OTT releases this week: ‘The Diplomat’, ‘VisionQuest’, ‘Sacrifice’, ‘Crystal Lake’ and more

Highlights:

• The Diplomat Season 4 and Marvel’s VisionQuest lead a strong week for scripted series, backed by The Lowdown and Tulsa King.
• Crystal Lake revisits the origins of Friday the 13th, while Scream 7 streams after a franchise-record box office run.
• Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy star in Sacrifice, Stanley Tucci plots a Mona Lisa heist in Masterplan, and Margaret Qualley leads Love of Your Life.
• Disclosure Day, Scream 7, Cocaine Bear and Love of Your Life bring big-screen titles home.
• The final season of Koffee With Karan, Roadies Rebirth and Indian Idol Legends Return lead the lineup, though US availability is limited
• Netflix documentaries on Mike Tyson, Norm Macdonald and the Wu-Tang Clan round out a lineup that spans drama, horror, comedy and reality TV.
• Aasha, It’s a Medical Miracle and Kappi Squad head the regional releases, joined by Tamil films DC.

Keri Russell leads the week twice, first in the 2023 hit Cocaine Bear and then as Ambassador Kate Wyler in the long-awaited fourth season of The Diplomat. Marvel brings Paul Bettany back as Vision in VisionQuest, the final chapter of the WandaVision trilogy, while Peacock returns to Camp Crystal Lake to show how Pamela Voorhees became horror’s original killer. On the movie front, Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy face off in the provocative Sacrifice, Stanley Tucci sets his sights on the Mona Lisa in Masterplan, and Scream 7 brings Ghostface home after a franchise-record theatrical run.

Hindi viewers get a nostalgic week, with the final season of Koffee With Karan, the return of Roadies and a reunion of Indian Idol’s first-season stars. Whether you’re planning a weekend binge, a Halloween movie night or something lighter between the scares, here are the notable titles arriving from October 12 to 18, listed in release order.

Disclosure Day

Release date: October 12, 2026 on JioHotstar (India). On Peacock in the US since October 9.
Platform: JioHotstar (India), Peacock (US)
Available regions: India and the United States. Other markets vary.
Language: English
Genre: Science fiction, thriller

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Steven Spielberg’s return to alien stories reaches Indian viewers this week after arriving on Peacock in the US. The film follows a whistleblower (Josh O’Connor) and a TV meteorologist (Emily Blunt) trying to stay ahead of a powerful, sinister group that has hidden evidence of extraterrestrial contact for decades.

Blunt’s character is a Kansas City meteorologist, and O’Connor’s is a tech whistleblower. Together, they find proof that aliens are living among us and end up pursued by a shadowy organization. David Koepp wrote the screenplay from a story by Spielberg.

The film was a major summer release. It opened in theaters on June 12 to mostly favorable reviews and earned $241.3 million worldwide, while Universal reportedly spent $115 million on production and $80 million on marketing. It also set a record for the biggest opening weekend for an original Spielberg film. Critics were divided, though: some praised Spielberg’s signature touch, while others felt it fell short of his classic work.

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TYSON

Release date: October 13, 2026
Platform: Netflix
Available regions: United States and Netflix international markets
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, sports, biography
Episodes: 4

This four-part documentary covers the life and legacy of boxing legend Mike Tyson, from his rise to fame to the personal struggles and controversies that have shaped his public image.

Tyson’s story is one of the most dramatic in sports: a troubled Brooklyn childhood, becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in history, a prison sentence, financial ruin, and a late-career reinvention as a pop-culture personality.

The four-episode format leaves room to cover both the victories and the darker chapters, which makes this a strong pick for boxing fans and anyone who enjoys complex sports biographies.

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VisionQuest

Release date: October 14, 2026 (Episodes 1–2, then weekly)
Platform: Disney+ (US), JioHotstar (India)
Available regions: Global, launching at the same time worldwide
Language: English
Genre: Superhero, science fiction, drama
Episodes: 8

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Marvel’s most anticipated Disney+ series in some time picks up a thread left hanging since 2021. In the WandaVision finale, the White Vision, originally built by S.W.O.R.D. to destroy Wanda, received the original Vision’s memories, declared “I am Vision” and flew off to an unknown location.

Now Vision (Paul Bettany) is hiding in plain sight, working at a bar in Edinburgh while trying to make sense of his restored memories. His therapy sessions become nightmares because of the AI personas living in his head, including Ultron (James Spader). Then a bounty forces him to go on the run with Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica), a teenager who may be his reincarnated son.

The heart of the series is the bond between Vision and Ultron. Spader has described their relationship as a “sort of father-son-therapist-psychopath” dynamic and called Ultron one of the series’ driving forces, alongside Vision and Tommy. After the two-episode premiere, the remaining six episodes will release weekly until November 11. The series concludes the trilogy that began with WandaVision and continued with Agatha All Along, with Terry Matalas (Star Trek: Picard) as showrunner.

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The Lowdown Season 2

Release date: October 14, 2026 (Episodes 1–2)
Platform: FX and Hulu
Available regions: United States. FX titles often stream on Disney+ internationally, so check locally.
Language: English
Genre: Crime, drama, dark comedy

Ethan Hawke returns as the Tulsa “truthstorian” whose investigations keep getting him into trouble. Lee Raybon is finally getting recognition for his journalism, which means everything is about to fall apart. A missing prisoner sends him chasing a corruption-soaked mystery with public defender Ginger (Betty Gilpin), while his teenage daughter needs more of his attention.

Then his estranged father, Lee Sr. (Tommy Lee Jones), turns up, and Lee has to explain why he told everyone Grandpa was dead.

The new season keeps the loose mix of noir and comedy that made Season 1 a critical favorite. Adding Tommy Lee Jones raises the stakes on the family side, layering a father-son reckoning on top of the corruption plot.

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Love Is Blind Season 11

Release date: October 14, 2026 (Episodes 1–5)
Platform: Netflix
Available regions: United States and Netflix international markets
Language: English
Genre: Reality, dating

Netflix’s dating experiment moves to New England. This season brings 30 Boston singles together to try to fall in love without seeing each other first. They flirt in the pods, get engaged sight unseen, move in together and meet each other’s families before facing the ultimate test at the altar.

Hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey return. As usual, Netflix is releasing the season in weekly batches, leading up to the weddings and a reunion. Expect pod romances, real-world friction and plenty of Boston personality.

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Cocaine Bear

Release date: October 14, 2026 on Netflix
Platform: Netflix
Available regions: United States. Licensing varies in other markets.
Language: English
Genre: Dark comedy, thriller
Original theatrical release: 2023

Elizabeth Banks’s dark comedy follows the chaos that breaks out after a black bear eats a shipment of discarded cocaine in a national forest, with each encounter growing more dangerous and unpredictable. sundayguardianlive

Loosely inspired by a real 1985 incident, the film brings together a worried mother, two drug-gang fixers, a park ranger and a pair of children whose paths all cross with the rampaging bear.

The movie was a solid mid-budget success in 2023, grossing roughly $90 million worldwide on a reported budget of about $30–35 million (figures from earlier reporting). Its Netflix arrival is a library addition, and it makes a fun companion to Keri Russell’s return in The Diplomat the following day.

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Love of Your Life

Release date: October 14, 2026
Platform: Prime Video
Available regions: Global, exclusively on Prime Video
Language: English
Genre: Romance, drama
Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes

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Margaret Qualley plays Maya, a sharp, emotionally guarded Boston ER nurse whose chance meeting with Charlie (Gabriel Basso) turns into an intense romance and a spontaneous marriage. When that future suddenly falls apart, Maya is pushed in an unexpected direction and has to rethink who she is, what she wants and how to love again.

The film is directed by Rachel Morrison and written by Julia Cox (Nyad). Ryan Gosling is among the producers. The A.V. Club gave it a B- and noted that each time it seems to settle into convention, it veers somewhere unexpected, playing more like a character study of Maya than a traditional romance.

After its TIFF premiere in September, the film had a limited theatrical release beginning October 7, so there is no meaningful box office performance to report ahead of its streaming debut.

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Helluva Boss Season 3

Release date: October 14, 2026
Platform: Prime Video
Available regions: United States and other Prime Video markets
Language: English
Genre: Adult animation, musical comedy

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The cult animated series returns with Blitzo and his squad of assassins taking on tough jobs while navigating complicated relationships and plenty of surprises.

From creator Vivienne Medrano, the team behind Hazbin Hotel, the show follows I.M.P., an imp-run business that takes contracts to kill humans on Earth. Blitzø’s tangled relationship with the demon prince Stolas remains the emotional core.

Fans can expect the outrageous humor, musical numbers and storylines that made the show stand out, along with returning characters facing new challenges. It is crude and strictly for adults, but it has real heart.

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Koffee With Karan Season 9

Release date: October 14, 2026
Platform: JioHotstar
Available regions: India. US availability is not currently confirmed.
Language: Hindi, English
Genre: Talk show

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For Hindi-language viewers, the end of an era is here. Karan Johar’s talk show, which premiered on November 19, 2004, returns for its ninth and final season, closing a 22-year run.

Expect the show’s trademark rapid-fire rounds, couch confessions and headline-making gossip, with a farewell season likely to lean on nostalgia and big-name pairings. However, it should not currently be presented as a confirmed US streaming title.

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The Diplomat Season 4

Release date: October 15, 2026 (all episodes)
Platform: Netflix
Available regions: United States and Netflix international markets
Language: English
Genre: Political thriller, drama
Episodes: 8

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The week’s biggest series release brings Keri Russell back as Kate Wyler. Kate is already struggling to keep the U.S.-UK relationship from falling apart when she discovers that her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) and President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) have hatched a dangerous plan involving a Russian superweapon.

With First Gentleman Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford) unexpectedly on her side, Kate has to prevent a political disaster while deciding whether her marriage is worth saving.

The new season brings together the show’s two biggest tensions, global crisis management and the Wylers’ volatile marriage. Expect sharp, overlapping dialogue, high-stakes negotiations in London and an unlikely alliance between Kate and Todd. With all eight episodes dropping at once, it is an easy weekend binge.

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Crystal Lake

Release date: October 15, 2026 (all episodes)
Platform: Peacock
Available regions: United States
Language: English
Genre: Horror, slasher, drama
Episodes: 8

If slasher horror is your thing, this is one of the week’s biggest releases. In the original 1980 Friday the 13th, Pamela Voorhees was the killer, taking revenge on camp staff after her special needs son drowned in Crystal Lake while counselors weren’t paying attention. This A24-produced prequel tells her story.

Nearly a year after Jason drowns, Pamela (Linda Cardellini) is still consumed by grief. Working as the camp’s lunch lady in the 1970s, she tries to carry on until two strangers start digging into her past. What follows is her descent from grieving mother to the franchise’s original killer.

This version of Pamela is described as a mother who gave up a singing career to raise a special needs child before turning dark after losing him. Brad Caleb Kane (It: Welcome to Derry) serves as writer and showrunner. Expect a more character-driven slow burn than a pure body-count series, with the franchise’s signature kills still in the mix.

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Hollywood Arts

Release date: October 15, 2026
Platform: Netflix
Available regions: United States and Netflix international markets
Language: English
Genre: Teen sitcom, comedy

Fans of Nickelodeon’s Victorious get a return trip to the performing arts school. The series follows Trina Vega (Daniella Monet) as a substitute teacher at her elite performing arts school.

Trina returns to Hollywood Arts to guide talented teenagers chasing fame and success, bringing school rivalries, comedy and the ambitions of young performers into the story. The fun twist is that Trina, once the school’s least gifted student, is now responsible for the next generation.

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Kappi Squad

Release date: October 15, 2026
Platform: JioHotstar
Available regions: India. US availability is not currently confirmed.
Language: Malayalam
Genre: Comedy-drama series
Director: Belraj Kalarickal

This Malayalam series is about friendship and a risky business idea. It follows four emotionally immature young adults, Kiran, Pappi, Anu and Isha, who channel their insecurities, bruised egos and wounded pride into launching a café startup.

As they deal with money problems and the pressure of building a business from scratch, their entrepreneurial dreams are tested. Amid the chaos and ego clashes, the four have to find out whether their friendship can survive.

The series should appeal to younger viewers, especially anyone who has dreamed of starting a business with friends. It is a lighter alternative to the week’s crime-heavy Malayalam releases.

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It’s a Medical Miracle

Release date: October 15, 2026
Platform: ManoramaMAX (India), Simply South (outside India)
Available regions: India via ManoramaMAX in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada; Simply South for Malayalam viewers outside India
Language: Malayalam, with dubbed versions
Genre: Supernatural comedy thriller
Director: Shyamin Gireesh

Ruben, a young man, wakes up from a two-year coma with an extraordinary ability to hear even the faintest sounds. As he searches for Susanna, the nurse whose voice comforted him during his coma, he gets caught up in a dangerous mystery involving a masked kidnapper. With help from Sooraj, Ruben has to use his unusual gift to protect Susanna and take on a ruthless villain.

Sangeeth Prathap plays the lead, and the film comes to streaming after its theatrical run, with Sharaf U Dheen and Akhila Bhargavan in key roles. No significant box office figures were reported. Filmibeat’s verdict: the premise is inventive and the leads are committed, but a loose second half lets it down.

For viewers outside India, this is the most accessible Malayalam release of the week, thanks to its Simply South availability.

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Sacrifice

Release date: October 16, 2026
Platform: Netflix
Available regions: United States and France
Language: English
Genre: Satirical thriller, dark comedy
Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes

Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy lead the week’s most unusual film. After their mother dies in a fire, Joan (Taylor-Joy) and her siblings come to believe, guided by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, that they are destined to purify the Earth. Their radical group takes over a lavish charity gala and seizes three hostages to sacrifice: movie star Mike Tyler (Evans) as the hero, ruthless billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel) as the villain and unlucky gala performer Katie (Ambika Mod) as the lover.

The environmental gala is held inside a Greek mine. Joan’s followers believe a catastrophe will wipe out humanity in three days unless the three are thrown into a volcano. The film was shot in Greece, Bulgaria and Iceland.

Director Romain Gavras (Athena) told Tudum that viewers should treat the film like a ride and let themselves go, warning of plenty of rug pulls. He cited inspirations ranging from Greek myths and Joan of Arc to The Lord of the Rings. Netflix acquired the US rights after the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, so there is no theatrical box office to report.

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Aasha

Release date: October 16, 2026
Platform: ZEE5
Available regions: India and other ZEE5 markets. Confirm US availability in the ZEE5 app.
Language: Malayalam
Genre: Mystery drama
Director: Safar Sanal

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One of the strongest Malayalam ensembles of the week. The film follows Aasha, a widowed mother whose trauma and insomnia feed a growing paranoia. After a confrontation with truck driver Jeemon, she wrongly suspects him of causing her daughter Anagha’s accident and kidnaps him. As things spiral out of control, her refusal to accept the truth leads to devastating consequences.

The film comes to streaming after its theatrical release. No box office figures were reported in my sources. With Urvashi and Joju George leading, expect intense, performance-driven drama rather than a conventional thriller.

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Masterplan

Release date: October 16, 2026
Platform: Prime Video
Available regions: More than 240 countries and territories worldwide
Language: English
Genre: Heist, comedy, crime

Stanley Tucci leads a light caper with a family twist. A legendary thief targets the Mona Lisa and recruits two young strangers to help: Chiara, a sharp Italian cybercrime expert, and Jay, a swaggering French explosives specialist. He then reveals that they are long-lost siblings and that he is their father. Thrown into a chaotic reunion, the new family has to learn to work together if they want to pull off the heist of the century.

Tucci plays Roger, an elegantly aging master thief, complete with a playful mustache and accent. Thomas Vincent (Reacher) directs and co-wrote the screenplay with David Wolstencroft (Spooks). It is Prime Video’s first English-language French-Italian Original. As a streaming premiere, Masterplan has no theatrical box office performance to report. It looks like an easy, fun Friday-night pick.

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DC

Release date: October 16, 2026
Platform: SonyLIV
Available regions: India and SonyLIV international markets. Confirm US availability in the app.
Language: Tamil
Genre: Romantic action drama
Director: Arun Matheswaran

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Director Lokesh Kanagaraj steps in front of the camera as the lead in this action drama. The film follows Devadas, a rebellious man who leads a small group and lives by his own moral code. After standing up for a farmer’s family, he becomes the target of a determined unit. Then he falls in love with Parvathy, and her tragic fate hardens his resolve for revenge.

Later, he meets Chandra, a woman who resembles Parvathy, and helps her escape her troubled past. As the two face betrayal and constant pursuit, Devadas reconciles with his estranged father and keeps his promise to the farmer’s family before confronting the forces hunting him.

The film arrives on streaming after its theatrical run. No box office figures were reported in my sources. Expect stylized violence in the vein of director Arun Matheswaran’s earlier films.

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Scream 7

Release date: October 16, 2026 on Prime Video
Platform: Prime Video (also on Paramount+)
Available regions: United States. Licensing varies in other markets.
Language: English
Genre: Horror, slasher, mystery
Original theatrical release: 2026

Ghostface returns, and this time Sidney Prescott’s family is in the crosshairs. Paramount credited original writer Kevin Williamson, who directed this installment, along with Neve Campbell, breakout star Isabel May and legacy star Courteney Cox.

The film was a box office success. It opened to $64.1 million domestically and $97.2 million worldwide on a $45 million budget, despite the worst reviews of the series and a B- CinemaScore. It became the first Scream film to pass $200 million worldwide, topping the original’s $173 million.

Expect the franchise formula of an opening kill, taunting phone calls, a whodunit full of suspects and plenty of meta commentary. Its 33 percent Rotten Tomatoes score is the lowest in the series, so treat it as Halloween popcorn entertainment.

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Roadies Rebirth

Release date: October 16, 2026
Platform: JioHotstar
Available regions: India. US availability is not currently confirmed.
Language: Hindi
Genre: Reality, adventure

The long-running youth reality franchise returns with a generational twist. Experienced original Roadies face confident newcomers, setting up a season of high-energy entertainment, fierce rivalries and memorable moments.

Expect tough auditions, physically demanding tasks, gang-leader feuds and the alliances and betrayals the show is known for.

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Tenzing

Release date: October 16, 2026
Platform: Apple TV
Available regions: Global, streaming worldwide on Apple TV
Language: English
Genre: Biographical drama, adventure

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This is one of the week’s most significant English-language films. Based on true events, it tells the lesser-known story of Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok), the gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), was the first to summit Mount Everest.

Encouraged by his wife Dawa (Thinley Lhamo), Tenzing finds an ally in expedition secretary Jill Henderson (Caitríona Balfe). Together, they convince Colonel John Hunt (Willem Dafoe) that Tenzing should be a full member of the British climbing team, not just someone who serves it. Where the Western climbers see Everest as something to conquer, Tenzing reveres it as Chomolungma, the sacred mother goddess. The climb is shaped as much by tensions of background, class and ambition as by the dangers of the mountain.

Director Jennifer Peedom previously made the 2015 documentary Sherpa, and the script is by Luke Davies (Lion). The film premiered at Telluride on September 4 and opened in US theaters on October 9. The theatrical release was extremely limited, which suggests Apple sees it as a serious awards contender for 2027. No box office figures have been reported.

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Dragon Ball Super: Beerus

Release date: October 17, 2026 (weekly episodes)
Platform: Netflix. Also on Crunchyroll in select markets.
Available regions: The United States, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Germany on October 17, with Australia and New Zealand getting it a day earlier on October 16. Crunchyroll is also streaming it in several territories, including the US, Canada, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime, action, fantasy
Episodes: 19

The early chapters of Dragon Ball Super get a full overhaul in this enhanced series. Toei describes it as an improved version of the original anime, with better animation and sound, redrawn scenes and a “reconstructed narrative.”

The new version cuts the filler from the original TV run and combines the Beerus, Frieza Revival and Universe 6 Tournament arcs into one faster-paced series. Masako Nozawa and Koichi Yamadera return as Goku and Beerus, the God of Destruction who wakes up looking for a worthy opponent.

Netflix’s US premiere comes six days after the Japanese TV debut on Fuji TV on October 11. It is a good entry point for newcomers and a chance for longtime fans to see the early arcs, which were criticized for their animation when they first aired, done properly.

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Before you settle in, check availability in your region. Some titles, such as Sacrifice and Crystal Lake, are limited to certain markets, and several Hindi releases are not yet confirmed for US platforms. Whatever your mood, from political intrigue and slasher horror to heist comedy and nostalgic reality TV, this week offers plenty to add to your watchlist.