Weekend OTT Watchlist: 10 Exciting New Movies & Shows You Can Watch This Friday

This weekend’s OTT lineup brings a lively mix of romance, comedy, sports drama, courtroom tension, action and inspiring real-life stories. From Chumbak Part 2 and Dupahiya Season 2 to #Love and Blue Box Season 2, these new releases give you plenty of options for a Friday-night binge.

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OTT New Releases This Weekend (Oct 2, 2026)

1. Blue Box Season 2 (Netflix)

Taiki and Chinatsu remain focused on badminton and basketball, but keeping their growing feelings separate from their sporting goals is becoming harder. New people and changing relationships add fresh complications to their slow-burn romance. Season 2 continues balancing young love with the pressure of competitive sport.

2. Chumbak Part 2 (Netflix)

The five families of Chumbak Colony are back, and their unfinished arguments, friendships and relationship problems quickly become everyone’s business again. Episodes 9 to 16 continue several storylines left open earlier while bringing fresh misunderstandings into the neighbourhood. Expect another round of family warmth, comic chaos and people getting far too involved in one another’s lives.

3. Main Ladega (JioHotstar)

A young man trying to escape violence at home finds a new direction after moving into an army hostel and discovering boxing. Training gives him a way to turn years of anger into discipline as he starts dreaming of a national championship. His sporting journey is also tied to a deeply personal wish to protect his mother and finally face his abusive father.

4. Dupahiya Season 2 (Prime Video)

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Dhadakpur is thrown into another round of confusion after Banwari’s land is chosen for a mobile tower and villagers start connecting every new problem to it. At the same time, Bhugol enjoys unexpected online fame, Roshni studies for her SSC exams and Inspector Mithlesh begins noticing signs of a possible scam. Season 2 once again turns small-town problems into big comic chaos.

5. #Love (Netflix)

Tara and Matthew may run a dating app together, but they strongly disagree about what actually makes couples compatible. To prove whether data or chemistry matters more, they agree to date each other for 60 days. Their neat experiment starts falling apart once genuine emotions become impossible to ignore.

6. Doing Life (Netflix)

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Anika is raising her family alone and struggling to stay financially and emotionally strong when she begins writing to Carousel, a man serving time in prison. What starts as simple correspondence slowly becomes meaningful to both of them. Their letters create an unexpected space for companionship, hope and emotional survival.

7. Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (JioHotstar)

An unexpected romance between two people with a noticeable age difference becomes the centre of attention in a tightly connected community. With neighbours constantly watching and gossip travelling quickly, their relationship creates confusion and plenty of social drama. Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju lead this Malayalam romantic comedy.

8. Pooja Meri Jaan (ZEE5)

Pooja is pulled into a serious legal case after a man whose feelings she rejected dies by suicide and she is accused of abetment. Lawyer Sana agrees to defend her even though she has her own personal connection with the deceased. The case places grief, professional responsibility and the search for justice in direct conflict.

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9. Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend (Lionsgate Play)

After stepping away from police work, Ip Man hopes to open a martial arts academy in 1950s Hong Kong. His peaceful plan changes when a Western boxing gym begins threatening properties linked to the local martial arts community. He is soon drawn into a violent struggle where protecting that community becomes impossible to avoid.

10. The Last First: Winter K2 (Apple TV)

Icelandic and Pakistani climbers attempt one of mountaineering’s toughest challenges: reaching the summit of K2 during the deadly winter of 2021. Their expedition becomes more complicated as commercial climbers, influencer film crews and Nepalese mountaineers with their own ambitions converge on the mountain. The documentary follows both the physical danger and the competing interests surrounding the historic climb.

From light romance and neighbourhood comedy to boxing, martial arts and high-altitude adventure, this weekend’s OTT releases offer something for almost every mood.

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