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OTT Releases This Week: CTRL, The Signature, Manvat Murders and More

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This
week
is
big
on
entertainment
with
a
host
of
interesting
releases
from
across
genres,
on
the
home
front
as
well
as
globally.
We
face
the
dangers
of
AI
technology
in
Ananya
Panday’s
Netflix
thriller
CTRL
and
relive
the
horror
of
brutal,
occult
killings
in
a
Maharashtrian
village
in
the
1970s
in
SonyLiv’s
Manvat
Murders.
Anupam
Kher
brings
out
the
story
of
a
heart-shattered
man
who
must
decide
when
to
pull
the
plug
on
her
wife
of
35
years,
who
is
now
in
a
vegetative
state,
billing
on
expensive
life
support
machines.

Internationally,
two
highly
acclaimed
web
series
are
renewed
for
the
third
time.
The
Legend
of
Vox
Machina
takes
us
to
the
fantasy
world
of
Exandria
—
from
the
popular
game
Dungeons
&
Dragons
—
and
Heartstopper
gives
us
more
of
the
heartwarming
love
story
of
two
teenage
boys.

Next
is
the
big
news
for
anime
lovers:
Netflix
is
releasing
a
brand
new
adaptation
of
the
Japanese
manga
Ranma
½.
The
series
follows
a
young
martial
artist
who
turns
into
a
girl
with
a
splash
of
cold
water
and
needs
a
splash
of
hot
water
to
get
back
to
normalcy.

Top
OTT
Releases
This
Week
(September
30
–
October
6)

This
week’s
lot
of
our
favourite
picks
are
a
mix
of
critics-approved
shows
making
a
return,
chilling
recreations,
and
a
refreshing
slice
of
less-covered
themes
in
Indian
cinema.
Here
is
more
about
the
same
to
help
you
decide
on
your
first
binge-watch
series
of
films
of
the
week!

But
that’s
not
all
–
streaming
platforms
are
bursting
with
a
diverse
range
of
exciting
new
releases
across
genres,
offering
something
for
every
taste
and
preference.
To
cater
to
all
the
cinephiles,
we’ve
listed
all
the
releases
of
the
week
at
the
end
of
this
article.
Dive
in
and
discover
your
next
favourite
show
or
movie!

CTRL

Release
Date:
October
4

Genre:
Drama,
Thriller

Where
to
Watch:
Netflix

Cast:
Ananya
Panday,
Vihaan
Samat,
Devika
Vatsa,
Kamakshi
Bhat

Social
media
and
artificial
intelligence
have
both
plagued
our
lives
beyond
measure.
In
CTRL,
we
witness
their
darker
side
and
potential
dangers.
Here,
we
meet
a
social
media
power
couple:
Nella
Awasthi
(Ananya
Panday)
and
Joe
Mascarenhas
(Vihaan
Samat),
whose
perfect
on-screen
life
crumbles
after
an
ugly
public
breakup.
A
heartbroken
Awasthi
seeks
help
from
an

AI
application
to
erase
Mascarenhas
from
her
life.
Everything
seems
fine
until
the
application
starts
taking
control
of
her
life,
turning
her
into
a
mere
spectator.

The
Signature

Release
Date:
October
4

Genre:
Drama

Where
to
Watch:
Zee5

Cast:
Anupam
Kher,
Mahima
Chaudhry,
Ranvir
Shorey,
Annu
Kapoor,
Sneha
Paul,
Manoj
Joshi,
Maira
Khan,
Neena
Kulkarni,
Herman
Dsouza

Anupam
Kher’s
The
Signature
deals
with
the
sensitive
subject
of
life
support
systems
for
terminal
patients.
Kher
here
plays
an
ordinary
middle-class
man
whose
beloved
wife
of
35
years
is
put
on
a
life
support
system
after
an
unexpected
health
crisis.
As
medical
bills
keep
mounting
and
hopes
of
her
reviving
shrinking,
the
husband
is
caught
up
in
the
heart-breaking
dilemma
of
whether
to
continue
the
treatment
or
pull
the
plug
on
her
vegetative
wife.
The
film
is
a
Hindi
adaptation
of
Vikram
Gokhale‘s
National
Award-winning
Marathi
film
Anumati
(2013).

Manvat
Murders

Release
Date:
October
4

Genre:
Crime,
Thriller

Where
to
Watch:
SonyLiv

Cast:
Ashutosh
Gowariker,
Sonali
Kulkarni,
Sai
Tamhankar,
Makarand
Anaspure,
Mayur
Khandge,
Kishor
Kadam

Between
1970
and
1976,
the
Manvat
village
of
Maharashtra
was
horrified
by
the
mysterious
murders
of
a
few
children,
infants,
and
women.
The
bodies
are
said
to
have
strange
marks
suggestive
of
occult
or
ritualistic
killing.
Even
after
years
of
probe,
the
culprits
and
motives
behind
these
brutal
killings
are
still
not
clear.
SonyLiv’s
eight-part
series
is
based
on
these
murders
and
retells
the
story
from
the
perspective
of
an
investigating
officer.
It
will
be
available
to
stream
in
Marathi,
Hindi,
Telugu,
Tamil,
Malayalam,
Kannada,
and
Bengali.

The
Legend
of
Vox
Machina
Season
3

Release
Date:
October
3

Genre:
Action,
Adventure,
Animation

Where
to
Watch:
Prime
Video

Cast:
Laura
Bailey,
Taliesin
Jaffe,
Ashley
Johnson,
Matthew
Mercer,
Liam
O’Brien,
Marisha
Ray,
Sam
Riegel,
Travis
Willingham

The
Legend
of
Vox
Machina
returns
once
again
with
the
adventurers
ready
to
give
it
their
all
to
save
the
fantasy
world
of
Exandria.
This
season,
we
see
our
misfit
heroes
surviving
in
hell,
taking
on
dangerous
battles,
and
grappling
with
tumultuous
personal
struggles.
Meanwhile,
the
romance
between
Keyleth
and
Vax
keeps
blooming
amidst
the
chaos.

The
series
is
based
on
the
first
campaign
of
the
web
series
Critical
Role,
which
is,
in
turn,
based
on
the
game
Dungeons
&
Dragons.
Both
seasons
were
well
received
by
both
critics
and
the
audience
and
have
a
rating
of
100%
on
the
popular
review
website
Rotten
Tomatoes.

Ranma
½

Release
Date:
October
5

Genre:
Anime,
Adventure,
Comedy

Where
to
Watch:
Netflix

Cast:
Megumi
Hayashibara,
Kappei
Yamaguchi,
Kagga
Jayson,
Noriko
Hidaka,
Akio
Ôtsuka,
Kôichi
Yamadera,
Minami
Takayama,
Kikuko
Inoue,
Chô,
Ken’ichi
Ogata

Ranma
½
is
one
of
the
most
popular
manga
series
of
all
time.
It
follows
the
story
of
Ranma
Saotome,
a
young
martial
artist
who
turns
into
a
girl
after
being
splashed
with
cold
water
and
back
to
a
boy
with
hot
water.
As
romance
comes
knocking
at
his
door,
this
curse
makes
things
further
complicated
for
him.
The
series
was
earlier
serialized
in
Weekly
Shōnen
Sunday
in
Japan
from
August
1987
to
March
1996.
Some
of
the
original
voice
actors,
including
Kappei
Yamaguchi,
Megumi
Hayashibara,
and
Noriko
Hidaka,
are
reprising
their
roles.

Heartstopper
Season
3

Release
Date:
October
3

Genre:
Drama,
Romance

Where
to
Watch:
Netflix

Cast:
Joe
Locke,
Kit
Connor,
Jonathan
Bailey,
Hayley
Atwell,
Eddie
Marsan,
Nicol
Shaw,
Marcel
Wirtl

The
heartwarming
romance
between
Nick
Nelson
(Kit
Connor)
and
Charlie
Spring
(Joe
Locke)
is
back
to
charm
viewers
for
the
third
time.
Our
lovestruck
boys
are
now
ready
to
face
the
looming
pressures
of
adulthood
–
university
prep,
personal
anxieties,
and
emotional
growth.
Meanwhile,
Charlie
is
having
a
hard
time
articulating
his
feelings.
Needless
to
say,
as
their
relationship
evolves,
more
drama
follows.
Jonathan
Bailey
joins
the
cast
this
season
as
Charlie’s
celebrity
crush.

List
of
Other
OTT
Releases
This
Week

From
the
exciting
world
of
Simpsons,
returning
to
entertain
us
for
the
36th
time,
to
a
peak
into
Swedish
luxury
real
estate,
here’s
everything
new
from
the
entertainment
world
this
week.
As
you
binge
on
these,
don’t
forget
to
check
our
entertainment
hub
and
keep
your
watchlist
updated.