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OTT Releases This Week January 19 to 25: New English Movies and Series on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+, and More
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This week's English OTT lineup features a wide range of new series and films across various streaming platforms. Notable highlights include the Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the final season of Queer Eye, and Dave Bautista's sci-fi action film Afterburn. From true-crime documentaries and reality shows to high-stakes heist thrillers, here is the schedule of English titles arriving between January 19 and 25, 2026. OTT Releases This Week Jan 19 , 2026 Him Horror,Drama JioHotstar Language:English,Hindi Running Time: 1h 36m IMDB Rating:5.0 View Box Office Collection→ Him is a psychological horror film following Cameron Cam Cade, a top football prospect invited to train at the isolated desert estate of legendary quarterback Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans). What begins as a quest for greatness devolves into a nightmare as Cam discovers that Isaiah’s success is fueled by a sinister blood ritual and a demonic lineage of athletes. Facing brutal psychological and physical tests, Cam must decide whether to embrace a dark contract for fame or violently break free from the Greatest of All Time legacy. Jan 20, 2026 Little Trouble Girls Drama Prime Video-Rent Language:English Running Time:1h 30m IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 Limited Theatrical Release Set in a strict Slovenian Catholic school, Little Trouble Girls (2025) follows Lucija, a shy 16-year-old who joins the school's all-girls choir and falls under the spell of the charismatic and rebellious Ana-Marija. During a summer retreat at a remote countryside convent, Lucija is attracted to an Italian restoration worker, sparking a "mischievous plan" with Ana-Marija that leads to intense social tension and personal guilt. As she navigates the rigid expectations of her faith and a demanding choirmaster, Lucija must confront the conflict between her religious upbringing and her natural desires, ultimately finding her own voice in a search for liberation. Jan 20, 2026 Merrily We Roll Along Musical Drama Prime Video-Rent Language:English Running Time: 2h 25m IMDB Rating: 8.3/10 Limited Theatrical Release This film is a live pro-shot recording of the four-time Tony-winning Broadway revival. Starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez, the story spans 20 years in reverse chronological order, tracing the turbulent dissolution of a once-unbreakable friendship. It begins in 1976 with Franklin Shepard as a wealthy but cynical Hollywood producer who has abandoned his artistic integrity, then moves backward through his professional and personal betrayals—including his fractured partnership with Charley and the unrequited love of Mary—before ending in 1957 with the three friends meeting as hopeful, idealistic youths Jan 20, 2026 Vincent Must Die Horror,Comedy Prime Video Language:English Running Time: 1h 55m IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 Limited Theatrical Release In the French satirical thriller Vincent Must Die, an ordinary man's life is upended when random strangers suddenly begin attacking him with homicidal rage upon making eye contact. As the unexplained phenomenon spreads, Vincent is forced into a paranoid, survivalist lifestyle on the run. The film blends dark comedy and horror to explore themes of social hostility as Vincent attempts to navigate a budding romance while literally fighting to stay alive. Jan 21, 2026 Kidnapped : Elizabeth Smart Biographical Crime Drama Netflix Language:English,Hindi Running Time: 1h 31m IMDB Rating:TBA Direct OTT Release Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart revisits the high-profile 2002 abduction of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart from her Salt Lake City home. Directed by Benedict Sanderson, the film centers on Smart's own voice as she recounts the nine months she spent in captivity under religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his accomplice, Wanda Barzee. Through exclusive interviews with family members like her sister Mary Katherine—the sole witness to the crime—and investigators, the documentary combines never-before-seen archival footage to explore the psychological manipulation of her captors and the media's role in shaping the case's narrative. Ultimately, the feature focuses on Smart's path to survival and her evolution into a prominent advocate, aiming to offer a message of healing and happy endings for fellow survivors. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 22, 2026 From The Ashes : The Pit Teen Drama Netflix Language:English,Hindi,Arabic Running Time: 1h 30m IMDB Rating: 5.1/10 Direct OTT Release In the survival thriller From the Ashes: The Pit, the survivors of a school fire must confront a new tragedy when a ground collapse traps three students in a flooding underground pit. As the water rises, the girls are forced to resolve fractured loyalties and buried secrets from their past to survive the life-threatening ordeal. Jan 22, 2026 100 songs for stella Romance,Drama Netflix Language:Filipino Running Time: 2h 9m IMDB Rating:7.5/10 Limited Theatrcial Release Set 15 years after their college years, 100 Songs for Stella (2025) follows the reunion of Fidel Lansangan and Stella Puno. Now a professional songwriter struggling with personal loss, Fidel crosses paths with Stella, who has become a successful event organizer for singles. As they collaborate on the career of a rising young singer, they are forced to confront long-held what ifs and past heartbreaks. Shifting from the poems of their youth to 100 new songs, the story evolves into a mature exploration of healing and self-acceptance, as both characters learn that moving forward requires finding peace within themselves rather than just clinging to a lost romance. Jan 22, 2026 Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Animation, Sci-fic Netflix Language:Japanese Running Time: 2h 23m IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 Direct OTT Release In the anime film Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, a 17-year-old Tokyo student named Iroha Sakayori discovers a mysterious baby emerging from a glowing telephone pole. The child rapidly matures into a self-indulgent girl who, rejecting her traditional lunar destiny, convinces Iroha to help her become a virtual idol in the digital realm of Tsukuyomi. As the duo rises to fame through streaming and music, they must navigate their deepening bond while celestial forces from the moon arrive to reclaim Kaguya Jan 23, 2026 Baka's Identity Crime,Thriller Netflix Language:Japanese Running Time: 2h 10m IMDB Rating:7.7/10 Limited Theatrcial Release Baka’s Identity follows Takuya (Takumi Kitamura) and Mamoru (Yuta Hayashi), two disadvantaged young men who survive by posing as women on social media to lure vulnerable men into a black-market identity trade. Entangled in Japan's criminal underworld, the duo attempts to escape their life of fraud with the help of their mentor and big brother figure, Kajitani (Go Ayano). Told through a non-linear narrative across three intense days, the film explores themes of youth poverty, the loss of self-identity, and the hopeless optimism of those failed by society. Jan 23, 2026 Afterburn Sci-fic Lionsgate Play Language:English,Hindi Running Time: 1h 45m IMDB Rating:4.6/10 Limited Theatrcial Release Set a decade after a massive solar flare decimated Earth's technology, the 2025 action film Afterburn follows Jake (Dave Bautista), an ex-soldier turned treasure hunter who recovers pre-flare artifacts for the elite. Hired by King August (Samuel L. Jackson) to retrieve the Mona Lisa from a lawless France, Jake teams up with freedom fighter Drea (Olga Kurylenko) to outpace the ruthless warlord General Volkov. During the mission, Jake discovers the Mona Lisa is actually a code name for a powerful atomic bomb sought for global domination. Ultimately, Jake must choose between his personal reward and saving what remains of the world Jan 23, 2026 The Big Fake Crime Drama Netflix Language:English,Hindi,Italian Running Time: 1h 50m IMDB Rating:TBA Direct OTT Release Inspired by true events and set in 1970s Rome, The Big Fake follows Toni Chichiarelli, an aspiring painter whose quest for success leads him into a dangerous life of master forgery. Recruited by criminal gangs operating in the city's gritty underbelly, Toni uses his extraordinary talent to create counterfeits that blur the line between art and fraud. As his influence grows, he becomes entangled in a high-stakes web of deception that eventually stretches beyond the art world to touch the heart of Italy's political secrets and hidden history. Jan 23, 2026 La Grazia Political Drama MUBI Language:English Running Time:2h 13m IMDB Rating:7.5/10 Limited Theatrical Release Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, La Grazia stars Toni Servillo as Mariano De Santis, the President of Italy, during the final months of his term. A grieving widower, De Santis must navigate a profound moral crisis as he decides whether to sign a controversial euthanasia bill and grant pardons for mercy killings. This introspective drama explores the intersection of Catholic faith, political duty, and personal legacy, serving as a meditation on fatherhood and the weight of executive power. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 24, 2026 Secret Mall Apartment Documentary Netflix Language:English Running Time: 1h 32m IMDB Rating:7.2/10 Limited Theatrical Release The documentary Secret Mall Apartment details the true story of eight artists who secretly occupied a hidden space within Providence Place Mall between 2003 and 2007. Led by Michael Townsend, the group converted a "dead zone" into a furnished home as a creative response to gentrification, utilizing archival footage of their project before it ended with Townsend's arrest. Jan 24, 2026 Eleanor The Great Drama Netflix Language:English Running Time: 1h 38m IMDB Rating:6.6/10 Limited Theatrical Release In the comedy-drama Eleanor the Great, directed by Scarlett Johansson, 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein (June Squibb) attempts to rebuild her life in New York City after the death of her lifelong best friend, Bessie. Struggling with loneliness and the invisibility of old age, Eleanor inadvertently joins a Holocaust survivors' support group and impulsively shares Bessie’s harrowing survival stories as her own to keep her friend's memory alive. This fabrication leads to an unlikely intergenerational bond with Nina (Erin Kellyman), a grieving journalism student who decides to profile Eleanor's testimony for a project. However, when the story is broadcast to a wider audience, the deception spirals out of control, forcing Eleanor to confront the consequences of her lie and the true meaning of grief and reconciliation Jan 24, 2026 The Strangers – Chapter 2 Horror,Thriller Starz Language:English Running Time: 1h 39m IMDB Rating:4.7/10 Limited Theatrical Release Picking up immediately after her initial attack, Maya Lucas (Madelaine Petsch) awakens in a local hospital only to discover that the three masked killers have followed her there to finish the job. Forced into a relentless cat-and-mouse game through the town of Venus, Oregon, Maya must survive increasingly brutal encounters, including a wild animal attack in the woods and the murder of everyone she turns to for help. The sequel provides a deeper look at the killers' origins through flashbacks but ends on a tense cliffhanger following the death of one of the Strangers, setting the stage for a final confrontation in The Strangers: Chapter 3. Jan 19, 2026 Fantasy,Drama Jio Hotstar Series:A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Language:English No Of Episodes:6 Set nearly a century before Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows the wandering adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, an honorable but lowborn hedge knight, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Unbeknownst to Dunk at first, Egg is actually Prince Aegon Targaryen, the future king of Westeros. Their journey through a world of tournaments, local feuds, and bubbling rebellions explores the disparity between noble heritage and personal virtue during the peak of the Targaryen dynasty. Jan 21, 2026 Action,Heist Prime Video Series:Steal Language:English No Of Episodes:6 Steal is a six-part heist thriller on Amazon Prime Video starring Sophie Turner as Zara, an office worker caught in a violent takeover of her investment firm. Forced by masked thieves to help embezzle £4 billion from public pension funds, Zara and her colleague Luke (Archie Madekwe) must survive the high-stakes robbery while a debt-ridden detective, DCI Rhys (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd), investigates the crime. The series explores the desperate intersection of wealth, survival, and financial corruption. Jan 21, 2026 Reality Show Netflix Series:Queer Eye Season 10 Language:English No Of Episodes:5 In the final season of Queer Eye,the Fab Five head to Washington, D.C. to level up the lives of a new group of heroes in the nation’s capital. This farewell chapter spotlights various local figures, including public servants, teachers, and activists, helping them find balance between their demanding professional roles and personal well-being. The season features the returning cast of Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, and interior designer Jeremiah Brent as they reflect on the series' eight-year legacy of transformative makeovers and emotional storytelling. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 23, 2026 Documnetary HBO Max Series:Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man Language:English No Of Episodes:2 Directed by Judd Apatow, the 2026 two-part documentary Mel Brooks: The 99-year-old man! chronicles the legendary career of the EGOT-winning comedy icon. The film spans Brooks' life from his WWII service and early TV writing for Sid Caesar to his reign as a satirical powerhouse with films like Blazing Saddles and The Producers. Through archival footage and new interviews with top comedians, it explores his creative philosophy, his 41-year marriage to Anne Bancroft, and his lifelong mission to use laughter as a tool for resilience. Jan 25, 2026 Drama PrimeVideo Series:It's Not Like That Language:English No Of Episodes:8 It's Not Like That is a 2026 faith-based family drama starring Scott Foley and Erinn Hayes as Malcolm and Lori, longtime friends navigating life after the death of Malcolm's wife and Lori's divorce. As the two single parents lean on each other to raise their five children, their platonic bond evolves into a complicated romance they initially deny. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 20 , 2026 Reality Show Netflix Series:Just A Dash : Season 3 Language:English No Of Episodes:13 Season 3 of Just a Dash,shifts Matty Matheson's chaotic cooking show into a gonzo culinary road trip. Moving away from his home kitchen, Matheson and his crew travel across locations like Vietnam, Thailand, and Canada with no set plan, blending surreal comedy with sharp storytelling. From crafting giant meatloaf hot dogs in Halifax to battling culinary fever dreams in Thailand,this season explores themes of ambition and burnout through Matheson's signature high-energy, messy lens. Jan 21 , 2026 Mystery,Drama Apple TV+ Series:Drops of God Season 2 Language:English No Of Episodes:6 In Season 2 of Drops of God, half-siblings Camille Leger and Issei Tomine transition from rivals to allies to solve one final, impossible mystery left by their late father. Set three years after the events of the first season, the duo embarks on a global quest across France, Greece, and Georgia to uncover the origin of the world's greatest wine—a secret that eluded even the legendary Alexandre Léger during his lifetime. As they unearth forgotten histories and hidden family rivalries, they must confront their own inner demons and decide how much they are willing to sacrifice to discover a truth that could either solidify their newfound sibling bond or shatter it forever. Jan 21 , 2026 Romance,Drama Netflix Series:Gimbap and Onigiri Language:Japanese,English No Of Episodes:10 Gimbap and Onigiri is a Japanese-Korean romantic drama following Hase Taiga, a former athlete working at a neighborhood restaurant, and Park Rin, a struggling South Korean animation student in Japan. Their relationship begins when Taiga comforts a weary Rin with a simple meal, leading to a wholesome cross-cultural romance that explores their shared healing and culinary traditions Jan 22 , 2026 Romance,Drama Netflix Series:Finding Her Edge Language:English No Of Episodes:6 Finding Her Edge is a romantic sports drama that follows 17-year-old Adriana Russo as she navigates the high-pressure world of elite figure skating while her family’s legendary rink faces financial ruin. To save her legacy, Adriana enters a "fake dating" arrangement with her ambitious skating partner, Brayden, to secure sponsorships. However, her professional and personal lives collide when her first love and former partner, Freddie, returns to the competitive circuit, forcing her to choose between the future she is building and the feelings she left behind. Jan 22 , 2026 Crime,Action Netflix Series:FreeBert : Season 1 Language:English No Of Episodes:6 Season 1 of Free Bert, follows comedian Bert Kreischer as he attempts to reform his wild man persona after being fired from his stunt show. To help his daughters fit into an elite Beverly Hills private school, Bert tries to trade his shirtless party lifestyle for the role of a responsible parent. 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