Avatar 2 to American Born Chinese: Latest OTT movies, web series to watch on Disney+ Hotstar

With Disney+ Hotstar being home to some of the biggest franchises including Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe and Walt Disney’s own animated content, users are never going to run out of content to stream. With a plethora of regional languages and Hindi content now lining up for direct-to-OTT releases, the platform seems to have all bases covered, catering to users across age groups and languages. With the streaming service offering original content as well as a rich library of titles from Walt Disney Studios, Pixar and National Geographic, it’s hard to keep track of the new releases every week. OTTplay does that job for you. Here are the latest releases on Disney+ Hotstar:

Avatar: The Way of Water

Jake Sully, Ney'tiri and their children have to leave everything they have built in the past few years and go into hiding after an old foe resurfaces. James Cameron's second instalment in the franchise takes the audience to the seascapes of Pandora. 

Avatar: The Way of Water review: James Cameron pays an ode to himself in a recycled but paradisiacal new world of Pandora 

Release date: June 7 

Sulaikha Manzil

Anarkali Marikar and Lukman Avaran star in this wedding drama, which revolves around two young couples having second thoughts about getting married to each other closer to the D-day. How they navigate their families' emotions as well as their own form the plot of this Malabar wedding film, helmed by Ashraf Hamza. 

Sulaikha Manzil review: Lukman Avaran, Anarkali Marikar’s film is simple, slow and subtly peddles regressive ideas 

Release date: May 30

American Born Chinese

Based on the eponymous graphic novel, this action-comedy series, starring Michelle Yeoh, Ben Wang and Yeo Yann Yann, revolves around two high school students who become involved in a battle between gods of Chinese mythology. 

Releasing on: May 24

Pookkaalam

Nonagenarian Ittoop finds a love letter sent to his wife 50 years ago. Surprising and shocking his children and grandchildren, he decided to seek for divorce. This sets his grand-daughter of a path to unravel to truth behind the incident that happened five decades ago. Vijayaraghavan, KPAC Leela, Annu Antony, Basil Joseph and Vineeth Sreenivasan star in Ganesh Raj’s family entertainer.

Pookkaalam review: Ganesh Raj’s sophomore directorial soars on the back of a stirring second half 

Release date: May 19

Dead Pixels

The Telugu adaptation of Alexa Davies and Will Merrick-starrer Dead Pixels folow the lives of three buddies who are obsessed with a video game. How their virtual life affects their real one form the plot of this series starring Niharika Konidela, Harsha Chemudu, Sai Ronak and Akshay Lagusani. 

Release date: May 19

The Muppets Mayhem

Muppet music band, Dr Teeth and Electric Mayhem Band decides to make the plunge into the contemporary music scene in their attempt to record their first-ever platinum album. The series features voices of Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry and Anders Holm, with cameos from Paula Abdul Steve Aoki, Kesha and Danny Trejo

Release date: May 10

Soppana Sundari

Director SG Charles' Tamil comedy follows the events that unfold in the lives of three women, played by Aishwarya Rajesh, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli and Deepa Shankar. After one of them wins a car in a raffle draw, chaos ensues when more parties enter the fray, claiming ownership.

Release date: May 12

Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo

Homi Adajania's web series, starring Dimple Kapadia, Radhika Madan, Isha Talwar and Angira Dhar, explores the power dynamics between a fierce mother-in-law, who also runs her drug empire, and her daughter and daughters-in-law as the matriarch brings the younger women into her operations. 

Release date: May 5

Corona Papers

Director Priyadarshan's crime thriller, which has Shane Nigam, Shine Tom Chacko, Siddique and Sandhya Shetty in the lead, revolves around a police revolver that gets stolen and is later used for a robbery and a homicide. How the cops and robbers evade themselves form the plot of the film, which is inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog. 

Release date: May 5

Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

The four-part series takes the audience into the personal life of English singer Ed Sheeran, while revealing his darkest secrets, struggles and inspiration behind his music. It also includes exclusive behind the scenes footage as well as snippets from Sheeran's best friends and family. 

Release date: May 3

Star Wars - Visions S2

The animated anthology series returns for the second season, this time featuring short films helmed by directors Rodrigo Blass, Paul Young, Ishan Shukla and others. Like the first season, the filmmakers have used their liberty to re-envision the world of Star Wars as they see fit through the featurettes inspired by the George Lucas franchise.

Release date: May 4