OTT Releases This Week (May 12 - May 18): Maranamass, Hai Junoon, Wolf Man, and More – Juksun (2025)

This week we got to see some amazing new OTT releases (movies and shows) that premiered on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. There’s so much happening this week – mystery, drama, comedy, and rom-coms! Wow! This week’s biggest releases include Hai Junoon, Tastefully Yours, Marananmmas, Murderbot, Wolf Man, Thank You, Next; and many more.

Also, we will see a new season of the Emmy award-winning anthology series, Love, Death & Robots. Learn about the releases, as we have created a list for you. Have a look:

New OTT Releases This Weekend (May 12-18): new movies and shows on SonyLIV, Netflix, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video and more

Tastefully Yours (당신의 맛)

• Release Date: May 12, 2025
• OTT Platform: Netflix
• Genre: Romantic, Comedy
• Created by: Han Jun-hee
• Written by: Jung Soo-yoon
• Directed by: Park Dan-hee
• Cast: Kang Ha-neul, Go Min-si, Kim Shin-rok, Yoo Su-bin

In May 12, Netflix rollout exciting Korean drama titled Tastefully Yours created by Han Jun-hee, written by Jung Soo-yoon, directed by Park Dan-hee. The series first aired on ENA on May 12, 2025 and subsequently streaming on Genie TV. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.

starring Kang Ha-neul, Go Min-si, Kim Shin-rok and Yoo Su-bin. The story follows Han Beom-woo, the successor to a large food company who runs the best fine dining restaurant in Seoul but has no interest in taste, and Mo Yeon-joo, a chef crazy about taste who runs a one-table restaurant without a sign in a remote corner of the countryside. They grow together and fall in love while running a small restaurant in Jeonju.

Snakes and Ladders

• Release Date: May 14, 2025
• OTT Platform: Netflix
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Directed by: Manolo Caro
• Cast: Cecilia Suárez, Juan Pablo Medina, Martiño Rivas

Snakes and Ladders is comedy drama series about nn ambitious but overlooked teacher wants to be head of a prestigious school, but must climb a slippery ladder of lies and corruption to reach the top.

The seres has 8 episodes, directed by Manolo Caro and written by Alexandro Aldrete, Ángela Armero, Estíbaliz Burgaleta, Manolo Caro. It stars Cecilia Suárez, Juan Pablo Medina, Martiño Rivas, Marimar Vega, Benny Emmanuel, Loreto Peralta, Michelle Rodríguez, Alfredo Gatica, Germán Bracco, and Gerardo Trejoluna.

Thank You, Next Season 2

• Release Date: May 15, 2025
• OTT Platform: Netflix
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Created by: Ece Yörenç
• Directed by: Bertan Basaran
• Cast: Serenay Sarıkaya, Hakan Kurtaş, Metin Akdülger, Boran Kuzum, Efe Tunçer

The new season of rom-com turkish drama Thank You, Next continues with Leyla’s journey of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery. Season 2 finds Leyla with a new beginning and neighbors and friends and pursuing a new romance. Secrets about her new boyfriend’s past, however, begin to surface, impacting everyone around her.

The series is created by Ece Yörenç and directed by Bertan Basaran. It stars Serenay Sarıkaya, Hakan Kurtaş, Metin Akdülger, Boran Kuzum, and Efe Tunçer.

Hai Junoon! Dream. Dare. Nominate

• Release Date: May 16, 2025
• OTT Platform: JioHotstar
• Genre: Musical Drama
• Directed by: Abhishek Sharma
• Cast: Niel Nitin Mukesh, Boman Irani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Siddharth Nigam, Kunwar Amar

Musical drama series directed by Abhishek Sharma. Produced under Jio Creative Lab, it stars Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sumedh Mudgalkar, Siddharth Nigam and Jacqueline Fernandez. The series premiered on 16 May 2025 on JioHotstar.

The plot revolves around two rival groups led by Pearl (Jacqueline Fernandez) and Gagan (Niel Nitin Mukesh), who are putting their best moves forward to win the competition. However, the series is not only about competition, but a journey of self-discovery and survival. Who will be the winner?

Maranamass

• Release Date: May 15, 2025
• OTT Platform: Sony LIV
• Genre: Thriller-Comedy
• Directed by: Sivaprasad
• Cast: Basil Joseph, Rajesh Madahavan, Siju Sunny, Puliyanam Poulose, Suresh Krishna, Anishma Anil Kumar

Malayalam black comedy thriller film written and directed by Sivaprasad in his directorial debut. The film stars Basil Joseph in the lead role with Anishma Anilkumar, Rajesh Madhavan, Babu Antony, Suresh Krishna and Siju Sunny in supporting roles.

Maranamass is set in the state of Kerala, where everyone is terrorized due to the serial killings. The killer is missing, and as the investigation proceeds the police find patterns . Luke, portrayed by Basil Joseph, is a notorious troublemaker who becomes the prime suspect. As the investigation commences, a lot of dark secrets are uncovered.

Nessippaya

• Release Date: May 16, 2025
• OTT Platform: Lionsgate Play, Sun NXT
• Genre: Romance, Action-Thriller
• Directed by: Vishnuvardhan
• Cast: Akash Murali, Aditi Shankar, R. Sarath Kumar, Prabhu, Kalki Koechlin, Khushbu

Directed by Vishnuvardhan and co-written with Neelan Sekar. The film stars Akash Murali in his acting debut, alongside Aditi Shankar, R. Sarathkumar, Prabhu and Khushbu.

Romantic action thriller film revolves arround two lovers, separated by life`s circumstances, are reunited by a tragic fate-a murder. Arjun, driven by love for Diya, defies all odds, crosses boundaries, and braves the unknown to uncover the truth behind her tragic fate.

• Release Date: May 15, 2025
• OTT Platform: Netflix
• Genre: Animation
• Created by: Tim Miller
• Cast: Kevin Hart, Niecy Nash, John Oliver, Mr Beast, Rhys Darby, Amy Sedaris

The highly anticipated an Emmy-winning adult animated anthology television series created by Tim Miller and streaming on Netflix. The animations span the genres of comedy, horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Each episode is connected to one or more of the three titular concepts.

The fourth season has 10 episodes, the animated series consists of a collection of short films, produced by different casts and crews, though some episodes have some overlap in certain crew members. The series title refers to each episode’s thematic connection to one or more of the three titular subjects.

Dear Hongrang (탄금)

• Release Date: May 16, 2025
• OTT Platform: Netflix
• Genre: Mystery, Drama
• Directed by: Kim Hong-sun
• Cast: Lee Jae Wook, Cho Bo Ah, Jung Ga Ram, Uhm Ji Won

Mystery melodrama sageuk KDrama written by Kim Jin-ah, directed by Kim Hong-sun, and starring Lee Jae Wook, Cho Bo Ah, Jung Ga Ram, and Uhm Ji Won. Based on Tangeum: Swallowing Gold by Jang Da-hye.

Hong-rang, the son of a wealthy merchant family in Joseon, who went missing at the age of eight. His half-sister, Jae-yi, never gives up hope and searches for him tirelessly. Twelve years later, a young man appears claiming to be Hong-rang, but he has no memories of his past. While his mother is skeptical, Jae-yi desperately wants to believe him. However, this man carries a secret, and his reappearance brings intrigue and danger. Jae-yi’s quest to uncover the truth behind Hong-rang’s disappearance and the identity of this returning man leads her into a web of family secrets and power struggles.

Murderbot

• Release Date: May 16, 2025
• OTT Platform: Apple TV+
• Genre: Action comedy, Science fiction
• Created by: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
• Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tamara Podemski, Tattiawna Jones

Based on the book series The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, who serves as a consulting producer. The story follows a partly biological security cyborg that privately calls itself Murderbot must hide its ability for free thought whilst completing dangerous assignments and is simultaneously drawn to humans and appalled at their weakness.

The science fiction action comedy television series created by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz for Apple TV+. The first season will consist of ten episodes, starring Alexander Skarsgård as the titular character alongside Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tamara Podemski, and Tattiawna Jones.

Wolf Man

• Release Date: May 17, 2025
• OTT Platform: JioHotstar
• Genre: Horror
• Directed by: Leigh Whannell
• Cast: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth, Milo Cawthorne

Directed and co-written by Leigh Whannell with Corbett Tuck is a horror film, a reboot of The Wolf Man franchise, the film stars Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Sam Jaeger.

The plot follows a family man seeking to protect his wife and daughter from a werewolf, only to become infected and slowly transform into the creature.

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