What to watch on OTT: Oscar-winner The Brutalist, powered by Adrien Brody; and the new season of Squid Game, here’s you latest watch list for the weekend.
A failed rebellion, the death of a friend, and a secret betrayal — Squid Game Season 3 picks up in the aftermath of Season 2’s bloody cliffhanger, reveals Netflix. Although Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) is at his lowest point yet, the Squid Game stops for no one. So Gi-hun will be forced to make some important choices in the face of overwhelming despair as he and the surviving players are thrust into deadlier games that test everyone’s resolve. With each round, their choices lead to increasingly grave consequences. Meanwhile, In-ho resumes his role as Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) to welcome the mysterious VIPs, and his brother Jun-ho continues his search for the elusive island, unaware there’s a traitor in their midst. The series will be released on June 27.
The Brutalist
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Directed by Brady Corbet, the film features Adrien Brody, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in it, as a talented architect who flees postwar Europe. The visionary architect comes to America to rebuild his life, his career, and his marriage. On his own in a strange new country, he settles in Pennsylvania, where a wealthy and prominent industrialist recognises his talent. In America, he meets his match in a power-hungry industrialist played by Guy Pearce. Available to stream from June 28.
Panchayat S4
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In this series set in the fictional village of Phulera, the turf war between Manju Devi and Kranti Devi intensifies as the panchayat election draws closer. With rally songs, lofty pledges, and lots of fanfare, the village turns into a buzzing battleground. As both camps race to outshine and out-scheme the other, Phulera transforms into a carnival of chaos. The showdown is marked by humour as the stakes heighten. The series brings back the cast of Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Faisal Malik, Chandan Roy, Sanvikaa, Durgesh Kumar, Sunita Rajwar, and Pankaj Jha. Produced by The Viral Fever, Panchayat Season 4 is created by Deepak Kumar Mishra and Chandan Kumar.
Raid 2
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With Raid 2, Ajay Devgn returns as the unflinching IRS officer Amay Patnaik. Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, Raid 2 carries forward the story of Patnaik, who is on a fresh mission, in a new fictional city set in Rajasthan, and a powerful face-off that tests the limits of justice. The film’s cast features Riteish Deshmukh, Vaani Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor and Saurabh Shukla.
Viraatapalem: PC Meena Reporting
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Set in the 1980s, in the remote and fear-stricken village of Viraatapalem, a chilling curse silences celebrations, every bride dies mysteriously on her wedding day. No marriage has taken place for over a decade. The village is frozen in fear; its population reduced to only the very young and the very old. When a bold police constable (Abhignya Vuthaluru) is posted to the town, she refuses to accept the curse as truth. Teaming up with a reformed convict, she begins to pull at the threads of a mystery the village would rather keep buried. The series will be released on June 27.
The Monkey
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After discovering their father’s old toy Monkey in the attic, twin brothers Hal and Bill are haunted by a series of chilling deaths. Hoping to escape its curse, they discard the Monkey and go their separate ways. But when the deaths begin again; the brothers reunite to confront the sinister toy and end its reign of terror once and for all. Based on Stephen King’s 1980 short story, the film directed by Osgood Perkins stars Theo James in a dual role.
