What happens when change and life intervene in friendships? 

Cast: Steve Carell, Will Forte, Colman Domingo

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 1 May

This 2021 Japanese drama focuses on Haruna Kawaguchi, who navigates love and friendship. She is a publicist who accidentally lets her apartment contract expire and moves in with her friend Kouko Saotome, and discovers she has to share it with three other unique people. As they navigate living together, each housemate experiences personal growth and unexpected connections. Heartwarming, relatable, and a comforting watch, sign us up!

Cast: Ryûsei Yokohama, Yûki Kudô, Fumiya Takahashi

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 1 May

If you have not already lost your minds over A Simple Favor, you should because its sequel, Another Simple Favor, is hitting our OTT screens soon! Love her or hate her, but Blake is back as Emily, and Anna returns as Stephanie. This series begins with a set of twists and turns, all drawing back to various connections in the past. Make sure you catch the first part to avoid any spoilers. Also, we are definitely drooling over Michele Morone's perfect entry as Dante in this thrilling sequel! Are you ready, boo?

Cast: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Allison Janney

Streaming On: Prime Video

Release Date: 1 May

This Nimrat Kaur starrer has all the makings of a struggle for a kingdom, three siblings, and a war for the throne. When their diabolical patriarch dies, three Raisinggh siblings are left with no choice but to battle for their right to the crown. History meets mythology in this valiant, monarchial production!

Cast: Nimrat Kaur, Ridhi Dogra, Amol Parashar

Streaming On: Jiohotstar

Release Date: 2 May

What happens when you are forced to spend some time with your ex? Taking after that disastrous possibility, the movie follows Bill and Willa, exes who are snowed-in at an airport and realise they still have feelings for each other. They unpack their past and their lives as it is now and realise their meeting is fateful, or is it?

Cast: Meg Ryan, David Duchovny, Hal Liggett

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 3 May

Nobody gets over their first love? Well, that may or may not be true, but this romcom explores that belief through two teenagers who reunite and rekindle their friendship from their childhood, only to realise they are falling for each other. Do second chances end in heartbreak? Or is this a happily ever after you will be living vicariously?

Cast: Xavier Mills, Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr.

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 8 May

The story is a regular family kalesh meets royalty, where Prince Aviraaj meets Sophia, a self-made entrepreneur, for a deal to save the kingdom by opening it up as a business opportunity to experience royalty like never before. But what happens when sparks fly between them, which can either make them sizzle together or go up in flames? Kaboom, anybody? 

Cast: Ishan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 9 May

LBB Tip: Keep your eyes peeled for Sumukhi Suresh's cameo!

If you are a fan of forbidden romance garnished with steamy scenes and excellent chemistry, then this is a must-watch! Bad Influence follows an ex-con who seeks redemption by protecting a heiress from a stalker, and in the process, their chemistry draws them to each other. 

Cast: Alberto Olmo, Eléa Rochera, and Enrique Arce

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 9 May

This adorable series follows a man whose mother dies, after which he builds an Italian restaurant in her memory and runs it with a bunch of other Nanas and grandmothers. Grandma led recipes? Yes, please!

Cast: Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 9 May

This is a live-action adaptation of Kakegurui. In this series, Yumeko attends Hyakkaou Private Academy, which has a seedy underground gambling ring. Yumeko is addicted to gambling and is a genius who can change this high school's underworld. But unlike its Japanese counterpart, this series follows her quest to find out what happens to her parents. Colour us intrigued!

Cast: Miku Martineau, Aviva Mongillo, Anwen O'Driscoll

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 15 May

Welcome to a production that gets the Indian parenting jig right in this Hollywood series. A group of parents shamelessly enforce their passion for football on their kids, who we are introduced to through Lillian and her son Levi, who plots to escape the football circuit. Will he escape the circuit, or will the kids succumb to the crutches of obsessive parenting?

Cast: Ilse Warringa, Eva van Gessel, Mariana Aparicio

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 16 May

This supernatural horror film follows a retired baseball player, Ray Waller, who moves into a new house with his wife and two children. And then begins every fateful, horrific plot: a dark secret from the home's past unleashes a force into the swimming pool, trapping the family in the throes of something horrible and unknown. We are giving this five horrible screams and a 'must watch' for horror buffs. 

Cast: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 19 May

A dating show like no other, six singles check into a motel looking for love, and spoiler alert: so are there situationships there looking for love! Will prolonged proximity to each other pave the way for love, or are they going to still flee commitment? This one is drama all the way through!

Cast: Samira Valentina, Nicole Serrano, Avery Wadbrook

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 21 May

This almost 80s-themed gory film follows the prom at Shadyside High. Underdog Lori is definitely facing cutthroat competition, and where 'nice girls don't win,' the series of murder and bloodshed that follows makes you question if bad girls even make it out alive? A fast-paced thriller from the looks of it, perfect for a late-night watch. 

Cast: India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Katherine Waterston

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 23 May