The third week of December is upon us and brings some fresh content – new movies and shows to watch on OTT platforms. From action to drama, romance, mystery, and more, there are several movies and shows across different genres that you can watch on OTT platforms. If you’re wondering what to watch next, below is a list of some of the best content released this week on popular streaming platforms like Disney Plus Hotstar, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video.
The list includes shows and movies like Thank God (Hindi), Emily in Paris, Season 3, Jack Ryan Season 3, and more. Besides these there are new episodes to popular shows like Unstoppable 2 with NBK which will feature Jayasudha, Jayaprada, and Raashi Khanna. So whether you’re in the mood for action, drama, romance, or mystery, there’s something for you on this list.
Top OTT Releases this Week
| Movie | Platform | Release Date | IMDb Rating |
| Not So Merry Christmas | Netflix | 20 December | 5.3 |
| Thank God | Amazon Prime | 20 December | 6.1 |
| Emily in Paris, Season 3 | Netflix | 21 December | 6.9 |
| Jack Ryan Season 3 | Amazon Prime | 21 December | 8 |
| Big Bet | Disney+Hotstar | 21 December | TBA |
| Alice in Borderland | Netflix | 22 December | 7.6 |
| Ram Setu | Amazon Prime | 23 December | 5.2 |
| TVF Pitchers S2 | Zee5 | 23 December | 9.1 |
| Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Netflix | 23 December | 8 |
| Strange World | Disney+Hotstar | 23 December | 4.8 |
| Witcher-Blood Origin | Netflix | 25 December | TBA |
| Masooda | Aha Video | 21 December | 7.8 |
| Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey | Disney+ Hotstar | 22 December | 8 |
Not So Merry Christmas
This Mexican movie has been directed by Mark Alazraki and is the official Mexican version of Groundhog Day (1993). The movie has a fair number of dances and Christmas carols but progressively gets deflated, consumed by the Christmas Spirit. The story follows Chuy, a grumpy, self-centered individual, married with two kids. He has reached his midlife. This year, he relives Christmas day after day in a scary space-time glitch till he starts appreciating the festive season. Full of mystery and surprises, this movie is a must-watch.
IMDb Rating – 5.3
Where to watch – Netflix
Cast – Mauricio Ochmann, Manu Nana, Ana Brenda Contreras, José Sefami, María Rojo, Paul Espinosa, Kaled Acab, Romina Poza, Bastian Calva, Aldo Escalante Ochoa, Veronica Bravo, Andrea Ortega Lee, Fernando Echevarria, Alfonso Borbolla, Lucero Trejo, Hernan Del Reigo, Nicole Betech, Juan Velázquez Blanco
Not So Merry Christmas Release Date – 20 December 2022
Thank God
This Hindi-language fantasy comedy-drama is the directorial venture of Indra Kumar, and is the official remake of the 2009 Danish movie Sorte Kugler (What goes around comes around). Released during Diwali, it got mixed reviews from critics and didn’t do well commercially. Now it is all set to release on OTT. This movie is a comedy. The story follows a couple of kind-hearted men who take blessings from the Lord before taking certain matters into their own hands, trying to change society. Will they be able to? Watch this comic caper and find out.
IMDb rating – 6.1
Where to watch – Amazon Prime
Cast – Rakul Preet Singh, Ajay Devgn, Nora Fatehi, Sidharth Malhotra, Shalani Tharaka, Vishal Bhavsar, Sadanand Verma, Rafique Khan, Sammy Jonas Heaney, Vikram Kochhar, Mahesh Balraj, Sharik Khan
Thank God Release Date – 20 December 2022
Emily in Paris, Season 3
One of the most popular and successful comedy shows on Netflix; this shall be returning for its 3rd season soon. It has been renewed for a 4th season as well. The show is set in Paris, France. It revolves around Emily, an American Mid-Western woman who is a social media strategist and lands her dream job at Savoir and relocates to the City of Lights to pursue her career. She lands in the middle of a culture clash and tries to adjust to her new life while juggling her career, friendships, and romance.
IMDb rating – 6.9
Where to watch– Netflix
Cast – Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Samuel Arnold, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Bruno Gouery, Camille Razat, Lucas Bravo, Lucien Laviscount, William Abadie, Kevin Dias,Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Søren Bregendal, Kate Walsh, Jin Xuan Mao, Charles Martins, Paul Forman, Charley Fouquet, Arnaud Binard.
Emily in Paris Season 3 Release Date – 21 December 2022
Jack Ryan Season 3
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, an American political action thriller TV series, is based on characters from the fictional “Ryanverse” created by Tom Clancy. Graham Roland and Carlton Cuse have created this show, with the latter serving as executive producers together with Michael Bay, Mace Neufeld, and John Krasinski, amongst others. In February 2019, Amazon renewed the show for a 3rd season, which is all set to release on 21st December 2022. The story follows up-and-coming CIA Analyst Jack Ryan who gets thrown into a dangerous field assignment after solving a pattern in terrorist communication, putting him in the centre of a perilous gambit.
IMDb rating – 8
Where to watch – Amazon Prime
Cast – John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Kevin Kent, John Hoogenakker, Abbie Cornish, Nina Hoss, Ali Suliman, Noomi Rapace, Jordi Mollà, Peter Guinness, Dina Shihabi, Francisco Denis, Alexej Manvelov, Cristina Umana, James Cosmo, Jovan Adepo, Betty Gabriel.
Jack Ryan Release Date – 21 December 2022
Big Bet
This star-studded crime drama comes to us from South Korea. Directed by Kang Yoon-sung, this show is centered around a legendary figure in the casino world in the Philippines. This is a story about a casino king undertaking major risks, trying to get back into the game. Full of twists, turns, drama, and action, this movie is a must-watch.
IMDb rating – TBA
Where to watch – Disney+Hotstar
Cast – Eugene Ko, Choi Min-sik, Jo Jae-yoon, Heo Sung-tae, Sukku Son, Daniel Joey Albright, Kim Joo-Ryung, Nico Antonio, Dong-hwi Lee, Bembol Roco, Ronnie Lazaro, Veronica Reyes, Min Kim, Hojo Shin, Son Seok-goo, Scott Seungpil Jung
Big Bet Release Date – 21 December 2022
Alice in Borderland Season 2
This Japanese science-fiction thriller drama streaming TV series is based on the manga by the same name. The story revolves around two allies trapped in an abandoned Tokyo, where they are forced to take part in dangerous games, the type and difficulty levels of which are calculated by playing cards. If they survive their first game, players get “visas”, which get extended the more they compete. Once these visas expire, the individuals get executed by red lasers shot from the sky.
IMDb rating – 7.6
Where to watch – Netflix
Cast – Kento Yamakazi, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijirô Murakami, Yûtarô Watanabe, Sho Aoyagi, Ayaka Miyoshi, Dori Sakurada, Aya Asahina, Tsuyoshi Abe, Riisa Naka, Takanobu Shiohara, Kenji Takagi, Seiya Goto, Yuzuru Yuyama, Eleanor Noble, Daniel Rindress-Kay, Tomohisa Yamashita, Yuri Tsunematsu
Alice in Borderland Season 2 Release Date – 22 December 2022
Ram Setu
In this movie, we are introduced to ASI archeologist Dr. Aryan Kulshreshtra, a non-believer who doesn’t buy the story that Ram Setu is a man-made structure, and questions the historical validity of the Ramayana. A businessman asks Dr. Aryan to prove that the Ram Setu is a natural phenomenon. The doctor’s scientific research shows that the structure is man-made, and Rama, the historical figure, existed. To gather more evidence about Rama’s existence, Aryan goes to Sri Lanka, with the help of Dr. Sandra, an environmentalist, and a local Lankan guide. What occurs next forms the plot of the movie.
IMDb Rating – 5.2
Where to watch – Amazon Prime
Cast – Jacqueline Fernandez, Akshay Kumar, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Satyadev Kancharana, Nassar, Pravesh Rana, Jennifer Picinato, Shweta Kawatra, Varun Pande, Darshan Pandya, Bhawana Rai, Mohammad Ali, Deepansha Dhingra, Saadhika Syal, Pradeep Patwardhan, Mahesh Sharma, Balachandra Rai, and Bipin Nadkarni.
Ram Setu Release Date – 23 December 2022
TVF Pitchers Season 2
The story deals with four friends, Naveen Bansal, Jitendra Maheshwari, Yogendra Kumar, and Saurabh Mandal, who make a splash in the business world by launching their own start-up company. Naveen loses his cool for not being assigned a project from his office, gets drunk, and resigns. He is offered a position in a branch office in Beijing, but as he reaches the airport for departure, he realizes he isn’t cut out for routine jobs. He gets news of his second plan after reaching the finals of the start-up conclave by NASSCOM. The four friends then search for what they want in life and face issues in getting their start-up off the ground. The second season will see the friends reprise their roles, except this time, Jitendra will not be there.
IMDb rating – 9.1
Where to watch – Zee5
Cast – Naveen Kasturia, Arunabh Kumar, Abhay Mahajan, Akanksha Thakur, Gopal Datt, Maanvi Gagroo, Rajesh Sharma, Pranav Bhasin, Jaimini Pathak, Suneel Sinha, Arnav Bhasin, Biswapati Sarkar, Natasha Azad, Aditi Singh, Manjiri Pupala, Abhishek Banerjee, Anuj Sharma.
TVF Pitchers Release Date – 23 December 2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, is a 2022 American mystery movie has been directed by Rian Johnson, produced by him and Ram Bergman. It is the sequel to the 2019 movie Knives Out. Master detective Benoit Blanc takes on a new case and travels to Greece, a foreign land. Does Blanc manage to solve the case? Watch the movie and find out.
IMDb rating – 8
Where to watch – Netflix
Cast – Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Hugh Grant, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Katherine Hahn, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Noah Segan, Jackie Hoffman, Madelyn Cline, Ethan Hawke, Dallas Roberts, Stephen Sondheim, Natasha Lyonne, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Serena Williams.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Release Date – 23 December 2022
Strange World
This 2022 American computer-animated sci-fi adventure movie has been produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Don Hall is the director of this flick. The movie follows the Clades, a well-known family of explorers, as they start a journey to discover a mysterious land inhabited by otherworldly lifeforms to save a resource known as the Pando, preventing it from losing its energy power source.
IMDb rating – 4.8
Where to watch – Disney+Hotstar
Cast – Jake Gyllenhaal, Gabrielle Union, Jaboukie Young-White, Dennis Quaid, Karan Soni, Lucy Liu, Alan Tudyk, Adelina Anthony, Abraham Benrubi, Jonathan Melo, Nik Dodani, Reed Buck, Emily Kuroda, Francesca Reale, Katie Lowes, Dave Kohut, Lisa Renee Frederick, Alice Kina Diehl.
Strange World Release Date – 23 December 2022.
Witcher- Blood Origin
Declan de Barra has created this upcoming fantasy miniseries, and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, and has been adapted from the Witcher book series by Andrzej Sapkowski. The first season will consist of four episodes. this show is set 1200 years before the events of The Witcher television series and will depict the creation of the first witcher, together with the events leading to the “Conjunction of the Spheres.” It will also explore the old Elven civilization before its demise.
IMDb rating – TBA
Where to watch – Netflix.
Cast – Michelle Yeoh, Lenny Henry, Nathaniel Curtis, Dylan Moran, Francesca Mills, Sophia Brown, Laurence O’Fuarain, Zach Wyatt, Jacob Collins-Levy, Huw Novelli, Mirren Mack, Amy Murray, Lizzie Annis, Hebe Beardsall, James Boyland, Kim Adis, Vissolela Lucas, Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson.
Witcher – Blood Origin Release Date – 25 December 2022
Masooda
Masooda is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language supernatural horror movie has been written and directed by Sai Kiran in his directorial debut and produced by Rahul Yadav Nakka via Swadharm Entertainment. The Telugu-language film has been doing well with both moviegoers and critics, and people were looking forward to the OTT release.
IMDb rating – 7.8
Where to watch – Aha Video
Cast – Karthik Adusumilli, Kavya Kalyanram, Sangeetha Krish, Surabhi Prabhavathi, Satya Prakash, Satyam Rajesh, Akhila Ram, Surya Rao, Bandhavi Sridhar, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Krishna Teja
Masooda Release Date: 21 December 2022
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey is a Malayalam language family comedy-drama has been directed by Vipin Das and was released theatrically on 28 October 2022. With a sarcastic approach, the film deals with improper adulting. It has Basil Joseph and Noby Narcose in lead roles. The movie gathered 25.45 Crores at the box office and received positive reviews from critics and audiences.
IMDb rating – 8.0
Where to watch – Disney+ Hotstar
Cast – Basil Joseph, Noby Marcose, Anand Manmadhan, Azees Nedumangad, Sudheer Paravoor, Harish Pengan, Manju Pillai, Darshana Rajendran, Sarath Sabha, Aju Varghese
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Release Date: 22 December 2022
That rounds off the OTT watchlist for this week. So which movie or show are you going to watch first?
Other Releases that You Can Watch on OTT
| Movie Name | Release Date | Platform | Rating |
| Dangerous Liaisons | 23 December | Lionsgate Play | 5.6 |
| Kaari | 23 December | ZEE5 | 8.4 |
| Honeymoon | 20 December | Netflix | 6.2 |
| Tara vs Bilal | 23 December | Netflix | 3.6 |
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Part 1 | 20 December | Netflix | 6.8 |
| Matto Ki Saikil | 20 December | Amazon Prime Video | 8.3 |
| The Fabulous | 23 December | Netflix | TBD |
| Kathmandu Connection S2 | 23 December | SonyLIV | 5.8 |
| The Teacher | 23 December | Netflix | 5.8 |
| Agent Kannayiram | 23 December | SunNxt | 7.5 |
| Ini Utharam | 23 December | ZEE5 | 9 |
| Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam | 23 December | ZEE5 | 8 |
| Matilda – The Musical | 25 December | Netflix | 7.4 |
