Best English Shows In First Half Of 2021; Loki, WandaVision, Friends Reunion & More
While OTT platforms have offered many shows and movies in Hindi, fans of English releases have also been happy with the titles releasing on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar.
While
OTT
platforms
have
offered
many
shows
and
movies
in
Hindi,
fans
of
English
releases
have
also
been
happy
with
the
titles
releasing
on
Netflix,
Amazon
Prime
Video
and
Disney+
Hotstar.
Some
of
the
biggest
international
releases
in
the
first
half
of
2021
include
Marvel's
WandaVision,
The
Falcon
And
The
Winter
Soldier,
and
Loki.
Fans
were
ecstatic
to
have
three
releases
from
the
MCU
making
up
for
the
loss
during
2020.
Disney's
Kate
Winslet's
Mare
Of
Easttown
also
left
the
audience
stumped
with
the
storyline
and
the
performances.
Netflix's
Sweet
Tooth
brought
some
fantasy
and
mystery
while
Friends:
The
Reunion
filled
the
fans
with
nostalgia.
Here's
a
list
of
the
best
English
OTT
shows
that
released
in
2021
so
far,
Loki
(Disney+
Hotstar)
Tom
Hiddleston-starrer
Loki,
follows
the
God
of
Mischief
after
he
picked
up
the
Tesseract
in
Avengers:
Endgame.
While
on
the
run,
he
gets
arrested
by
the
Time
Variance
Authority
(TVA)
for
breaking
the
true
timeline.
He
is
taken
to
the
TVA
headquarters
to
stand
trial
for
his.
The
show
was
one
of
the
most
anticipated
releases
as
it
sets
the
story
for
Doctor
Strange
2.
WandaVision
(Disney+
Hotstar)
If
2020
had
fans
missing
MCU
releases,
WandaVision
made
up
for
it
with
a
visually
and
narratively
interesting
miniseries.
It
follows
Elizabeth
Olsen
and
Paul
Bettany
in
their
respective
roles
as
Wanda
and
Vision,
after
the
death
of
Vision
at
the
end
of
Avengers:
Endgame.
The
show
set
off
MCU's
phase
4,
as
Wanda
reportedly
will
be
starring
as
the
Villain
in
Doctor
Strange
2.
Friends:
The
Reunion
(ZEE5)
The
much-awaited
Friends:
The
Reunion
finally
aired
in
May
2021.
Fans
all
around
the
globe
watched
the
hour-long
special
filled
with
nostalgia.
Titled
The
One
Where
They
Get
Back
Together,
the
special
episode
brought
back
Jennifer
Aniston,
Courteney
Cox,
Lisa
Kudrow,
Matthew
Perry,
David
Schwimmer
and
Matt
LeBlanc
on
the
original
Friends
stage.
Apart
from
the
fans,
the
cast
was
also
in
tears
as
they
walked
through
the
set
and
recalled
memories
from
a
decade
ago.
Sweet
Tooth
(Netflix)
Netflix
series
Sweet
Tooth,
based
on
a
comic
by
Jeff
Lemire
of
the
same
name,
follows
a
young
boy
struggling
to
survive
in
a
world
ravaged
by
a
pandemic,
brought
down
by
humans.
While
the
world
around
him
descends
into
chaos,
Gus
lives
in
isolation.
But
even
after
losing
his
home
and
feeling
betrayed,
he
never
loses
his
sense
of
wide-eyed
optimism.
Shadow
And
Bone
(Netflix)
Shadow
and
Bone
explores
the
events
of
the
first
novel
in
Leigh
Bardugo's
main
Grishaverse
trilogy.
The
show
follows
an
exceptional
child
Alina
Starkov,
who
grew
up
with
Malyen
Oretsev
at
an
orphanage
in
Keramzin
in
the
Kingdom
of
Ravka,
divided
by
The
Fold.
The
successful
season
one
has
already
led
the
studio
to
confirm
several
seasons
for
the
show
including
a
second
season
scheduled
for
early
2022.
Mare
Of
Easttown
(Disney+
Hotstar)
Mare
of
Easttown
led
by
Kate
Winslet
received
praise
from
fans
as
well
as
critics.
The
seven-part
series
focuses
on
a
small
town
reckoning
with
a
brutal
murder.
The
actress
playing
the
detective
in
the
crime
drama
is
not
only
investigating
a
murder
but
also
has
to
deal
with
her
own
life's
shortcoming.
The
show
also
bagged
16
nominations
at
Emmys
2021.