October 2026 brought a busy month to Indian streaming: several South Indian films arrived after their theatrical runs, Prime Video returned to Dhadakpur for Dupahiya Season 2, and Koffee With Karan began its final season. Below is every notable title we could verify, with the platform and date.
Checked for India on October 19, 2026. Dates come from platform announcements and established entertainment publications, linked in the Source column. Catalogues and dates can change — confirm in the app before you plan your evening.
October 2026 OTT releases in India
| Date | Title | Type | Platform | Languages (as announced) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | East of Eden | Limited series (7 episodes) | Netflix | English | What’s on Netflix |
| Oct 1 | Dupahiya Season 2 | Series | Prime Video | Hindi | MediaInfoline |
| Oct 1 | Sardar 2 | Film | Prime Video | Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam | DT Next |
| Oct 2 | Pooja Meri Jaan | Film | ZEE5 | Hindi | The Week |
| Oct 8* | Mandaadi | Film | Netflix | Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada | The Week |
| Oct 9 | Reporting Live | Film | Netflix | — | The Hollywood Reporter India |
| Oct 14 | Koffee With Karan Season 9 | Talk show | JioHotstar | Hindi | Our explainer |
| Oct 14 | VisionQuest | Series (8 episodes) | JioHotstar | English | THR India |
| Oct 15 | The Traitors (Telugu) | Reality (10 episodes, weekly) | Prime Video | Telugu | THR India |
| Oct 15 | Kappi Squad | Series (weekly) | JioHotstar | Malayalam | THR India |
| Oct 15 | Enna Vilai | Film | Netflix | Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam | Free Press Journal |
| Oct 16 | Aasha | Film | ZEE5 | Malayalam | Esquire India |
*Mandaadi: most reports, including The Week, give October 8; at least one outlet reported October 9.
The highlights, in brief
East of Eden (Netflix)
A seven-episode adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel following generations of the Trask family, led by Florence Pugh with Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee and Ciarán Hinds.
Dupahiya Season 2 (Prime Video)
The Hindi comedy-drama returns to the village of Dhadakpur, which is no longer crime-free. Gajraj Rao, Renuka Shahane, Sparsh Shrivastava, Bhuvan Arora and Shivani Raghuvanshi return, with Dinesh Lal Yadav (Nirahua) joining the cast.
Sardar 2 (Prime Video)
Karthi plays a double role in this Tamil spy thriller — a RAW agent seen in flashback and his police-inspector son pursuing a villain called “Black Dagger”. S.J. Suryah, Malavika Mohanan and Ashika Ranganath co-star. It reached cinemas on September 10.
Pooja Meri Jaan (ZEE5)
Mrunal Thakur and Huma Qureshi lead this Hindi drama about a woman whose life unravels after a suspicious death, as conflicting versions of the truth emerge. Directed by Navjot Gulati.
Mandaadi and Enna Vilai (Netflix)
Two Tamil films arrived on Netflix after cinema runs: Mandaadi, a boat-racing sports drama with Soori and Suhas, and Enna Vilai, a legal drama in which a Rameswaram fisherman is falsely accused and a lawyer takes his case, starring Karunas and Nimisha Sajayan.
Reporting Live (Netflix)
A Netflix original film with Parineeti Chopra as a young reporter who, with her cameraman, investigates illegal sand mining. The cast includes Amol Palekar, Adil Hussain, Deven Bhojani and Shekhar Suman.
VisionQuest (JioHotstar)
Marvel’s eight-episode series follows Vision, in hiding, exploring his identity and going on the run after a bounty is placed on him. Paul Bettany and James Spader star. In India it streams on JioHotstar; in most other countries it is on Disney+.
Not confirmed yet
Keerthy Suresh’s Tamil film Dorothy has been widely reported for a late-October Netflix release, but neither Netflix nor the makers had confirmed a date when we checked. We’ll add it once it’s official.
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