House of the Dragon, Maharani S2 to Delhi Crime Season 2, interesting titles that are streaming this week

From Ranbir Kapoor's Shamshera, Marathi language drama Ananya to ImMature, let's learn about titles, in detail, streaming this week. Ananya revolves around a young girl whose life falls apart after a sudden accident which leads her to a disability, but she fights against all odds to achieve the impossible. Directed by Pratap Phad, it stars Hruta Durgule and Ameya Wagh in lead roles. Actors Chetan Chitnis, Suvrat Joshi, Yogesh Soman, Rucha Apte, Renuka Daftardar and Sunil Abhyankar also play pivotal roles in the film. 

As for ImMature Season 2, this dives into the lives of Dhruv, Kabir, Susu and Chavvi, as they are stuck between childhood and adulthood. A fun, relatable and entertaining experience, it portrays the everyday life and challenges of youngsters. The web series is directed by Anant Singh, featuring an ensemble cast of Omkar Kulkarni, Rashmi Agdekar, Chinmay Chandranushush and Visshesh Tiwari.

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House of the Dragon (Showmax)

HBO has renewed House of the Dragon for a second season, which premiered its first episode on August 21. The Game of Thrones prequel series takes place 127 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. The show follows the unfolding drama that threatens to tear the kingdom apart as members of the Targaryen family compete for the iron throne. The show is significant because of the direct involvement of author George R R Martin, who later expressed his dissatisfaction with the Game of Thrones series finale. 

The ensemble cast includes Rhys Ifans, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, and Paddy Considine. The decision to renew it for another season could be attributed to the positive response to the first episode. Miguel Sapochnik, who directed many Game of Thrones episodes, including the Emmy-winning Battle of the Bastards, will return to direct the prequel series.

Maharani S2 (SonyLIV)

Huma Qureshi reprises her role as Rani Bharti, Chief Minister of Bihar, facing new challenges and adversaries as she consolidates her grip on the Hindi heartland.

The season 2 trailer begins with a young man setting himself on fire, a reference to the anti-Mandal agitations of the 1990s, now renamed the 'Verma Commission.' Other political events from the time, such as a high-profile double suicide that shook the Bihar government, are woven into the plot. As her political opponents close in on her, Rani faces an even more formidable challenge from Bheem (Sohum Shah), her husband and former state chief minister. Maharani is loosely based on Rabri Devi and Lalu Prasad Yadav's lives. Subhash Kapoor created the series. Subhash, Nandan Singh, and Umashankar Singh wrote the new season.

Delhi Crime Season 2 (Netflix)

Shefali Shah returns as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, this time with a new troubling case. After a mysterious gang of killers murders several senior citizens throughout the city, DCP Vartika, along with newly promoted Neeti Singh (Rasika Duggal) and Vartika's right-hand man Bhupendra Singh (Rajesh Tailang), must piece together the puzzles amid growing public fear.

The new season is created by Richie Mehta and is written by Mayank Tewari, Shubhra Swarup, Vidit Tripathi, Ensia Mirza, Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh and Virat Basoya. Delhi Crime Season 2 shoulders a lot of expectations since the first season of the police procedural series, which premiered in 2019, had won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series. The first season centred on the infamous 2012 Delhi gangrape case. This one sees Adil Hussain, Anurag Arora, Sidharth Bhardwaj and Gopal Dutt reprising their roles from the first season. Further, Yashaswini Dayama, Denzil Smith, Tillotama Shome, Jatin Goswami, Vyom Yadav and Ankit Sharma are part of the cast.

Samaritan (Amazon Prime Video)

Thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary (Walton) suspects that his mysterious and reclusive neighbour Mr Smith (Stallone) is a legend hiding in plain sight. Twenty years ago, Granite City’s super-powered vigilante, Samaritan, was reported dead after a fiery warehouse battle with his rival, Nemesis.

Samaritan has a screenplay by Bragi F Schut and is produced by Stallone and Braden Aftergood. "Most believe Samaritan perished in the fire, but some in the city, like Sam, have hope that he is still alive. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbour out of hiding to save the city from ruin," the official plotline read.

Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach (Disney+Hotstar)

Directed by Rohan Sippy, the third instalment in the Criminal Justice series marks Pankaj Tripathi's return as uncanny lawyer Madhav Mishra. The new season also features Shweta Basu Prasad, Swastika Mukherjee, Purab Kohli, Aditya Gupta, Deshna Dugad and Gaurav Gera. Criminal Justice has already proven its immense potential in reaching the hearts of audiences on Disney+ Hotstar. This season, we see Madhav Mishra come face-to-face with a strong-willed lawyer, Lekha, who keeps him on his toes constantly. The series is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios.

Top Gun: Maverick (Prime Video)

Over the weekend, Maverick surpassed Avengers: Infinity War to become the sixth-highest-grossing domestic release of all time with $683.4 million, trailing only megahits such as Black Panther, Avatar and Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens. This digital release offers a look at the film’s aerial sequences, as well as insight into Cruise’s passion for risky stunts. Paramount and Skydance’s action-packed blockbuster, featuring Tom Cruise’s return to the skies 36 years after the original film, has become an unexpected sensation, bringing audiences young and old back to the big screen at a time when theatres are in desperate need of a win.

Shamshera (Prime Video)

It is an action drama film in which Ranbir Kapoor plays both Shamshera and his son, Balli. The plot revolves around the fictitious city of Kaza, where a warrior tribe is imprisoned, enslaved, and tortured by Shudh Singh, a ruthless authoritarian. Shamshera is a tribal legend who tirelessly fights for his tribe's freedom and dignity. It is directed by Karan Malhotra and stars Sanjay Dutt and Vaani Kapoor in lead roles, as well as Ronit Bose Roy and Saurabh Shukla in supporting roles.

Express (Amazon Prime Video)

Follows criminal psychologist Barbara and her family after she becomes the victim of one of the newest, virally spreading forms of violent crime, the express kidnappings.

Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes (Prime Video)

The documentary captures Ben Stokes’ most personal and challenging moments, including the final visit to see his terminally ill father and his struggles with mental health. Ben explores this journey on-screen with cricket fanatic Mendes, who also executive produces the film. It further features intimate interviews with Ben’s late father, his mother, wife and children along with friends, family and former teammates and opponents including Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Neil Fairbrother and the late Shane Warne.