Weekend OTT guide: 'Aspirants Season 3' to 'Phantom Lawyer', 6 latest movies and series to stream

The weekend is here, and the streaming platforms are ready to offer you the latest content. Whether you are in the mood for a tightly wound thriller that keeps you guessing, a comedy that asks nothing of you, a K-drama rabbit hole you will not regret, or a homegrown series that reminds you why Indian OTT storytelling has come so far, this weekend has something for everyone. Here are seven new releases worth your time.

One of the most emotionally honest shows to come out of the Indian OTT space is back for its third chapter. 'Aspirants' follows the lives of UPSC aspirants navigating friendship, ambition, and the crushing weight of expectations, and season three picks up right where the last one left off. Naveen Kasturia returns as DM Abhilash, bringing the same quiet intensity that made his performance unforgettable in the earlier seasons. Directed by Apoorv Singh Karki, who helmed the previous seasons with remarkable sensitivity. If coming-of-age drama done with real heart is what your weekend needs, this one is on Prime Video.

A broke, desperate, and wildly determined director who will stop at nothing to get his debut film made, that is the beating heart of 'Funky', this new musical comedy. Equal parts chaotic and charming, the film follows his increasingly outrageous attempts to pull together the money, the crew, and the dream. The cast brings an infectious energy to every scene. If a feel-good musical comedy is your idea of a perfect Saturday, stream it on Netflix.

Four old friends. One grandfather's forgotten newspaper. A community that still needs a voice. 'Local Times' follows Veera, Azhagu, Valli, and Muthu as they attempt to breathe life back into Namma Seidhi, the local paper Veera's grandfather once built from scratch. A warm, unhurried series with strong performances across the board. If heartfelt regional drama with a generous helping of comedy is your kind of watch, this Tamil series is streaming on Prime Video.

A luxury resort is never just a backdrop, and in 'Resort', it becomes the setting for something far more layered than a weekend getaway. The show follows a cast of characters whose lives begin to intersect in ways none of them anticipated. Popular YouTuber Vijay Kumar Rajendran steps into the lead role, bringing a freshness to the screen that works in the show's favour. If a slow-burn mystery set against a glamorous backdrop sounds like your kind of weekend, head over to JioHotstar.

A peaceful holiday. A young mother. A murder she had no part in, or did she? When the youngest of three sisters accidentally hits a man with her car, she calls her siblings instead of the police, and that one decision unravels all of their lives. Directed by Jorge Dorado and Liliana Torres, the series stars Clara Galle, Claudia Salas, and Paula Usero as the three Arbizu sisters. If edge-of-your-seat psychological thrillers about family, loyalty, and the lies we tell to protect each other are what you live for, this one is waiting on Netflix.

Part courtroom drama, part supernatural mystery, 'Phantom Lawyer' is the kind of K-drama combination that turns a single episode into an accidental all-nighter. The series follows a lawyer with extraordinary abilities who takes on cases that exist at the edge of the law and the living world. Yoo Yeon-seok and Esom lead the cast with the kind of effortless chemistry that makes the genre so compelling. If legal fantasy with a supernatural twist is the kind of rabbit hole you are happy to fall into, this one is on Netflix.