Here’s a look at what’s streaming this week, across languages.
Stills from Tamil Rockerz, Duranga, She Hulk: Attorney At Law and Highway/Twittr
Last Updated: 10.30 AM, Aug 18, 2022
Streaming platforms are notorious for their lack of transparency, allowing them to quote numbers that are tough to verify. Ormax Media, a media consulting firm, however, has been tracking viewership figures of the top releases across major platforms.
Here’s a list of what's streaming this week:
Tamil Rockerz
Where: SonyLIV
After decades of being the banner behind successful Tamil offerings for the big screen, AVM Productions has ventured into the digital streaming space. Inspired by a real-life film piracy group, the series, directed by Arivazhagan, dwells on the stark realities of content piracy in the Tamil film industry. Tamil Rockerz is headlined by Arun Vijay, Iswarya Menon, Vani Bhojan, MS Bhaskar, Azhagam Perumal, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan and others.
Duranga
Where to watch: ZEE5
Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami star in the Hindi adaptation of the Korean show Flower of Evil. The series follows an inspector investigating multiple gory murders that seem to be carried out by the suspected accomplice of a dead serial killer. Meanwhile, her husband is not what he appears to be.
Minus One–Season 1
Where to watch: Lionsgate Play
Circumstances force Riya and Varun, a couple in Delhi, to continue living together after they break up. The show follows how they deal with their issues.
She Hulk: Attorney At Law
Where to watch: DisneyPlus Hotstar
Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is an attorney who specialises in superhuman-related legal cases. She’s also a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered Hulk. This latest MCU instalment is a 6-episode comedy series.
Orphan: First Kill
Where to watch: BookMyShow Stream
The prequel to the 2009 film follows Esther (Isabelle Furhman) after she escapes from a psychiatric facility in Estonia and travels to America by impersonating a wealthy family’s missing daughter.
The Northman
Where to watch: BookMyShow Stream
As a child, prince Amleth witnesses his father being brutally murdered by his uncle, who then kidnaps his mother. Amleth flees and trains as a Viking. He returns two decades later with a vow – to save his mother, kill his uncle, and avenge his father.
Bad Sisters
Where to watch: Apple TV+
The Garvey sisters (Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson) are a tight-knit bunch. When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers begin to suspect the women, all of whom had reason to kill him.
Highway
Where to watch: Aha
Anand Deverakonda's psychological thriller is directed and written by KV Guhan. Produced by Venkat Talari, this one also features Saiyami Kher, Abishek Banerjee, and Manasa Radhakrishnan, in key roles.
Heaven
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Written and directed by Unni Govindaraj, this one is headlined by Suraj Venjaramoodu, Alencier Ley Lopez, Vinaya Prasad and Deepak Parambol. Going by the teaser, the mood of Heaven is dark, grim and ominous, something that will appeal to fans of crime stories.