Friday, October 2, 2026, brings a packed slate of new OTT releases across major streaming platforms, with titles spanning Hindi crime drama, Malayalam romantic comedy, mythological mystery, Tamil-Telugu romance, and sports documentary. If you are planning your weekend watchlist, here is everything that dropped today on ZEE5, JioHotstar, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Apple TV+.
The biggest Hindi release of the day is Pooja Meri Jaan, now streaming on ZEE5. This long-awaited Maddock Films production is a crime drama thriller starring Mrunal Thakur and Huma Qureshi, exploring themes of obsession and rejection. The film has been on audiences’ radar for a long time, and its official digital premiere today makes it one of the most searched OTT releases this weekend.
For Malayalam cinema fans, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has arrived on JioHotstar in five languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. Directed by Girish A.D. and starring Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju, this romantic comedy became a historic blockbuster with a theatrical run exceeding ₹300 crore worldwide. It is now the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time, and its digital debut today gives audiences across India the chance to watch it from home.
Amazon Prime Video has brought Mahendragiri Varahi, a mythological mystery thriller starring Sumanth and Aishwarya Rajesh. The film hit OTT just three weeks after its September theatrical release, making it a quick digital turnaround. Netflix, meanwhile, has added two titles: #Love, a Tamil-Telugu romance film starring Arjun Das and Aishwarya Lekshmi, and Schumacher ’94, a sports documentary tracing Michael Schumacher’s historic and chaotic 1994 Formula 1 World Championship season. Schumacher ’94 is also available on JioHotstar for viewers who prefer that platform.
With five major titles releasing on the same day across ZEE5, JioHotstar, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video, October 2, 2026, shapes up as one of the busiest OTT Fridays of the year. Whether you are in the mood for a tense Hindi thriller, a feel-good Malayalam romance, a mythological mystery, or a deep-dive sports documentary, there is something for every kind of viewer this weekend.
