October has already brought several binge-worthy OTT releases, with Awarapan 2, Reporting Live and Pooja Meri Jaan standing out among the new arrivals. From crime thrillers and emotional dramas to romance, action and family stories, these movies and shows offer plenty of variety for your watchlist.
15 Best Movies & Shows of October (So Far)
1. Chumbak Part-2 (Netflix)
Life in Chumbak Colony gets messy again as marriages, friendships and unresolved tensions bring the five connected families back into one another’s problems. After the first eight episodes left several relationships unsettled, episodes 9 to 16 continue those stories with fresh misunderstandings and neighbourhood drama. The close-knit residents once again prove that in this colony, nobody’s problem stays private for long.
2. Pooja Meri Jaan (ZEE5)
Pooja finds herself accused of abetment after a man whose romantic feelings she rejected dies by suicide. Her case is taken up by defence lawyer Sana, but Sana’s personal connection to the dead man makes the legal fight emotionally complicated. The story places grief, professional responsibility and the demand for justice on opposing sides.
3. #Love (Netflix)
Dating-app founders Tara and Matthew have completely different ideas about what makes relationships last, with one trusting compatibility and the other believing in chemistry. They decide to test their theories through a 60-day dating experiment. But once real emotions enter the picture, love proves much harder to measure than either expected.
4. Dupahiya Season 2 (Prime Video)
Dhadakpur is thrown into another round of confusion when Banwari’s land is chosen for a mobile tower and villagers begin blaming the project for their troubles. While Bhugol adjusts to unexpected internet fame and Roshni focuses on her SSC exams, Inspector Mithlesh starts noticing signs that something suspicious may be happening. The village madness gradually points towards a possible scam.
5. Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar (Netflix)
Widow Aleena Abraham joins the police as a rookie civil constable, hoping the new job will help her rebuild her life. Everything changes when she and three junior officers become involved in a criminal’s death during a station scuffle and panic leads them to destroy CCTV evidence. Their attempt to hide the truth puts them against experienced Crime Branch investigator Haris Meeran.
6. Awarapan 2 (Prime Video)
Former gangster Shivam Pandit now lives quietly near an orphanage while carrying the pain of his past. When a young girl named Aaliyah disappears after a fake adoption and is traced to a human-trafficking network, an Interpol officer asks Shivam to help rescue her. The mission takes him to Bangkok, where he must enter an Indian mafia family operating inside the trafficking network.
7. Mandaadi (Netflix)
Competitive boat racing forms the heart of this sports drama, but the real stakes stretch far beyond winning a race. Ambition, personal struggles and relationships become closely tied to the intense competition on the water. Soori and Suhas play key roles in a story where the lives of the racers matter just as much as the sporting action.
8. Reporting Live (Netflix)
Journalist Sandhya and veteran cameraman Vinod begin investigating illegal sand mining and discover links to a powerful criminal syndicate. Their search for evidence places them in increasing danger, but they remain determined to bring the story into the open. Parineeti Chopra and Deven Bhojani lead the thriller alongside Shekhar Suman, Adil Hussain and Amol Palekar.
9. Matchbox The Movie (Apple TV)
CIA operative Sean Walker returns home only to find himself framed for stealing a nuclear weapon. Clearing his name forces him and his childhood friends into an international mission to recover the weapon before it can cause a disaster. John Cena leads this action adventure directed by Sam Hargrave and inspired by Mattel’s Matchbox cars.
10. Animals (Netflix)
A man campaigning to become mayor of Los Angeles and his wife are thrown into a nightmare when their son is kidnapped. Their desperate effort to arrange the ransom pushes them towards dangerous choices while exposing secrets that could destroy their carefully controlled family life. Ben Affleck directs and stars alongside Kerry Washington.
11. Below (Netflix)
Fisherman Calvin Penney’s isolated Newfoundland community comes under threat from a violent creature hiding in the sea. The danger becomes deeply personal when his son begins showing frightening symptoms connected to whatever is lurking underwater. Calvin joins marine biologist Fonda Howander to understand the threat before it becomes even worse.
12. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Apple TV, Prime Video, ZeePlex)
Peter Parker continues fighting crime alone in a world where even MJ and Ned no longer remember him. Watching the people he loves move on without him leaves Peter isolated, until a powerful new threat forces him to work with an unexpected ally. Tom Holland returns alongside Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo and others.
13. Sardar 2 (Prime Video)
Veteran RAW operative Chandra Bose, better known as Sardar, is brought back from exile to confront the dangerous mercenary organisation Black Dagger. He joins forces with his RAW-agent son Vijay Prakash as the group’s leader Yogi prepares a catastrophic biochemical weapon linked to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Karthi plays both father and son in this high-stakes spy action thriller.
14. Ohh My Dog (Netflix)
A young child unexpectedly takes in a stray dog and develops a deep friendship with the animal. Their time together gradually becomes an emotional journey that offers comfort and healing to both of them. The story keeps things simple by focusing on the powerful bond between a child and a dog.
15. Romanchakam (Netflix)
A young entrepreneur launches a dating startup believing he understands how relationships work, but his own love life proves far less predictable. Falling for a woman brings one complication after another and slowly disrupts the carefully organised life he has built. The story mixes romance and comedy with emotion and suspense as his plans begin falling apart.
Whether you want crime, romance, action or something emotional, these movies and shows are among the strongest OTT picks of October so far.