Latest OTT releases this week (May 12, 2025 to May 18, 2025): 9 new films and series to watch on Netflix, JioHotstar, Sony LIV

Spectacular OTT releases spanning genres and platforms are on the horizon for the week of May 12–18, 2025, promising something for every type of viewer. There is a wide variety of exciting titles available this week, from realistic thrillers and dramatic dramas to fantastical epics and supernatural horrors. In contrast to Netflix's high-stakes international adventures and thought-provoking anthologies, JioHotstar and Sony LIV (OTTplay Premium) provide thrilling dramas and terrifying terror. This week, you can stream everything from musical confrontations and heroic wars in Middle-earth to new and exciting love stories.

Latest OTT releases this week (May 12, 2025 to May 18, 2025)

Madame Web – May 16 (SonyLIV [OTTplay Premium])

Taking a departure from the usual fare, Madame Web narrates the singular backstory of a mysterious heroine from Marvel Publishing. In this suspenseful thriller, Dakota Johnson plays the role of Cassandra Webb, a paramedic working in Manhattan who gains the ability to look into the future... and then realises she can use this knowledge to alter it. Reconciling with her past forces her to form a bond with three young ladies who are destined for amazing things...if they can all make it through a perilous present alive.

Maranamass – May 15 (Sony LIV [OTTplay Premium])

Local troublemaker Luke is the main suspect when a serial killer strikes in Kerala. Things take an unexpected turn when he meets the bus driver and conductor on a tragic nighttime bus ride.

Nesippaya – May 16 (Lionsgate Play [OTTplay Premium])

A murder unites two lovers, torn apart by life's ups and downs. Arjun's intense love for Diya propels him to defy expectations, venture beyond boundaries, and confront the unknown in his quest to uncover her fate.

American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden – May 14 (Netflix)

Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan's three-part documentary series delves deeply into the global effort to apprehend Osama bin Laden following his masterminding of the September 11, 2001, strikes on the US. Featuring interviews with important US government officials who assisted in the worldwide manhunt, this series centres on a ten-year endeavour to apprehend one of the most infamous terrorists on the planet.

C4 Cinta - May 12 (Netflix)

As Hari, Soniya, and their companions travel through Malaysia and Singapore, they face rekindled relationships and unspoken truths. Through the emotional drama of family and friendships, their adventures explore the mysteries of love, memory, and identity.

Hai Junoon - May 16 (JioHotstar)

The series delves deeply into the electrifying realm of musical and dance fights, taking place in the lively and competitive halls of Anderson's College in Mumbai. The underdog Sebi (Sumedh Mudgalkar) teams up with the rebellious Misfits, led by Jacqueline Fernandes, to challenge the elite Supersonics, whose leader Gagan Ahuja (Neil Nitin Mukesh) is legacy-driven. The showdown between these two titans will challenge the boundaries of honour, individuality, and aspirations.

Love, Death & Robots Season 4 – May 15 (Netflix)

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and MrBeast are back in an episode of the Emmy-winning anthology of weird stories from other planets.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – May 13 (JioHotstar)

The story of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the fabled King of Rohan, is told in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which takes place 183 years before the events depicted in the original trilogy of films. In a courageous last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a formidable fortress that would eventually be called Helm's Deep—Half and his people are forced to do so when Wulf, a cunning and vicious lord from Dunlending, launches an unexpected attack in his quest for revenge for his father's death. Héra, the daughter of Helm, finds herself in a precarious position as she struggles to gather the strength to lead the resistance against a merciless foe determined to destroy them all.

Wolf Man – May 17 (JioHotstar)

San Francisco husband and father Blake (Christopher Abbott), who goes missing and is thought to be dead, inherits a remote Oregon property where he and his father spent their childhood. Blake convinces his powerful wife Charlotte (Julia Garner) to escape the city with their young daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth) and spend some time at the property as their marriage begins to unravel. However, while the family are making their way to the farmhouse in the middle of the night, they are ambushed by an invisible beast. In a desperate attempt to escape, they secure themselves inside the home as the beast prowls the exterior. Yet, as the night progresses, Blake starts acting oddly and changes into an unrecognisable figure; Charlotte will have to decide if the terror inside their home is worse than the danger outside.