6 big-ticket OTT releases in August to watch out for

Arshia DharPublished on Aug 02, 2023

It promises to be a busy month for the biggest stars with some of them either making a comeback or their projects making their much-anticipated premieres

This month, the OTT platforms are bringing out the big guns, as some of their most popular shows are making comebacks with new seasons, while a few big ticket projects are all set to premiere.

Made in Heaven, Season TwoAfter a four-year-long wait, Amazon Prime Video’s Made in Heaven, a series created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, is set to make a comeback on 10 August.The maiden season followed the lives of Tara Khanna (Sobhita Dhulipala) and Karan Mehra (Arjun Mathur), two Delhi-based wedding planners, with actors Jim Sarbh, Kalki Koechlin, Shashank Arora and Vijay Raaz in other lead roles. The second season will also see actors Radhika Apte, Sarah-Jane Dias, Shibani Dandekar-Akhtar and Mrunal Thakur play brides.Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video — **Made in Heaven, Season Two**
After a four-year-long wait, Amazon Prime Video’s *Made in Heaven*, a series created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, is set to make a comeback on 10 August.

The maiden season followed the lives of Tara Khanna (Sobhita Dhulipala) and Karan Mehra (Arjun Mathur), two Delhi-based wedding planners, with actors Jim Sarbh, Kalki Koechlin, Shashank Arora and Vijay Raaz in other lead roles. The second season will also see actors Radhika Apte, Sarah-Jane Dias, Shibani Dandekar-Akhtar and Mrunal Thakur play brides.
**Streaming platform:** Amazon Prime Video

Heart of StoneAlia Bhatt’s debut Hollywood project is a spy thriller headlined by Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan. In the film, Gadot plays the titular Rachel Stone, an intelligence officer who is the sole person standing between her powerful, global peace-keeping organisation, and the loss of its most valuable asset. Bhatt plays the role of Keya Dhawan, an Indian spy who seems to infiltrate systems that throw Stone’s world into peril. The film is set to release on 4 August.Streaming platform: Netflix — **Heart of Stone**
Alia Bhatt’s debut Hollywood project is a spy thriller headlined by Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan. In the film, Gadot plays the titular Rachel Stone, an intelligence officer who is the sole person standing between her powerful, global peace-keeping organisation, and the loss of its most valuable asset. Bhatt plays the role of Keya Dhawan, an Indian spy who seems to infiltrate systems that throw Stone’s world into peril. The film is set to release on 4 August.
**Streaming platform:** Netflix

Guns & Gulaabs, Season OneA Raj & D.K. creation and production, this crime thriller is based in the cartel-run town of Gulaabganj, where an unexpected opium deal drags a big-city cop and a lovesick mechanic into its tumultuous clutches. Starring Gulshav Devaiah, Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salman and Adarsh Gourav, the show is all set to premier on 18 August.Streaming platform: NetflixImage: IMDB — **Guns & Gulaabs,** **Season One**
A Raj & D.K. creation and production, this crime thriller is based in the cartel-run town of Gulaabganj, where an unexpected opium deal drags a big-city cop and a lovesick mechanic into its tumultuous clutches. Starring Gulshav Devaiah, Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salman and Adarsh Gourav, the show is all set to premier on 18 August.
**Streaming platform:** Netflix
Image: IMDB

Ahsoka, Season OneRosario Dawson stars in the titular role of Ahsoka Tano from the Star Wars universe. She is a former Jedi Knight, who once served as the Padawan learner to Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. Ahsoka is a respected leader and warrior with loyalties to the light side of the Force, and is a formidable fighter who saw the Empire’s reign change the course of galactic history.In the show, she is on the hunt for the odious Grand Admiral Thrawn in the hope that it will help her find the missing Ezra Bridger, the young Jedi who disappeared with Thrawn several years ago. The series is a spinoff of the series The Mandalorian, and is set to premiere on 23 August.Streaming platform: Disney+Hotstar — **Ahsoka,** **Season One**
Rosario Dawson stars in the titular role of Ahsoka Tano from the *Star Wars* universe. She is a former Jedi Knight, who once served as the Padawan learner to Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. Ahsoka is a respected leader and warrior with loyalties to the light side of the Force, and is a formidable fighter who saw the Empire’s reign change the course of galactic history.

In the show, she is on the hunt for the odious Grand Admiral Thrawn in the hope that it will help her find the missing Ezra Bridger, the young Jedi who disappeared with Thrawn several years ago. The series is a spinoff of the series *The Mandalorian*, and is set to premiere on 23 August.
**Streaming platform:** Disney+Hotstar

Only Murders in the Building, Season ThreeThe popular series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Serena Gomez in lead roles starts off with three strangers’ paths colliding over their shared obsession with true crime. In a surprising turn of events, they suddenly find themselves in the middle of one, with a gory death occurring at their Upper West Side apartment building. The trio suspects murder and uses their knowledge of true crime to uncover the truth.The latest season—which is set to release on 8 August—also stars Tina Fey, Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd, Ashley Park and Jesse Williams in pivotal roles.Streaming platform: Disney+HotstarImage: Disney.com.au — **Only Murders in the Building, Season Three**
The popular series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Serena Gomez in lead roles starts off with three strangers’ paths colliding over their shared obsession with true crime. In a surprising turn of events, they suddenly find themselves in the middle of one, with a gory death occurring at their Upper West Side apartment building. The trio suspects murder and uses their knowledge of true crime to uncover the truth.
The latest season—which is set to release on 8 August—also stars Tina Fey, Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd, Ashley Park and Jesse Williams in pivotal roles.
**Streaming platform:** Disney+Hotstar
Image: Disney.com.au

Choona, Season OneA thriller-comedy that revolves around six average joes who, when they realise that they share a common enemy—a conniving politician—urges them to come up with the plan to undertake a heist in order to seek revenge. The series stars Jimmy Shergill, Arshad Warsi, Namit Das, Vikram Kochhar and Niharika Dutt, and is set to release on 3 August.Streaming platform: Netflix — **Choona, Season One**
A thriller-comedy that revolves around six average joes who, when they realise that they share a common enemy—a conniving politician—urges them to come up with the plan to undertake a heist in order to seek revenge. The series stars Jimmy Shergill, Arshad Warsi, Namit Das, Vikram Kochhar and Niharika Dutt, and is set to release on 3 August.
**Streaming platform:** Netflix

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6 big-ticket OTT releases in August to watch out for

It promises to be a busy month for the biggest stars with some of them either making a comeback or their projects making their much-anticipated premieres

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