What to watch on OTT: Night Always Comes, Butterfly, Drop and more

Directed by Benjamin Caron and written by Sarah Conradt, Night Always Comes follows Lynette (Vanessa Kirby), a woman who risks everything to secure the house that represents a future for her family. On a dangerous odyssey through a single night, Lynette is forced to confront her dark past in order to finally break free. The film is an urgent and visceral thriller about one woman’s struggle to survive. “Vanessa brings a beautifully wild energy to Lynette, making the character unpredictable and deeply human. Together, we worked on creating a character who is simply not just reacting to the world, but desperately trying to wrest control of her future, even as she teeters on the edge of self-destruction,” Caron was quoted on Tudum.

Butterfly
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In Butterfly, David Jung (Daniel Dae Kim), a mysterious former US intelligence operative living in hiding in South Korea, has his life blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him. He finds himself hunted by Rebecca (Reina Hardesty), a deadly young assassin, and Caddis, the sinister spy organisation she works for. Directed by Kitao Sakurai, the series is written by Sung Rno, Blaize Ali-Watkins, Arash Amel, Steph Cha and Ken Woodruff, among others. The cast of this high-octane series features Louis Landau, Piper Perabo, Kim Tae-hee, Sean Dulake, Seoyeon Jang, Charles Parnell and Kim Ji-hoon.

Drop
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Violet is a widowed mother who goes to an upscale restaurant to meet Henry, her charming and handsome date. However, her pleasant evening soon turns into a living nightmare when she receives phone messages from a mysterious, hooded figure who threatens to kill her young son and sister unless she kills Henry. The thriller is directed by Christopher Landon while Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach have written its screenplay. The film’s cast features Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar and Reed Diamond.

Beating Hearts
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Directed by Gilles Lellouche, the romantic drama is based on the 1997 novel Jackie Loves Johnser OK? by Irish author Neville Thompson. “In a tough neighborhood, rebellious teen Clotaire falls for sharp-witted Jackie. Their young love is tested when gang violence tears them apart and Clotaire is charged with a crime he didn’t commit. Years later, fate reunites them—but can love overcome a past marked by injustice and revenge?” reads its synopsis. The film premiered in the main competition section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024. Lellouche wrote its screenplay with Ahmed Hamidi and Audrey Diwan.

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Andhera
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Directed by Raaghav Dar, the series is set against the dazzling yet deceptive skyline of Mumbai. When a young woman disappears under mysterious circumstances, Inspector Kalpana Kadam (Priya Bapat) and troubled medical student Jay (Karanvir Malhotra) are pulled into a dark spiral of secrets. As their investigation unearths a sinister force hiding in the shadows, reality begins to fracture. As the line between reality and nightmare begins to dissolve, the duo must confront forces that defy explanation—and fight a creeping darkness that threatens to consume everything in its path. The horror-investigation series also features Prajakta Koli, Surveen Chawla, Parvin Dabas, and Pranay Pachauri in pivotal roles.

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