What to watch on OTT: Weapons, Freedom at Midnight S2, His and Hers

What to watch on OTT:  Zach Cregger’s acclaimed Weapons and Nikkhil Advani-directed Freedom at Midnight S2, are among others on the list of new releases for this week on OTT.

Written and directed by Zach Cregger, Weapons is a mystery horror movie that is being nominated for several major awards. All the students of a third-grade classroom, barring one, in the town of Maybrook run out of their homes at 2:17 am and disappear. This places their teacher, Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), amid suspicion that she is responsible for their disappearance. The cast features Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan. It’s now available for streaming.

Freedom at Midnight S2 SonyLIV The second season of Freedom at Midnight, a political drama that brings to life pivotal moments from the year of India’s independence, focusses on the story of India’s post-partition struggles. The series, based on the book Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, is helmed by Nikkhil Advani as the showrunner and director. The series features a stellar cast, including Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra, Rajendra Chawla, Arif Zakaria, Ira Dubey, Malishka Mendonsa, Rajesh Kumar, KC Shankar, Luke McGibney, Cordelia Bugeja, Alistair Finlay, Andrew Cullum, Richard Teverson in pivotal roles. It will be available for streaming from January 9.

His&Hers Netflix In the sweltering heat of Atlanta, Anna (Tessa Thompson) lives in haunted reclusion, fading away from her friends and career as a news anchor. But when she overhears talk about a murder in Dahlonega — the sleepy north Georgia town where she grew up — Anna is snapped back to life, pouncing on the case and searching for answers. Detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal) is strangely suspicious of her involvement, chasing her into the crosshairs of his own investigation. It’s now available for streaming.

A Nice Boy Prime Video The Roshan Sethi-directed feature follows Naveen (Karan Soni), a soft-spoken doctor, who finally brings his charming white-artist fiancé Jay (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional Indian family. Comic misunderstandings and emotional revelations that follow put everyone on edge. Despite facing uncomfortable truths about their own ideas of love and marriage, the family attempts to plan the big Indian wedding of Naveen and Jay’s dreams. Based on A Nice Indian Boy, written by Madhuri Shekar, its screenplay is by Eric Randall.

Caught Stealing Netflix Directed by Darren Aronofsky this crime thriller follows the story of a New York City bartender Hank Thompson (Austin Butler), who suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters, when his punk-rock neighbour asks him to take care of his cat for a few days. The cast also features Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Regina King. It will be available for streaming from January 10.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s The Thing with Feathers, is adapted from Max Porter’s acclaimed novella ‘Grief is the Thing with Feathers’. The film follows a widowed father and his two young sons as they struggle to process the sudden loss of their wife and mother, only to find their grief taking on a surreal, physical form. More than a conventional drama, the story transforms sorrow into something visceral and unsettling. As a crow-shaped presence stalks the family’s home, it explores how pain can both destroy and heal, resulting in one of Cumberbatch’s most inventive performances. It will be available for streaming from January 9.