The thing about OTT platforms is that there’s always so much to watch!
You’ve barely finished one show and there’s a whole list of other movies and shows that get released on that same platform. Not to mention the many, many other such platforms that have popped up, each one with a massive list of exciting series and movies. There aren’t enough days in a week, month or year to watch it all!
But isn’t that the exciting part about OTT platforms?
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Sitting at home you get to experience the best content from across the world. It’s all at your disposal at the click of a button. Your favourite stars (along with many others) and their new work – you can choose what to watch and what to, well, push on the backburner. Yes, there’s so much to enjoy and not enough time for all of it but who has ever complained about having too many options to choose from, right?
Movies and Shows Releasing on OTT in May 2025
It’s time for May and ‘may’ we present to you a list of the best new shows and movies releasing on your favourite streaming platforms?
Another Simple Favor
If you haven’t watched A Simple Favor (2018) yet, you should do it right away. The Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick-starrer was an absolute hoot and those delicious twists and turns made for a truly enjoyable viewing experience. The two actors are back for the film’s sequel, Another Simple Favor, set in Italy, and the trailer is promising everything twisted and fun, and we just can’t wait!
Release date: May 1, 2025
Where to watch: Prime Video
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The Four Seasons
Anything starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell is anyway something worth watching but the trailer of The Four Seasons is so good, you shouldn’t give the show a miss. Three married couples taking weekend getaways every season sounds like a great idea but when one couples files for a divorce, it leads to all kinds of chaos.
Release date: May 1, 2025
Where to watch: Netflix
Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs
When the patriarch of a dysfunctional family passes away, his family starts to battle it out (as expected!) for power, money and everything else. Nimrat Kaur and Amol Parasher lead the cast of this family drama, and it could be a surprisingly good watch?
Release date: May 2, 2025
Where to watch: JioHotstar
The Royals
It’s the season of royal family sagas, it seems, as The Royals is the second such show coming out this month. Plus, it has a massive star cast with everyone from Ishaan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar and Sakshi Tanwar to Dino Morea, Chunky Pandey and the ever-fabulous Zeenat Aman. The show is promising to be that perfect camp watch, and we’re eager to see if its lives up to all that promise!
Release date: May 9, 2025
Where to watch: Netflix
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Gram Chikitsalay
Before anyone else does, can we be credited for calling Gram Chikitsalay the Panchaayat of the medical world? The vibes in this one is giving everything that the Jitendra Kumar show is famous for, and it’ll be interesting how the cast of Amol Parashar, Vinay Pathak and Akansha Ranjan Kapoor come up with.
Release date: May 9, 2025
Where to watch: Prime Video
Overcompensating
If you were doom scrolling Instagram during those COVID lockdown days, you’d have definitely come across the skits of comedian Benito Skinner. He’s now turned actor and program creator with Overcompensating, a show he’s based on his own college experience as a gay kid, with enough and more creative liberties taken, of course. It’s looking to be quite a hilarious ride, and we’re more than eager to come along.
Release date: May 15, 2025
Where to watch: Prime Video
Sirens
Anything starring Meghann Fahy is anyway on the top of our watch list. Add Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon to the cast, and you’ve got our attention through and through. Plus, Sirens is a dark comedy. What more could one ask for, right?
Release date: May 22, 2025
Where to watch: Netflix
Fountain of Youth
John Krasinski and Natalie Portman star as two estranged siblings who have to come together for a globe-trotting heist, all in the pursuit of the elusive ‘fountain of youth’. Honestly, this could go either way but we’re praying it’s only headed in one direction, the good one.
Release date: May 23, 2025
Where to watch: Apple TV+