Top OTT releases this week (27 May - 1 June): Panchayat Season 3 on Prime Video to Benedict Cumberbatch in Eric on Netflix

Panchayat Season 3 by TVF is releasing on Amazon Prime Video on May 28, 2024.

Indian Premier League 2024 has come to a close, with Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla's team Kolkata Knight Riders lifting the trophy for the third time. With this, there's a big entertainment vacuum in our weekdays and weekends. Enter, a great roster of OTT releases this week (May 27-June 1), starting with Panchayat Season 3 coming to Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday (May 28) to Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer Eric on Netflix (releasing May 30) and Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor who will join the elite guestlist on 'The Great Indian Kapil Show' (Netflix) this Saturday (June 1). Here's a short list; take your pick of the best on OTT this week:

The people of Phulera return to our screens, with their small problems and big hearts, on Tuesday. 'Panchayat', starring Neena Gupta, Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Chandan Roy, Sanvikaa and Faisal Malik, among others, first rolled out during the pandemic in 2020. It has since become an entertainment juggernaut. Get set to see what happens in the Phulera Panchayat, and whether Rinky and Abhishek finally confess their love for each other.

Eric, Netflix, May 30

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes) plays Vincent, a puppeteer whose son has gone missing. Vincent is convinced his puppet Eric can help him find his son. This psychological thriller drops on OTT on Thursday.

Camden, Disney+ Hotstar, May 29

Dua Lipa is executive producer on Camden, a documentary on the legendary place that has been described as the cradle of London's music scene. Expect ace musicians including Boy George, Suggs, Questlove, Black Eyed Peas, Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Sister Bliss from Faithless to share their Camden experiences.

Die Hart 2: Die Harter, Amazon Prime Video, May 30

Kevin Hart plays an action hero who thinks he's in an action film even as life takes absurd turns, and he finds himself in a real-life pickle with people shooting at him.

Illegal Season 3, JioCinema, May 29

Now in its third season, this court drama has a compelling premise: "What do you when justice itself is out of order?" Neha Sharma returns as Niharika Singh, Akshay Oberoi as Akshay Jaitley and Piyush Mishra as Janardhan Jaitley in this show that centres around a law firm where personal and office politics plays out along with legal cases.

The Great Indian Kapil Show with Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor, Netflix, June 1

Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor's upcoming film Mr & Mrs Mahi is among the most-awaited Hindi films coming to theatres this month (and this month saw the release of Maidaan starring Ajay Devgn as well as Bhaiyyaji with Manoj Bajpayee in the lead). The film releases on Friday, May 31. A day later, at 8 pm, Netflix subscribers can watch the opening pair on 'The Great Indian Kapil Show'.

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Zee5, May 28

Directed by Randeep Hooda and Javed Karim, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar had box office collections of around Rs 24 crore. The biopic is now coming Zee5 on Tuesday, May 28.