OTT
platforms
have
seen
promising
series
and
some
great
mini
releases
all
over
the
year
across
genres.
The
year
started
with
some
great
shows
from
Marvel's
MCU
including
WandaVision
and
is
now
ending
on
a
great
note
with
Hawkeye.
Meanwhile,
Netflix
backed
some
of
the
best
horror
releases
of
the
year
from
The
Haunting
of
Hill
House
to
Midnight
Mass.
The
fantasy
genre
also
saw
big-budget
releases
like
The
Wheel
Of
Time
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
as
well
as
Shadow
&
Bone
on
Netflix
both
of
which
were
book
adaptations.
Apart
from
international
releases
like
Squid
Game
and
Money
Heist,
Indian
filmmakers
also
left
the
global
audience
impressed
with
shows
like
Aarya
and
Special
Ops.
As
2021
is
coming
to
a
close
here
are
some
of
the
best
releases
you
need
to
catch
up
with
before
the
year
ends.
WandaVision
(Disney
+
Hotstar)
WandaVision
officially
pushed
the
MCU
into
phase
4.
The
visually
and
narratively
impressive
miniseries
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
not
only
left
fans
stumped
with
Marvel's
new
creation
but
also
assured
fans
that
the
upcoming
Marvel
series
will
be
just
as
impressive
as
the
big-screen
releases.
Loki
(Disney
+
Hotstar)
Meanwhile,
Tom
Hiddleston's
Loki
brought
fans
back
into
the
heart
of
MCU
with
glimpses
of
the
Avengers.
The
show
follows
the
God
of
Mischief
after
he
picked
up
the
Tesseract
in
Avengers:
Endgame
and
set
off
a
different
timeline.
While
on
the
run,
he
gets
arrested
by
the
Time
Variance
Authority
(TVA)
for
breaking
the
true
timeline
and
ends
up
crossing
paths
with
his
true
destiny.
Squid
Game
(Netflix)
Earlier
this
year,
the
Netflix
series
Squid
Game
featuring
a
group
of
people
forced
to
play
deadly
childhood
games
took
the
world
by
storm.
The
thriller
series
explores
the
difference
in
class
and
power
as
people
with
debt
are
forced
to
play
deadly
games
to
earn
money
while
the
wealthy
watch
as
the
number
of
participants
are
reduced
to
one.
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.
The
Family
Man
(Amazon
Prime
Video)
After
a
successful
season
one,
the
makers
returned
with
another
edge-of-the-seat
thriller
in
2021.
The
10-part
series
brought
Srikant
Tiwari
played
by
Manoj
Bajpayee
back
into
the
world
of
hostile
situations
and
dealing
with
his
family
issues.
The
acclaimed
show
directed
by
Raj
&
DK
also
stars
Sharib
Hashmi,
Uday
Mahesh,
Ravindra
Vijay,
Devadarshini,
Samantha
Akkineni
and
others
in
pivotal
roles.
Only
Murders
In
The
Building
(Disney
+
Hotstar)
The
critically
acclaimed
series
follows
three
strangers
played
by
Martin,
Martin
Short,
and
Selena
Gomez
who
share
an
obsession
with
a
true-crime
podcast.
After
a
suspicious
death
in
their
apartment
building,
the
three
neighbours
decide
to
start
their
own
program
while
investigating
the
death,
which
the
police
ruled
a
suicide.
The
Witcher
2
(Netflix)
The
Witcher
based
on
the
best-selling
series
of
the
same
name
by,
Andrzej
Sapkowski
is
returning
for
season
2.
The
epic
fantasy
talks
mainly
about
fate,
family
and
destiny
as
it
follows
story
of
Geralt
of
Rivia,
a
solitary
monster
hunter,
who
struggles
to
find
his
place
in
a
world
where
people
often
prove
more
wicked
than
monsters
and
beasts.
Money
Heist
5
Volume
1
&
2
(Netflix)
The
hit
Spanish
show
is
close
to
the
finale
at
the
end
of
2021.
The
thriller
lasted
for
five
seasons
with
two
of
the
biggest
heists
the
world
has
seen.
Lead
a
mastermind
called
The
Professor,
the
team
of
robbers
set
to
rob
Spin's
biggest
bank
but
have
been
stuck
inside
for
two
seasons
and
the
team
members
are
gunned
down
one
by
one.
Aarya
2
(Disney
+
Hotstar)
Sushmita
Sen-starrer
Aarya
has
returned
with
a
season
two.
The
first
season
received
global
recognition
when
it
was
nominated
for
International
Emmys
2021.
The
show
follows
Aarya
who
is
forced
to
make
questionable
choices
after
her
husband
is
assassinated.
Aarya
soon
realises
the
only
way
to
protect
her
children
is
if
she
takes
charge
of
their
dodgy
family
business.
In
season
2,
Aarya
will
be
taking
her
enemies
head-on
and
run
the
cartel
as
a
don.
Special
Ops
1.5
(Disney
+
Hotstar)
While
Special
Ops
was
released
in
2020,
the
makers
releases
a
mini-series
in
2021
starring
the
leading
star
of
the
show
and
the
RAW
agency
Himmat
Singh
played
by
Kay
Kay
Menon.
The
show
left
many
impressed
with
not
only
Kay
Kay
Menon's
acting
but
also
the
storytelling
making
Himmat
Singh
a
one
of
a
kind
fiction
agent.