Fans have started to consider 'Friday' as the official day when tons of movies and web series get released in theaters and streaming platforms. While the big-budget movies opt for theater release, web series and even a few original movies get released on OTT platforms. In today's age, both theaters and OTT come face to face in terms of bringing unique content for fans to generate a large amount of footfall or viewership in terms of streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus Hotstar, etc. Similarly, there is a plethora of big movies and series that have been released in both theaters & on OTT. Below is a list of movies or series to watch this week or July 19 2024 OTT releases-
1) Bad Newz
Ever since the trailer of Bad Newz was released, fans have been going gaga over the starcast especially Vicky Kaushal's swag and Triptii Dimri's bold & beautiful avatar. Slated to be released on July 19, Bad Newz is a rare comedy film inspired by true events. Directed by Anand Tiwari, Bad Newz features Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk in the lead roles. Bad Newz reviews are also coming positive, hence, for fans who love to watch movies in theatres, Bad Newz can be your perfect choice for this week.
2) Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper
Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper was released on Netflix on July 18, 2024, and in no time it started trending on X. Fans took to X and lavished praise on the actors as well as the makers of Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper. Directed by Amrit Raj Gupta and Puneet Krishna, Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper features Shubhrajyoti Barat, Tillotama Shome, Shweta Basu Prasad, Sumit Gulati, Naresh Gosain, Naina Sareen, Faisal Malik, Ashok Pathak and more in the leading roles. Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper is the story of a man named Tribhuvan Mishra played by actor Manav Kaul who is forced into escort services due to a banking crisis.
3) Lady in the Lake
Slated to be released on July 19, 2024, Lady in the Lake stars Academy Award winner Natalie Portman as Maddie Schwartz, Moses Ingram as Cleo Sherwood, Y'lan Noel as Ferdie Platt, Mikey Madison as Judith Weinstein and more in the leading roles. Lady in the Lake will start streaming on Apple TV+ from July 19, 2024.
The official synopsis of the series reads, "When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course. Maddie Schwartz (Natalie Portman) is a Jewish housewife seeking to shed a secret past and reinvent herself as an investigative journalist, and Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram) is a mother navigating the political underbelly of Black Baltimore while struggling to provide for her family. Their disparate lives seem parallel at first, but when Maddie becomes fixated on Cleo’s mystifying death, a chasm opens that puts everyone around them in danger. From visionary director Alma Har’el, “Lady in the Lake” emerges as a feverish noir thriller and an unexpected tale of the price women pay for their dreams."
4) Skywalkers: A Love Story
Skywalkers: A Love Story is said to be another much-awaited docuseries streaming on Netflix from July 19, 2024. Netflix's Skywalkers: A Love Story revolves around a couple who 'illegally' clibs of skyscrapers around the world. Skywalkers docuseries will showcase their life and how they conquer their fear and live their love without compromising the adrenaline rush. It focuses on two real-life daredevils, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, who decide to test the limits of their love by scaling the world’s highest skyscraper.
The official synopsis reads, "A daredevil couple puts their love and trust to the test to go where no one has gone before: the top of the world’s second-highest skyscraper. What will they risk to touch the sky? Skywalkers: A Love Story premieres July 19, on Netflix."
5) Nagendran's Honeymoons
Malayalam movies and web series have made a separate yet massive fan base for themselves. OTT platforms bank big on Malayalam movies and series. Now, Nagendran's Honeymoons is all set to sweep the OTT world. Nagendran's Honeymoons is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar from July 19, 2024. Written and Directed by Nithin Renji Panicker, Nagendran's Honeymoons features Suraj Venjaramoodu, Kani Kusruti, Shweta Menon, Grace Antony, Ramesh Pisharody, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Janardanan, Prasanth Alexander, Niranjana Anoop, Alphy Panjikaran, Ammu Abhirami.
The series revolves around Nagendran, who dreams of working abroad but funds his visa by deceiving women into marrying him. The trailer reveals that he marries five women from different religions and villages to collect dowries, hoping to avoid detection. However, his plans start to unravel when things go wrong.
6) Immaculate
Horror movie fans need not be disappointed as Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney's Immaculate will be released in theaters on July 19, 2024. Directed by Michael Mohan, Immaculate movie's synopsis reads, "Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You, Euphoria, The White Lotus) stars as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors."