From ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ To ‘Barbie’, Check Out Must-Watch OTT Releases This Week

Here’s a list of upcoming OTT shows and films that will keep you entertained this week.

OTT releases to stream this week
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We are finally entering the last few weeks of the year, and with the cosy weather, we all tend to curl up in our beds and watch some good content on the screen. Interestingly, there are multiple upcoming OTT shows and movie releases this week, which would make sure that you are entertained. In fact, this week from December 18-24 is packed releases across different moods and genres.

Several titles like Saltburn, Barbie, BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star, Maestro, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians, are releasing this week, to name a few. Here’s a list:

‘Falimy’

Directed by: Nithish Sahadev

Cast: Basil Joseph, Jagadish, Manju Pillai, Sandeep Pradeep, Meenaraj Palluruthy, Raina Radhakrishnan

Releasing on: 18 December 2023

The film is about a middle-class dysfunctional family that decides to go on a trip to Varanasi. However, they end up facing personal challenges as they travel together, with fights and arguments cropping up throughout their journey. 

‘Hello Ghost!’

Directed by: Hsieh Pei-Ju

Cast: Jing-Hua Tseng, Ivy Shao, Lu Yi-Ching, Tsai-Hsing Chang, Jia-Yin Tsai, Chun-Hao Hung, Bai Jing Yi, Xie Kun Da, Calvin Tsou

Releasing on: 18 December 2023

Streaming on: Netflix

The film, adapted from the 2010 South Korean blockbuster comedy, is around a lonely delivery man named A-wei, and how he attempts to commit suicide multiple times but fails at it. Albeit, he ends up meeting four ghosts who inform him that they will leave him alone if he helps them fulfil their final wishes. 

‘Mission Start Ab’

Created by: Indrani Ray

Cast: Kunal Bahl, Anisha Singh, Manish Chowdar, Cyrus, Masaba Gupta

Releasing on: 19 December 2023

Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video

The reality show will feature three investors who will then choose ten outstanding early-stage founders. Finally, after their skills are put to test, the last-standing founders will get a potential investment for their startups.

‘BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star’

Produced by: Hybe

Cast: Kim Nam-joon, Kim Seok-jin, Min Yoon-gi, Jung Ho-seokm Park Ji-min, Kim Tae-hyung, Jeon Jung-kook

Releasing on: 20 December 2023

Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar

The 8-episode docuseries revolves around the incredible journey of pop icons BTS and recalls the ten years of their existence as a band. From their daily lives to their thoughts and the highs and lows, it would feature everything around them. 

‘Maestro’

Directed by: Bradley Cooper

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman

Releasing on: 20 December 2023

Streaming on: Netflix

The biographical drama is around the relationship between American composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre. It is an emotional characterisation of family and love. Watch it for the magic of Bradley Cooper.

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’

Created by: Rick Riordan, Jonathan E. Steinberg

Cast: Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadr, Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas

Releasing on: 20 December 2023

Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar

The fantastical story is about a 12-year-old contemporary demigod, Percy Jackson, who is trying to come to terms with his newfound supernatural powers. However, the sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Percy must now prove that he is innocent and hence, needs to locate the bolt and restore order to Olympus. 

‘Like Flowers in Sand’

Directed by: Kim Jin-woo

Cast: Jang Dong-yoon, Lee Ju-myoung, Yoon Jong-seok, Kim Bo-ra, Lee Jae-joon, Lee Joo-seung

Releasing on: 21 December 2023

Streaming on: Netflix

Kim Baek-doo (Jang Dong-yoon), who is a ssireum player, is working to find success, However, when he decides to retire from the sport, he reunites with his childhood friend Oh Yoo-kyung (Lee Ju-myoung). The latter ends up becoming the management team leader for his friend’s ssireum team, and saves the team from disbanding. 

‘Barbie’

Directed by: Greta Gerwig

Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell

Releasing on: 21 December 2023

Streaming on: Jio Cinemas

The film, which has already hit the theatres earlier, is about Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling), who set out on a mission to travel to the real world, which is unlike Barbie Land. 

'Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case'

Directed by: Christo Tomy

Cast: Jolly Joseph

Releasing on: 22 December 2023

Streaming on: Netflix

The true-crime documentary is about the serial murders that took place in Koodathayi village in Kozhikode district in Kerala. It is about Jolly Joseph, a woman who was accused of cyanide poisoning and killing six family members.

‘Dry Day’

Directed by: Saurabh Shukla

Cast: Jitendra Kumar, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Annu Kapoor

Releasing on: 22 December 2023

Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video

Gannu (Jitendra Kumar) is a loving husband but he has one vice that he is an alcoholic. He is also the biggest loafer of Jagodhar but when his wife decides to not keep their baby due to his alcoholism, he makes sure to ban alcohol while also struggling with his drinking habits. 

‘Humorously Yours: Season 3’

Created by: Amit Golani

Cast: Vipul Goyal, Rasika Dugal

Releasing on: 22 December 2023

Streaming on: Zee5

Stand-up comedian, Vipul Goyal, is now set to perform on an international stage. But whether his plan will finally take off or not, still remains to be seen.

‘What If…?: Season 2’

Directed by: Bryan Andrews

Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Cynthia McWilliams, Mick Wingert, Hayley Atwell, Lake Bell

Releasing on: 22 December 2023

Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar

The second season of What If? revolves around the timelines in the multiverse, and showcases what would have happened if the major events from the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) have happened in a different manner. 

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