What's New On OTT This Week (January 5-11, 2026): De De Pyaar De 2, Freedom At Midnight 2 & 7 More Releases
Wondering what’s new on OTT this week? Romantic comedies like De De Pyaar De 2 to patriotic dramas like Freedom at Midnight season 2, the first week of January 2026 is packed with exciting OTT recommendations. Check out nine films and web series arriving on Netflix, JioHotstar and other platforms between January 5 to 11, 2026.
OTT releases this week (January 5 to 11, 2026): 9 Films and web series 1. ‘De De Pyaar De 2' (January 9, Netflix)De De Pyaar De 2, helmed by Anshul Sharma and written by Tarun Jain and Luv Ranjan, stars Ajay Devgan and Rakul Preet Singh along with R. Madhavan, Meezaan Jafri, and Jaaved Jaaferi in pivotal roles. It is a sequel to De De Pyaar De, which also featured Tabu, Jimmy Shergill and Alok Nath and was released in 2019.
2. ‘Shark Tank India’ Season 5 (January 5, SonyLIV)
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The fifth installment of Shark Tank India started streaming on SonyLIV from Monday. The reality series features a panel of angel investors, termed as ‘Sharks’, who listen to business pitches by aspiring entrepreneurs and decide if they want to invest in their companies.
3. ‘Freedom at Midnight’ Season 2 (January 9, SonyLIV)The second season of Freedom at Midnight, a historical drama, will also come out in January 2026. The series has been adapted from the book of the same name. Nikhil Advani’s political directorial dissects the partition of India that took place in 1947.
4. ‘Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web’ (January 9, Netflix)Netflix's Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web
The ninth instalment of the wildly popular cooking reality series will arrive in the first week of January 2026. MasterChef India
The upcoming romantic comedy is based on the 2021 eponymous novel by Emily Henry. The film follows two best friends with polarising personalities – Poppy and Alex. Poppy loves to explore the world while Alex is a certified homebody. Both live far apart but for a decade they have been spending one week together every summer.
The second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians began streaming on JioHotstar from December 10, 2025. The sixth episode will be released on January 7. The show is based on the eponymous book series by Rick Riordan. The second chapter of the show is based on The Sea of Monsters
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MTV’s popular dating reality series Splitsvilla is back with its sixteenth season. The show revolves around a group of young men and women who compete in tasks to secure a place in Splitsvilla. They also mingle with their fellow contestants to find love. In the end, one couple is crowned as the winner.
The fourth season of the Spanish web series Alpha Males will be released on January 9, 2026. The show follows four male friends in their forties who are navigating the changing landscape of modern masculinity.
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