Friday’s OTT slate (Feb 27) is built for binge-hopping: a global sports doc, two tense psychological thrillers, a monsterverse sequel, and a rooted Tamil crime mystery. If your watchlist has been feeling stale, these five drops across Netflix, JioHotstar, Apple TV+ and ZEE5 give you clean “pick-a-mood” options for the weekend.
What’s New On Netflix, JioHotstar, ZEE5 And More
Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 8 (Netflix) lands at the perfect time, digging into the drama of the 2025 season and the headline-grabbing team shake-ups that kept fans glued all year.
Accused (Netflix) goes darker and more intimate: a celebrated London gynaecologist is hit with an allegation that turns professional scrutiny into personal collapse.
Secret Stories: Roslin (JioHotstar) is the “lights off” pick, where a 17-year-old’s recurring nightmare about a green-eyed stalker starts leaking into her real world.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 (Apple TV+) widens the MonsterVerse map, pulling the Randa family back into Monarch’s mess with Skull Island tension and bigger creature stakes.
Thadayam (ZEE5) keeps it gritty and local, following Sub-Inspector Adhiyaman as a ritualistic murder pattern emerges along the Tamil Nadu–Andhra border.
The Trend Behind This Drop
This week’s mix mirrors what’s trending in Indian streaming right now: high-concept thrillers in multiple languages, prestige docu-content, and franchise expansions that feel “theatre-scale” on a phone screen.
What To Start With Tonight
Start with Drive to Survive if you want pace, switch to Accused for heavy drama, and save Roslin for the midnight slot. Official post JioHotstar Malayalam on X.
FAQs
1. Which is the easiest family watch from this list?
Drive to Survive is mostly clean and exciting, but check language and racing intensity first.
2. Is Accused a film or a series?
It’s a psychological thriller film on Netflix, led by Konkona Sen Sharma and Pratibha Ranta.
3. What’s the core hook of Roslin?
A teen’s nightmare stalker appears in real life, blurring trauma, paranoia, and supernatural possibilities tonight.
4. Do I need to watch Monarch Season 1 first?
Yes, it helps a lot, but Season 2 recaps enough to follow the major threads.
5. Is Thadayam more mystery or action?
Mostly investigative mystery with action beats, set around border villages and ritual killings in 1999.
