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Not sure what to put on? We’ve sorted October’s new streaming arrivals in India by mood, so you can pick by genre rather than scroll. Each pick says what the title is and who’s in it — we haven’t rated them, because we only publish opinions on titles we’ve actually watched.
Availability checked for India on October 19, 2026. Full dates and sources are in our October release list.
If you want a thriller
- Reporting Live (Netflix) — an investigative thriller in which Parineeti Chopra’s young reporter takes on a sand-mining mafia.
- Sardar 2 (Prime Video) — Karthi’s spy thriller with a father-and-son double role; available in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.
- Pooja Meri Jaan (ZEE5) — a Hindi drama built around a suspicious death and competing versions of the truth, with Mrunal Thakur and Huma Qureshi.
- Aasha (ZEE5) — a Malayalam mystery thriller with Urvashi, Joju George and Aishwarya Lekshmi.
If you want something light
- Dupahiya Season 2 (Prime Video) — the small-town Hindi comedy-drama returns to Dhadakpur. If you haven’t seen Season 1, start there.
- Kappi Squad (JioHotstar) — a Malayalam series about four young friends trying to open a café, with new episodes on Thursdays.
If you want a courtroom or sports drama
- Enna Vilai (Netflix) — a Tamil legal drama about a fisherman falsely accused of theft, starring Karunas and Nimisha Sajayan; dubbed in four languages.
- Mandaadi (Netflix) — a Tamil boat-racing sports drama with Soori and Suhas.
If you want reality TV or a talk show
- The Traitors Telugu (Prime Video) — 20 celebrity contestants, hosted by Teja Sajja, with weekly episodes on Thursdays at noon.
- Koffee With Karan Season 9 (JioHotstar) — Karan Johar’s talk show, billed as its final season. What we know.
If you want superheroes
- VisionQuest (JioHotstar) — Marvel’s eight-episode Vision series with Paul Bettany and James Spader. It helps to have seen WandaVision first.
If you want a prestige literary drama
- East of Eden (Netflix) — a seven-episode adaptation of Steinbeck’s novel, led by Florence Pugh.
Watching with family? Check each title’s age rating before you press play — here’s how OTT age ratings work in India.
