Streaming platforms are kicking off 2025 with a bang, serving up a smorgasbord of digital delights that’ll have you glued to your couch (as if you needed another excuse). From Oscar-worthy flicks that’ll make you feel cultured to deep dives into viral sensations that’ll remind you why the internet is beautifully bizarre, plus fresh seasons of your beloved bingeworthy shows – there’s something for everyone in this week’s streaming buffet.
10 Best New OTT Releases This Week
1. All We Imagine As Light
Directed by Payal Kapadia
Release Date: 3 January
Streaming Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Looking for a spicy slice of Mumbai life? “All We Imagine As Light” follows two Malayali nurses whose lives are more tangled than hospital bedsheets. Prabha’s ex drops a bombshell gift (talk about baggage!), while Anu’s hunting for some privacy in the city that never sleeps – or stops watching. This Cannes Grand Prix winner, helmed by Payal Kapadia and featuring a stellar cast, promises to light up your screens from January 3.
2. Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
Directed by Chris Smith
Release Date: 1 January
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Meet Bryan Johnson, the 47-year-old tech tycoon who’s turned his medicine cabinet into a daily all-you-can-eat buffet. Popping pills like they’re candy (50+ to be exact) and getting vampire-chic plasma infusions, this modern-day Dorian Gray is on a quirky quest for immortality. His noble goal? Living long enough to see junior grow up. Catch this peculiar portrait of anti-aging obsession, now streaming since January 1.
3. Gunaah (Season 2)
Directed by Anil Senior
Release Date: 3 January
Streaming Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Gunaah’s second season is serving up revenge with a side of romance starting January 3. Our boy Abhimanyu pulls a witness protection program move, complete with a shiny new identity, to settle scores with his frenemies. Plot twist: he’s still got the hots for Tara, who’s awkwardly tangled in the very web he’s trying to unravel. With JK stirring the drama pot, this star-studded show promises delicious chaos.
4. Missing You
Directed by Nimer Rashed and Isher Sahota
Release Date: 1 January
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Detective Kat Donovan’s life goes from “meh” to “holy moly” when she swipes right into her long-lost ex-fiancé’s profile after 11 years of radio silence. But before she can say “awkward reunion,” she’s knee-deep in a murder mystery stew that’s been simmering since her dad’s unsolved case. Based on Harlan Coben’s page-turner, this star-studded thriller promises enough twists to give your neck a workout. Catch the drama unfold since January 1.
5. Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Directed by Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach
Release Date: 3 January
Streaming Platform: JioCinema
Academy Award winner Colin Firth leads this powerful five-part drama chronicling Dr. Jim Swire’s relentless quest for truth following the devastating Lockerbie bombing of December 21, 1988. When Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Scotland, claiming 270 lives including his daughter Flora’s, Swire and his wife Jane embarked on a haunting journey for justice. Streaming from January 3.
6. Bandidos Season 2 – Netflix
Directed by Adrian Grunberg and Javier Ruiz Caldera
Release Date: 3 January
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Guess who’s back with more shenanigans? Miguel Morales and his ragtag crew of professional troublemakers are diving headfirst (literally) into their next wild goose chase. This time, they’re hunting the Snake King’s treasure in Maya waters – Indiana Jones, eat your heart out!
7. Selling the City
Directed by NA
Release Date: 3 January
Streaming Platform: Netflix
In a cutthroat concrete jungle where dreams come with eight-figure price tags, “Selling the City” drops viewers into the high-stakes world of New York’s real estate gladiators. Watch as these suit-clad warriors battle it out for the juiciest listings in the Big Apple.
8. Reunion
Directed by Chris Nelson
Release Date: 1 January
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Netflix’s “Reunion” serves up a deadly cocktail of laughs and murder mystery, where name tags aren’t the only things getting pinned. A star-studded cast including Nina Dobrev and Billy Magnussen turn their high school reunion into a real-life game of Clue.
9. The Rig Season 2
Directed by John Strickland and Alex Holmes
Release Date: 2 January
Streaming Platform: Prime Video
Fog and isolation turn Scotland’s Kinloch Bravo into the world’s least desirable cruise ship, minus the buffet. This crew’s idea of a distress signal? Screaming into the void while surrounded by more mysteries than a Scottish pub has whisky.
10. When the Stars Gossip
Directed by Park Shin-woo
Release Date: 4 January
Streaming Platform: Netflix
Netflix’s celestial romance “When the Stars Gossip” proves that even in space, you can’t escape K-drama butterflies. Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin star in this cosmic meet-cute that gives “long-distance relationship” a whole new meaning.
Conclusion
Well, there you have it folks, your first week of 2025 is now set and filled with action! From plunging into the heart of Mumbai with Malayali nurses, to running after an eternally young tech tycoon with a penchant for pills, to solving murders at a high school reunion (because apparently name tags aren’t dramatic enough), your streaming queue is about to get more crowded than a holiday turkey. From realistic dramas to space K-romance, these shows will ensure that your ‘Continue Watching’ list is longer than your list of New Year’s resolutions. It’s high time to start buying snacks because your couch is waiting for you!
FAQs
Q1: Which platforms will have the most releases this week?
Netflix leads the pack with five new releases, including the bizarrely fascinating “Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever” and the second is the K-drama space drama “When the Stars Gossip.” Disney+ Hotstar comes in second with two major releases, including “All We Imagine As Light,” the Cannes Grand Prix winner. Both Prime Video and JioCinema have two movies each in this streaming feast, so your subscription juggling will stay in shape.
Q2: Are there any award-winning titles in this week’s lineup?
Strutting in with the pomp and credentials of Cannes Grand Prix, “All We Imagine As Light” arrives with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, but the good news is you don’t have to know how to speak French to enjoy this film. Plus, “Lockerbie: A Search for Truth” has the Academy Award winner Colin Firth coming to the small screen. Yes, you can tell your film snob friends that you are watching ‘prestigious content’ while sitting in your pajamas.
Q3: What genres are covered in this week’s releases?
It’s a smorgasbord of genres if you will! There are murder mysteries – both the reunion kind and the detective sort – sci-fi set on an oil rig, real estate wars in the concrete jungle, treasure hunts, and even a touch of romance that spans the galaxy. Oh, there is also a doc about a man who believes that plasma treatments are the new blood of a vampire.
Q4: Which shows offer the best binge-watching potential?
For those who intend to turn their couch into a temporary residence, ‘Gunaah’ Season 2 comes with tasty drama in a mix of revenge and romance. There’s enough treasure-hunting comedy in “Bandidos” Season 2 to keep you interested and enough plot twists in “Missing You” to keep you engaged. The only thing I would like to remind you is to get up from time to time and not to merge with your furniture.
