The last few years have seen an increase in competition on digital platforms, and many producers now want to release their films directly. Several streaming services, including Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, and Netflix, have provided a sneak peek at their anticipated future films and web series. So get ready to watch the best web series and new movies that will keep you hooked to your screens this year.
Upcoming OTT Movies and Web Series.
- Farzi
Farzi, an upcoming action drama web series written and directed by Raj & DK. This is also the OTT debut of Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi. The story revolves around an artist who gets stuck in a high-stakes con job and a cop tries to stop him in this process. The first-look posters of the lead actors were released recently.
Cast of the Series: Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Raashi Khanna, Kay Kay Menon, Regina Cassandra, and others.
Director of the Series: Raj & DK
Release Date: February 10th, 2023.
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video.
- Indian Police Force
The Indian Police force is created and directed by Rohit Shetty and Sushwanth Prakash. The series is set in Shetty’s fictional cop universe. The web series focuses on special officer SP Kabir Malik and his life.
Cast of the Series: Siddarth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, and others
Director of the Series: Rohit Shetty
Release Date: April 2023.
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video.
- The Good Wife
The Good Wife web series is based on the novel written by Robert King and Michelle King. The web series will entirely focus on a housewife returning to work at a law firm to take care of her family when her husband gets imprisoned. This is also the OTT debut of Kajol Devgan.
Cast of the Series: Kajol, Kubbra Sait, Sheeba Chaddha, Aamar Ali, Vijay Vikram Singh, and others
Director of the Series: Suparn Varma
Release Date: February 2023.
Streaming Platform: Disney+Hotstar
- Loki Season 2
One of the highly anticipated Marvel web series Loki Season 2 is going to stream in mid-2023 on Disney+. The filming was wrapped in September 2022, and the post-production work is going on. The story will continue from where it ended in the first season. Loki variant will work with Morbius and Hunter B-15 who don’t remember him. They will try to fix things the disturbances that have been caused in the universe.
Lead Cast of the series: Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku, Tara Strong, and others.
Director of the series: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.
Release Date: Mid-2023.
Streaming platform: Disney+
- Rana Naidu
Venkatesh Daggubati and Rana Daggubati’s OTT debut Rana Naidu is an upcoming action drama TV series which is the official adaption of Ray Donovan. The series was officially announced in 2021 and the shooting was wrapped in May 2022. The series is scheduled to release on Netflix in Hindi and Telugu.
Lead cast of the Series: Rana Daggubati, Venkatesh Daggubati, Suchitra Pillai, Gaurav Chopra, Surveen Chawla, and others.
Director of the Series: Suparn Verma, Karan Anshuman
Release Date: Mid-2023.
Streaming Platform: Netflix.
- Family Man Season 3
Manoj Bajpayee’s Family Man web series was a phenomenal hit. This is another wonderful creation of Raj & DK. At the end of the second season, some questions were yet to be answered by the makers. The web series is expected to be a story of China trying to divert India during the pandemic times. The third season of the series is ready to hit the screens in 2023.
Lead cast of the series: Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani, Darshan Kumaar, Sharib Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, and others.
Director of the Series: Raj & DK
Release Date: Mid-2023.
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video.
- You Season 4 (Part I and II)
Joe Goldberg is back for the last season of the Psychological thriller web series You. The fourth season will be split into two parts containing five episodes each. In this final season, we will be seeing Joe Goldberg reinventing himself once again this time as Professor Moore. There will be new and familiar faces coming back for the new instalment.
Lead cast of the series: Penn Badgley, Tati Gabrielle, Lukas Gage, Charlotte Ritchie, Tilly Keeper, and others.
Director of the Series: Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble
Release Date: February 9th, 2023(1st Part), March 9th, 2023(2nd Part)
Streaming platform: Voot Select.
- Asur Season 2
Asur Season 2 will be available on Voot which will explore the tensions between the FBI and the serial killer who kills for spiritual reasons. The second season is still in the works and might be released in the last quarter of 2023. The first season got a tremendous response from the audience, and the series won several awards as well.
Lead cast of the series: Arshad Warsi, Barun Sobti, Anupriya Goenka, Nidhi Dogra, Ame Wagh, Pawan Chopra, and others.
Director of the Series: Oni Sen
Release Date: Mid-2023.
Streaming Platform: Voot Select
- Mission Majnu
Mission Majnu is an upcoming spy thriller film that describes the untold story of India’s greatest covert operation that took place before the Indo-Pak War in 1971. The film’s theatrical release was canceled because of the delays. The movie is scheduled to release on Netflix this year.
Lead cast of the movie: Siddarth Malhotra, Rashmika Mandanna, Sharib Hashmi, Zakir Hussain, Arjan Bajwa, and others
Director of the Movie: Shantanu Bagchi
Release Date: January 20th, 2023.
Streaming Platform: Netflix.
- Carnival Row 2
The fantasy series Carnival Row 2 has created a completely new imaginative and brutal world where humans and mythical creatures live in a city called The Burgue. The second season is set to explore the increasing tensions between humans and mythical creatures.
Lead cast of the Series: Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Tamzin Merchant, David Gyasi, Andrew Gower, and others.
Director of the Series: Travis Beacham, Rene Echevarria
Release Date: February 17th, 2023.
Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video.
Conclusion: These are some of the upcoming movies and web series that will be released on various OTT platforms in 2023. Some other web series like Citadel, Night Manager remake, Paatal Lok 2, Mirzapur 3, and Rocket Boys Season 2 are also in the pipeline.
