Indian OTT platforms have released several mystery thrillers built around difficult investigations, hidden motives and dangerous secrets. This list includes recent movies and shows on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar and other platforms that combine crime, emotion, suspense and unexpected turns.
10 Best Recent Indian Mystery Thrillers on OTT (Movies & Shows)
1. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
A senior police officer who trusts traditional methods is paired with a young ethical hacker after the chief minister’s son is digitally kidnapped. Their constant disagreements make the investigation difficult, but the trail soon reveals a much larger cybercrime network. The mystery combines modern technology and high-stakes danger with the humour created by two completely different investigators.
2. System (Prime Video)
A public prosecutor handling a complicated case begins working closely with a sharp courtroom stenographer who is hiding secrets of her own. As new facts emerge, questions of ambition, social status and personal motives begin changing the direction of the legal battle. The mystery uses courtroom tension and emotional conflict to show how deeply one case can affect everyone involved.
3. Kartavya (Netflix)
A police officer faces a professional and personal crisis when a journalist is murdered while under his protection. His search for those responsible takes him towards political influence, corruption and people powerful enough to threaten his family. The murder investigation becomes a dangerous struggle to expose the truth before his entire life is destroyed.
4. Criminal Justice: A Family Matter (JioHotstar)
Lawyer Madhav Mishra takes up the defence of a surgeon accused of murder in what initially appears to be a straightforward case. As he examines the evidence, family trauma, secret motives and conflicting relationships make the truth increasingly difficult to identify. Every courtroom revelation adds another layer to a mystery where appearances cannot be trusted.
5. Paatal Lok Season 2 (Prime Video)
Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary enters another disturbing investigation where violence, politics and corruption are closely connected. Each lead pulls him further into a dangerous system of power while also placing pressure on his judgment and personal life. Season 2 builds a dark mystery around difficult moral choices, shifting loyalties and secrets protected by influential people.
6. Raakh (Prime Video)
A young police officer is assigned a frightening kidnapping case connected to one of India’s most disturbing crimes. His pursuit of two violent suspects exposes him to cruelty, fear and choices that challenge his courage and understanding of justice. The investigation becomes a tense race to understand the criminals before more people are harmed.
7. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
A fresh murder in Punjab leads two investigators into families divided by old resentments, emotional wounds and carefully protected secrets. As they question suspects and follow the evidence, their own personal struggles begin affecting how they approach the case. Season 2 unfolds slowly, making the damaged lives surrounding the crime as important as the search for the killer.
8. Raakh (Prime Video)
A rookie officer finds himself tested by a brutal kidnapping investigation involving two dangerous criminals. Every discovery takes him deeper into a frightening world where violence and psychological pressure make the truth harder to handle. The mystery follows his determined effort to stop the suspects and bring justice to a case that could overwhelm him.
9. Ikka (Netflix)
Celebrated lawyer Arjun Mehra agrees to defend a man he had previously believed was guilty of attempted murder. Fresh evidence soon challenges his old conclusions and turns the courtroom fight into a deeply personal search for truth. The legal mystery builds suspense through hidden facts, moral doubt and the possibility that justice failed the accused long ago.
10. Blast (Netflix)
A middle-class family running a local karate academy is pushed into danger after crossing a powerful corporate syndicate. The group is trying to carry out an illegal mining operation in their village, threatening both the family and the wider community. What begins as an ordinary family life turns into a tense fight against corruption, greed and powerful enemies.
With layered crimes, emotional stakes and mysteries involving powerful institutions, these Indian thrillers offer tense investigations across several leading OTT platforms.