Sunday, December 14, 2025

2025 OTT & TV Shows

Loads of releases this year and caught up with some which had some connection or the other with me.    


INDIAN WEB SERIES

Family Man (S3) - clif-hanger wait for S4. Lot of dejavu with Paatal Lok S2.

Two Much of Kajol & Twinkle - for the babble

Do You Wanna Partner - for Tammananh & Dianna

Paatal Lok (S2) - I skipped S1 and watched S2 for Nagaland & all the main char actors. Did not disappoint. The Nagaland portions & their houses - all great. Also the story & twists & turns. Jaideep A is impressive 

Duphaiya (Prime) - Well made cause well written characters who were in multiple. Every char with seaking line seemed to have a huge backstory. Plot twists unfolded well and every loop was well answered.

Panchayat (S5) 

The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case -

Special Ops - S2 - as reliale as ever for the cast & thrills

Criminal Justice - Family Matter - cause Pankaj Tripathi and reoccuring cast and the show format with weekly episode release.

Mistry - Because Monk remake. Not bad but not great. Same story but some modified or fused into one.

Salakaar - spy story and keeps the thrill with switch between current & 70s. 

The Secret of The Shiledars - National Treasure template Treasure hunt related to Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Vijayanagar Empire.

Mrs Deshpande - for Madhuri Dixit & Nagesh Kukunoor.

Chacha Vidhayak Hai Hamare

Bigg Boss (S19)

Gram Chikitsalay (Prime) 

Bada Kaam Karenge - Great music and lyrics. 

Roshans - Netflix Docu

Cubicles S4

The Trial (S2) - starring Kajol

Khakee - Bengal Chapter - I finished it but Eww.


ENGLISH TV SHOWS

Squid Games (S3)

Man on the Inside (S2) -  coz Charles Nieuwendyk and the crew.

Running Point (Netflix) - for Katie Hudson, Mindy, refreshing.

Resident Aliens (S1 &S2) - funny like lol funny meanwhile the characters stay deadpan.

Stranger things (S1-2)

And then the usual lot

Elsbeth

Matlock

Ghosts (S4 & S5)