Before Delhi Crime Season 3 release, check out more Hindi women-centric thrillers on OTT for a gripping watch!

Are you excited to watch Huma Qureshi in a villainous role next in Delhi Crime Season 3, after her powerful performance in Maharani Season 4 series? Well, Netflix is ready to drop the third installment of the International Emmy-winning thriller on November 13, 2025. Before that, let's have a look at some other compelling Hindi thrillers with OTTplay Premium that define women's power of ruling a whole show just like Shefali Shah and Huma Qureshi.

Female-led thrillers with powerful performances

Mithya

This drama fouces on two female characters Juhi Adhikari (Huma Qureshi) and Rhea Rajguru (Avantika Dasani) who create a tension situation throughout the series with their sharp rivalry. Mithya exhibits Juhi as a Hindi professor who accuses her student Rhea for plagiarism. what starts as an academic issue, soon turns dark into a psychological war between the two women, making it a gripping watch.

Neerja

Sonam Kapoor's this biopic on Neerja Bhanot still gives goosebumps to many. The 2016 movie focuses on flight attendant Neerja Bhanot's risking her own life to save the passangers from Pan Am flight 73 which was hijacked by terrorists in 1986, and eventually getting brutally killed. Throughout the movie, Sonam Kapoor brilianty showcased Neerja's motherly nature, her humane side of helping others, and ultimately sacrificing herself to save mankind.

The Trial

Kajol made her OTT debut with this legal drama in 2023. The series includes various legal cases like murders, sexual harassments, and frauds, creating tension and suspense as the female lead works day-and-night to solve them with sheer determination. The Trial focuses on Kajol's character Noyonika who embraces her career as a lawyer after being a homemaker for years to fight for her husband.

Aarya

Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen made her OTT debut with this Hindi series in 2020. The story focuses on a woman named Aarya Sareen who become a powerful figure in the criminal underworld after her husband is murdered. The series is all about Aarya's navigating the dangerous world and her rise seeking revenge while simultaneously caring for her children and trying to manage her late husband's messy affairs that he left behind.

Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

This 2023 series features Dimple Kapadia, Angira Dhar, Radhika Madan, Isha Talwar, and Monica Dogra in the leads. The crime thriller focuses on the matriarch Savitri who runs a drug cartel behind the guise of a handicrafts and herb cooperative. The show follows the women of Savitri's family that includes her daughter and her daughters-in-law as they navigate and take over the violent and complex drug business, especially after her sons return, ignorant of the cartel's true nature.

FAQs:

Q. Delhi Crime Season 3 release date?

A. Emmy-winning Delhi Crime Season 3 is coming to Netflix on November 13, 2025.

Q. Who's the main villain in Delhi Crime Season 3 series?

A. Huma Qureshi has been revealed as the main antagonist in Delhi Crime Season 3.