It seems to be quite a busy week on OTT. A bunch of new shows have dropped across platforms, and you also have a in intriguing movie to watch. Rajkummar Rao starrer neo noir film Monica Oh My Darling is out now on Netflix. It’s a whodunit with quite a quirky script, and directed by Vasan Bala. Season 5 of Netflix’s The Crown shows the royal family and Queen Elizabeth II dealing with criticism about the monarchy’s relevance in a modern world. We have a brand new cast this season.
Two thriller web series - Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy and Tanaav - are also out this week. Both have ensemble casts and are themed around patriotism. While Mukhbir is the story of a Indian spy in Pakistan, Tanaav is set against the backdrop of conflict-ridden Kashmir and terrorism. Here are more details on this week’s OTT releases.
Monica Oh My Darling (Netflix)
Monica, O My Darling is a neo-noir that is an ode to movies about the perfect plan that led to the perfect mayhem of the lives of the people who laid it out. Lust, blackmail, betrayal, blood, whodunnit, and some robots crushing human skulls- join your favourite actors on a roller coaster of dark and devilish twists and turns in this crime drama where survival is the key. The film brings together some of the finest actors including Rajkummar Rao, Huma S. Qureshi, Radhika Apte, Sikandar Kher, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Bagavathi Perumal, Sikandar Kher, Sukant Goel and Zayn Marie Khan and will premiere on Netflix on 11th November 2022.
