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OTT Releases This Week January 12 to 18: Downton Abbey Finale, The RIP, and New Seasons of Industry and Hijack
This week, streaming platforms are rolling out a diverse lineup of new movies and returning series, from the final chapter of a beloved period drama to high-stakes thrillers and insightful documentaries. Netflix is bringing the star-studded crime film The RIP and a behind-the-scenes look at Stranger Things 5. Meanwhile, Jio Hotstar bids farewell to the Crawley family with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and brings back the drama with Season 3 of 'Tell Me Lies.' Viewers can also look forward to the return of Industry on HBO Max and Hijack on Apple TV+, alongside a slate of new horror, comedy, and romance films available across various services. OTT Releases This Week Jan 12, 2026 One Last Adventure : The Making of Stranger Things 5 Documentary Netflix Language:English Running Time:NA IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 An inside look at the production process of Stranger Things 5 with Director Martina Radwan, who spent a full year on set documenting the creation of the final season.This documentary was mainly about how Stranger Things season 5 was filmed, with exclusive BTS moments, trivia fun facts, etc Jan 12, 2026 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Romance Jio Hotstar Language:English Running Time: 2h 3m IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 Set in the summer of 1930, the final chapter of the Crawley family saga centers on Lady Mary's (Michelle Dockery) social disgrace following a scandalous divorce and a tryst with a con artist named Gus Sambrook. As the family faces financial peril, Lady Edith and Isobel Grey use their influence to restore the estate's reputation, culminating in a grand party featuring guest Noël Coward. The household undergoes a massive transition of power as Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) and Cora move to the Dower House, officially handing the reins of the Abbey to Mary. Downstairs, longtime staff including Mr. Carson and Mrs. Patmore retire, making way for a new generation led by Andy and Daisy. The film concludes with a poignant 10-minute montage where Mary reflects on the legacy of late loved ones, notably Violet Crawley, providing a definitive and emotional farewell to the franchise. Jan 13, 2026 Dust Bunny Horror,Thriller Prime Video-Rent Language:English Running Time: 1h 47m IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 Limited Theatrical Release In Bryan Fuller's action-horror fairy tale Dust Bunny, eight-year-old Aurora (Sophie Sloan) becomes convinced that a literal monster living under her bed has devoured her family. To eliminate the creature, she hires her enigmatic neighbor, Resident 5B (Mads Mikkelsen), a professional hitman she mistakenly believes is a seasoned monster hunter. Suspicious that rival assassins actually targeted her family to get to him, 5B takes the job out of guilt. As they navigate a highly stylized, colorful underworld involving a ruthless mob handler (Sigourney Weaver) and various human threats, the pair must ultimately face the terrifying possibility that Aurora's supernatural fears are real. Jan 13, 2026 Rebuilding Drama Prime Video - Rent Language:English Running Time: 1h 35m IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 Limited Theatrical Release After a devastating wildfire decimates his family ranch and livelihood, Colorado cowboy Dusty Fraser (Josh O'Connor) is forced to relocate to a temporary FEMA trailer park. Stranded between a lost legacy and an uncertain future, the reticent rancher must decide whether to pursue work far away to afford reconstruction or take a local job to remain near his young daughter and ex-wife. Directed by Max Walker-Silverman, the film is a quiet, ruminative drama that explores the slow burn of emotional recovery, emphasizing how resilience and community can help redefine the meaning of home in the wake of disaster. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 13, 2026 Rental Family Comedy,Drama Prime Video - Rent Language:English,Japanese Running Time: 1h 50m IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 Limited Theatrical Release Set in modern-day Tokyo, Rental Family (2025) stars Brendan Fraser as Phillip, a struggling American expat actor who finds a new sense of purpose when he joins a unique agency that provides hired companions for various social and emotional roles. Directed by Hikari (Beef), the dramedy follows Phillip as he portrays characters ranging from a long-lost father to a specialized journalist for clients dealing with loneliness and cultural expectations. As his professional performances begin to blur with genuine emotional bonds, Phillip must navigate the moral complexities of selling emotion while confronting his own isolation. Jan 13, 2026 Song Sung Blue Musical drama Prime Video - Rent Language:English Running Time: 2h 13m IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 Song Sung Bluev is a biographical musical drama starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike and Claire Sardina, a Milwaukee couple who formed the Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder. The film depicts their rise to local stardom and their extraordinary resilience after a tragic accident results in Claire losing her leg. Jan 15, 2026 Bone Lake Horror,Thriller Netflix Language:English Running Time: 1h 35m IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 Diego and Sage's romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate gets upended when they're forced to share a mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. Their dream getaway soon spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies and manipulation as terrifying secrets come to light, triggering a bloody battle for survival. Jan 16, 2026 TheRIP : Trust Has a price Crime, Action Netflix Language:English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi Running Time:2h 13m IMDB Rating:TBA Direct OTT Release The Rip is a crime thriller directed by Joe Carnahan starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Set in Miami, the story follows a specialized narcotics team that seizes $20 million from a criminal stash house following the murder of their captain. The heist quickly spirals into a deadly game of survival as the officers are hunted by both the underworld and their own mounting paranoia, forcing them to decide how much they are willing to sacrifice when their internal trust finally breaks. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 16, 2026 Shell Horror Comedy Lionsgate Play Language:English Running Time: 1h 42m IMDB Rating:4.9/10 Limited Theatrical Release In the satirical body horror film Shell, a struggling actress (Elisabeth Moss) undergoes a radical anti-aging treatment at a prestigious wellness clinic run by a charismatic CEO (Kate Hudson). While the procedure initially revitalizes her career and appearance, she soon discovers that the treatment's monstrous secret involves disturbing genetic experiments and the mysterious disappearance of other patients. As the horrifying side effects manifest, she must confront the high cost of perfection and the clinic's dark truth. Jan 16, 2026 Black Phone 2 Horro,thriller peacock Language:English Running Time: 1h 54m IMDB Rating:6.1/10 The Black Phone 2 follows a teenage Finney and his sister Gwen as they face the return of The Grabber, who has resurfaced as a vengeful supernatural entity. After Gwen receives psychic visions of new victims at a remote winter camp, the siblings must confront the killer in both the physical world and a dangerous dream realm. To stop him, they uncover a dark family secret linking their late mother to the Grabber’s original crimes. Jan 16, 2026 Killer Whale Documentary Netflix Language:English Running Time: 1h 29m IMDB Rating:TBA Direct OTT Release In the survival thriller Killer Whale, two best friends, Maddie and Trish, travel to a remote lagoon in Thailand to heal from a personal tragedy. Their vacation turns into a fight for survival when they become trapped in an atoll with Ceto, a vengeful orca that recently escaped from captivity. As the highly intelligent predator hunts them down in an act of retribution, the women must rely on their wits and endurance to escape the water alive. Jan 16, 2026 Twinless Dark comedy Hulu Language:English Running Time: 1h 40m IMDB Rating:7.4/10 Limited Theatrcial Release Twinless is a psychological dramedy following Roman (Dylan O'Brien), who joins a support group after the tragic death of his twin brother. There, he forms an intense bond with Dennis (James Sweeney), a fellow "twinless twin" who provides the companionship Roman desperately needs. However, the friendship is built on a dark deception: Dennis never had a twin, but was actually a witness to the accident who inserted himself into Roman's life out of obsession and guilt. Jan 17, 2026 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Drama,Romance Netflix Language:English Running Time: 1h 49m IMDB Rating:6.0/10 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is a metaphysical romance that follows David (Colin Farrell) and Sarah (Margot Robbie), two strangers who meet at a wedding and are soon propelled into a supernatural road trip. Guided by a mysterious GPS and a vintage 1994 Saturn, the pair travels through magical portals to revisit pivotal, often painful memories from their pasts. This surreal journey serves as a form of virtual therapy, forcing them to confront their emotional baggage and fast-track a deep intimacy that challenges their shared cynicism about love. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 12, 2026 Financial Thriller HBO Max Series:Industry season 4 Language:English No Of Episodes:7 In Season 4 of Industry,the narrative shifts from the trading floor to a high-stakes corporate thriller centered on the fintech giant Tender. Following the collapse of Pierpoint, Harper Stern operates her own fund and targets Tender for a massive short sale, eventually reuniting with a retired Eric Tao to reclaim market dominance. Meanwhile, Yasmin Kara-Hanani maneuvers through high-society politics alongside Sir Henry Muck, and the series explores the volatile intersection of finance, digital privacy, and the adult content industry. Jan 13, 2026 Drama,Romance Jio Hotstar Series:Tell me Lies : Season 3 Language:English No Of Episodes:8 Season 3 of Tell Me Lies,centers on the toxic reconciliation of Lucy and Stephen during the 2008 spring semester. The plot kicks off with Stephen blackmailing Lucy into a recorded confession regarding her false allegations against Chris, while the 2015 timeline explores the Chernobyl-level fallout from the secrets revealed at Bree’s wedding. As characters like Bree and Wrigley bond over shared trauma, the arrival of new figures—including a psychology student named Alex and a freshman named Amanda—further destabilizes the group's fragile dynamics. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 14, 2026 Documentary Jio Hotstar Series:Pole To Pole With Will Smith Language:English No Of Episodes:NA In the National Geographic docuseries Pole to Pole with Will Smith, Will Smith embarks on a 100-day, 26,000-mile expedition spanning all seven continents. Inspired by a late mentor to explore life's big questions, Smith travels from the South Pole to the North Pole, pushing his physical limits through extreme challenges such as skiing across Antarctic icefields, milking venomous tarantulas in the Amazon, and scuba diving under Arctic ice. Jan 14 , 2026 Mystery, Thriller Apple TV+ Series:Hijack season 2 Language:English No Of Episodes:8 In Hijack Season 2, expert negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) trades the skies for the underground when a Berlin subway train and its hundreds of commuters are taken hostage. While authorities above ground scramble to respond, Sam finds himself at the center of the crisis under personal duress: he is blackmailed into hijacking the train himself to protect his ex-wife, Marsha, who is being held by shadowy figures at a remote location. Trapped in the claustrophobic tunnels of the Berlin U-Bahn, Sam must use his professional wits to navigate a lethal plot involving ticking bombs and a desperate train driver, all while investigators begin to question whether he is a hero or a suspect. Jan 15 , 2026 Historical Drama Netflix Series:Seven Dials Language:English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi No Of Episodes:3 Agatha Christie's Seven Dials follows the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen Bundle Brent (Mia McKenna-Bruce) as she investigates a practical joke at a lavish country house party that ends in the mysterious death of her love interest. After seven alarm clocks are found lined up in the victim's room, Bundle is drawn into a high-stakes conspiracy involving a clandestine society known as the Seven Dials and a web of international espionage. Aided by Superintendent Battle (Martin Freeman) and her mother, Lady Caterham (Helena Bonham Carter), she must unravel a plot that threatens both her life and national security. Jan 15 , 2026 Romantic Drama Netflix Series:To Love To Lose Language:Turkish No Of Episodes:8 In the Turkish romantic drama To Love, To Lose, a star-crossed romance unexpectedly intertwines the fates of two families from opposite worlds. The story follows Afife, a dedicated screenwriter struggling to save her family's failing restaurant after discovering her mother's massive, unrepayable debt. Her life collides with Kemal (played by İbrahim Çelikkol), the stoic enforcer and heir to a powerful loan shark family sent to collect. As they navigate the tension of their initial conflict, they are drawn into an emotional journey that forces them to redefine their understanding of love, honor, and virtue. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jan 15 , 2026 Spy Thriller Jio Hotstar Series:PONIES : Person of No Interest Language:English No Of Episodes:8 Set in 1977 Moscow, the series Ponies follows two women, Bea (Emilia Clarke) and Twila (Haley Lu Richardson), who work as anonymous secretaries at the American Embassy. Known as PONIES —an intelligence acronym for Persons of No Interest—their lives are upended when their CIA operative husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR. Thrust into the world of espionage, the two widows become operatives themselves to uncover a vast Cold War conspiracy and solve the mystery behind their husbands' deaths. The series is described as a dark and sexy spy thriller-comedy that explores the dangerous underbelly of the Soviet Union through the eyes of two women who are consistently underestimated by those around them Jan 15 , 2026 Historical fiction Netflix Series:Love Through a Prism Language:English No Of Episodes:20 The series follows Lili Ichijoin, a Japanese exchange student at a prestigious art academy who must become the top of her class to avoid being sent home. Her journey centers on a fierce artistic rivalry with the cold aristocratic prodigy Kit Church, eventually blossoming into a cross-cultural romance that challenges the rigid social and artistic boundaries of the era. Jan 16, 2026 Spy Thriller Netflix Series:Can This Love Be Translated Language:English,Korean, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi No Of Episodes:12 Can This Love Be Translated? is a romantic comedy that follows Joo Ho-jin (Kim Seon-ho), a hyper-logical multilingual interpreter, and Cha Mu-hee (Go Youn-jung), a global superstar with a blunt communication style. 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