If you are planning your binge-watch list for the weekend, JioHotstar has a diverse lineup of reality series, crime dramas and mystery-thrillers. Here’s a glimpse at the must watch films and shows on JioHotstar.
Sarzameen (Released July 25, 2025)
‘Sarzameen’ follows Colonel Vijay Menon (Prithviraj Sukumaran), an Indian Army officer posted in Jammu and Kashmir. During an operation, he learns that his missing son Harman (Ibrahim Ali Khan) may be involved with a terrorist outfit. His wife Meher (Kajol) is torn between her husband and her son.
Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kajol and Ibrahim Ali Khan
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Washington Black (Released on July 24)
Set against the backdrop of Barbados and Nova Scotia in the early 1800s, the show narrates the story of an eleven-year-old boy (Ernest Kingsley Jr). He is forced to flee his home on a sugar plantation in Barbados after a shocking death. The boy later comes under the wing of Medwin Harris (Sterling K Brown), who himself had a traumatic childhood in Nova Scotia.
Cast: Ernest Kingsley Jr, Eddie Karanja, Rupert Graves, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Tom Ellis and Sterling K Brown
Watch trailer here:
Ronth (Released on July 22)
‘Ronth’, featuring Dileesh Pothan and Roshan Mathew, unfolds over a single night. The Malayalam police procedural film revolves around a sub-inspector and a rookie cop. The duo grapples with moral dilemmas and personal demons while surviving through the shift, answering multiple calls.
Cast: Dileesh Pothan, Roshan Mathew
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The Society (Released On July 21)
The reality series hosted by Munawar Faruqui along with Miss Rule of the show ‘Shreya Kalra’, is inspired by ‘Bigg Boss’, ‘Lock Upp’ and a hint of the Korean show, ‘Squid Game’. Munawar has brought 25 social media influencers for the series.
Cast: Azma Fallah, Gargi K, Anushka Chauhan, Prateek Jain, Noorin Shah, Arohi Khurana, Raunak, Aamir Hussain, Pranjali Pappai and others.
Watch trailer here:
Travelling With Snowman (Releasing on July 27)
The overwhelmingly popular Snow Man’s journey across Japan is filled with laughter, tears, bonds and determination.
Cast: Snow Man, Hikaru Iwamoto, Tatsuya Fukasawa and others.
In case you missed it last week:
If you are still catching up, there are a few titles from last week that are worth watching.
‘Special Ops 2′ (July 18): Himmat Singh (Kay Kay Menon) and his team fight a global terrorist network that wants to destabilise governments across the world by misusing Artificial Intelligence (AI). The show depicts an honest agent and his allies’ race against time to save humanity.
‘DNA’ (July 19): The Tamil thriller featuring Atharva Murali and Nimisha Sayajan is about the marital tensions and other challenges faced by a couple due to their precarious mental health.
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