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New Delhi | October 2025 — If you’re hunting for your next binge, this week’s OTT lineup brings a mix of mythic animation, crime thrillers, action dramas and more across Netflix, Hotstar, Prime Video, Apple TV+ and SUNNXT. Here’s what’s dropping between October 6 and 12 and what’s worth watching:
What’s Streaming This Week
Netflix
- Kurukshetra (Hindi, Animated) — Releases October 10
An ambitious retelling of the Mahabharata war, this version presents 18 perspectives from different warriors, exploring internal conflicts, moral dilemmas and personal biases. - Boots (English) — Releases October 9
Set in the 1990s, this coming-of-age drama charts two boys — one straight, one gay — who enlist in the military and slowly reckon with their identities, competitive pressures, and emotional scars. - The Woman in Cabin 10 (English) — Releases October 10
A suspense thriller based on Ruth Ware’s novel. A journalist on a luxury cruise becomes convinced someone has vanished, but no one admits to seeing it happen. She soon suspects she’s being targeted.
Jio Hotstar
- Search: The Naina Murder Case (Hindi) — Releases October 10
Starring Konkona Sen Sharma as ACP Sanyukta Das, the story follows her attempt to balance professional duty and personal strife. While considering leaving her post, she is drawn into investigating the murder of a young girl found in a politician’s car, exposing political and emotional truth.
Prime Video
- Maintenance Required (English) — Releases October 8
A light-hearted rom-com about Charlie, who manages a small auto shop and forms an online friendship with someone he doesn’t know is actually a rival in real life — all while both bond over vintage vehicles.
Apple TV+
- The Last Frontier (English) — Releases October 10
A gripping survival thriller: after a plane carrying criminals crashes on Alaska’s outskirts, a U.S. Marshal grapples with personal demons while confronting a dangerous conspiracy surrounding a high-value target.
SUNNXT
- Rambo (Tamil) — Releases October 10
Opting for a digital launch, this action-sports drama revolves around a kickboxer with grit, romance, and high stakes. It skips theaters and goes straight to OTT.
What’s Worth Watching & Why
- Kurukshetra’s narrative scope — exploring war from multiple internal viewpoints — makes it more than just an animated spectacle; it’s a philosophical retelling.
- Search: The Naina Murder Case promises gritty intrigue, blending crime, politics and personal conflict in a gripping way.
- Rambo’s direct-to-OTT release signals shifting trends in how mid-budget action films find audiences.
- The Woman in Cabin 10 adds a psychological thriller to the mix; its setting on a cruise lends it claustrophobic tension.
- Maintenance Required offers a lighter counterbalance to the suspense-heavy titles — perfect when you want something uplifting yet charming.
Streaming Tips
- Start with Naina Murder Case or Kurukshetra — if you like crime or mythology.
- Set aside a lighter pick like Maintenance Required when you want a breather from thrills.
- Expect overlaps — release dates are close, so you may want to queue multiple titles.
Watch trailers first — some titles may appeal more based on tone or pacing.
