Friday OTT Releases (November 28, 2025): 8 new movies and shows to watch on Netflix, JioHotstar, ZEE5, and more

Friday OTT Releases (November 28, 2025): From Tamil movie Aaryan to Taiwanese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, Left-Handed Girl, take a look at the full list!

Aaryan, Left-Handed Girl

Friday OTT Releases (November 28, 2025): Amid the much-awaited release of Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 1 this Friday promises a new wave of OTT premieres to entertain viewers. From Tamil movie Aaryan, Bengali political thriller, Raktabeej 2, to Taiwanese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, Left-Handed Girl, here's the full guide to the upcoming OTT releases arriving this Friday, November 28, 2025.

Friday OTT Releases (November 28, 2025)

Aaryan (Netflix)

Aaryan is a 2025 Tamil psycho-thriller about a disgruntled writer named Azhagar (Selvaraghavan). He hijacks a live TV show and announces his plan to commit a series of perfect murders, where each victim kills the next. The cast includes Vishnu Vishal, Selvaraghavan, and Shraddha Srinath.

Born Hungry (JioHotstar - OTTplay Premium)

Born Hungry is a documentary about celebrity chef Sash Simpson. The story revolves around his abandonment on the streets of Chennai, India, his adoption by a Canadian family, and his subsequent return to India to find his roots.

Primitive War (Lionsgate Play - OTTplay Premium)

Primitive War is a 2025 Australian science fiction action-horror film. Set during the Vietnam War, it follows a U.S. recon team sent on a rescue mission into a jungle valley where they discover and must fight de-extinct dinosaurs. The movie stars Ryan Kwanten as Sergeant Baker, Tricia Helfer as a Soviet palaeontologist named Sofia, and Jeremy Piven as Colonel Jericho.

Raktabeej 2 (ZEE5 - OTTplay Premium)

Raktabeej 2 is a sequel to Raktabeej (2023). This Bengali political action thriller, directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, stars Abir Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty, and Ankush Hazra. The plot follows Intelligence Bureau officer Pankaj Sinha and a West Bengal police officer as they try to stop a cross-border terrorist attack orchestrated by a new leader, Munir Alam, aimed at destabilising relations between India and Bangladesh.

Regai (ZEE5 - OTTplay Premium)

Regai is a Tamil-language crime thriller web series, adapted from a novel by crime novelist Rajesh Kumar, that explores a sinister plot involving medical malpractice. The storyline is a slow-paced investigative drama that begins with a seemingly accidental death, which quickly develops into a deep medical conspiracy.

The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo (Netflix)

The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo is a 2025 documentary investigating the disputed authorship of the iconic 1972 "Napalm Girl" photograph from the Vietnam War. The story explores themes of journalistic ethics, racial injustice in Western media coverage, and the search for justice for the long-neglected Nghe.

Left-Handed Girl (Netflix)

Left-Handed Girl is a Taiwanese drama about a single mother and her two daughters who go to open a night market shop in Taipei. The story centres on their struggle to adapt to city life while dealing with financial difficulties and uncovering hidden family secrets when the younger daughter's left-handedness is revealed.

The Pet Detective (ZEE5 - OTTplay Premium)

The Pet Detective stars Sharaf U Dheen as Tony Jose Alula, who becomes a pet detective to impress his girlfriend's father. His ordinary cases turn into a dangerous international smuggling operation, forcing him to use his detective skills to deal with confusion and danger. Anupama Parameswaran plays the love interest, Kaikeyi.

FAQs:

What are the major Netflix releases this week?

Key releases on Netflix include the highly anticipated first volume of the final instalment, Stranger Things Season 5: Volume 1 (November 27), and the worldwide stand-up comedy special Kevin Hart: Acting My Age (November 24). Other Netflix premieres are the crime thriller Aaryan (November 28), the Christmas romantic comedy Jingle Bell Heist (November 26), the tumultuous rom-com Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (November 27), and the dramatic documentary The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo (November 28).

What is the story behind Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 (Hindi)?

This mythical action movie is a prequel set in pre-colonial coastal Karnataka that expands upon the origin tale of the supernatural spirits and customs introduced in the first film. The story follows Berme, played by Rishab Shetty, whom the Kantara tribe adopts after his abandonment. Berme must eventually transform into a merciless fighter and the chosen conduit for the guardians, Daivas, Panjurli, and Guliga, to face the haughty prince Kulashekara and his royal court who plot to steal the forest's enormous natural riches. The Hindi version premieres on Prime Video on November 27 (subscribers of OTTplay Premium will also be able to watch the film with a top-up).

What series and films are premiering on ZEE5 (OTTplay Premium) this week?

ZEE5 (OTTplay Premium) is premiering the disturbing criminal series Regai and the high-stakes political thriller sequel Raktabeej 2 both on November 28. Regai follows Sub-Inspector Vetri as he investigates a severed hand concealed under melting ice and uncovers a perilous web of hidden medical trials and a shadowy criminal network. Raktabeej 2 details a massive cross-border terrorist plot where Intelligence Bureau officer Pankaj Sinha and West Bengal Police officer Sanjukta Mitra pursue the vicious new terrorist leader, Munir Alam, traveling to foil a plot that aims to disrupt the relationship between Bangladesh and India.

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