Fans of foreign cinema, do keep an eye out for these hot-and-upcoming titles as they drop on various OTT platforms this week!
1. Fiasco (April 30) – Netflix – French
When disaster strikes the set of a first-time director, a behind-the-scenes film crew captures everything. The episodes of the show follow the mishaps, blackmail, and sabotage that ensue.
2. Acapulco: Season 3 (May 1) – Apple TV+ – Spanish
Máximo Gallardo’s dreams come true when he gets the job of a lifetime as a cabana boy at the hottest resort in Acapulco. He soon realizes the job is far more complicated than he ever imagined and in order to succeed, he must learn to navigate a demanding clientele, a mercurial mentor, and a complicated home life, without losing his way to shortcuts or temptations.
3. Migration (May 1) – JioCinema – English
After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to eventually, to tropical Jamaica.
4. T P Bon (May 2) – Netflix – Japanese
After Bon accidentally intervenes in a Time Patrol case, he must join Agent Ream in saving innocent lives from the past — while, also watching history unfold.
5. The Idea of You (May 2) – Prime Video – English
While chaperoning her teenage daughter’s trip to Coachella, Solène, a 40-year-old single mother, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
6. Clarkson’s Farm: Season 3 (May 3) – Prime Video – English
The show follows Jeremy Clarkson as he embarks on his latest adventure: farming. The man who on several occasions claims to be allergic to manual labour takes on the most manually labour-intensive job there is. What could possibly go wrong?
7. Hacks: Season 3 (May 3) – JioCinema – English
The series explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.
8. The Tattooist of Auschwitz (May 3) – JioCinema – English
The powerful real-life story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners’ arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II.
9. Wonka (May 3) – JioCinema – English
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
10. The Atypical Family (May 4) – Netflix – Korean
A show that explores the complexities that arise when Bok Gwi Joo and his family are born with differing supernatural powers.
11. Monsters at Work: Season 2 (May 5) – Disney+ Hotstar – English
Ever since he was a kid, Tylor Tuskmon has dreamed of becoming a Scarer just like his idol James P. Sullivan, and now that dream is about to come true he learns that scaring is out and laughter is in! After being reassigned to the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team, Tylor sets his sights on a new goal: figuring out how to be funny and becoming a Jokester.