What to watch on OTT this weekend (July 27-August 2)

After Lena Dunham’s new show about a New Yorker in London comes another cross-continental drama on Netflix. What happens when a small-town American girl trades her comfort zone for the hallowed halls of Oxford? Sofia Carson stars as an ambitious student who discovers that academia’s most challenging lesson might just be matters of the heart, especially when charming Brit Jamie, played by Corey Mylchreest, enters the picture. Set against Oxford’s dreamy spires and cobblestone charm, this fish-out-of-water romance balances academic pressure with swoon-worthy chemistry as two worlds collide in the most delightful way.

Glass Heart is what you’d get if Your Name met A Star is Born, but this time in Japan. When college drummer Akane gets brutally booted from her band, she assumes her rock star dreams are toast. Enter mysterious musician Naoki, who swoops in like a musical knight in shining armour to recruit her for his new group, TENBLANK. Cue the drama: rival bands, backstabbing bandmates, and enough romantic tension to power Tokyo’s neon lights. This story explores second chances and first love, asking whether two fractured souls can create beauty without self-destruction.

The show follows a world-travelling warrior who returns home to find his paradise fractured by civil war and Western invasion. Jason Momoa embodies Ka’iana, the legendary Hawaiian war chief who joins Kamehameha I’s brutal unification campaign across four warring kingdoms, only to start a shocking last-minute rebellion. This nine-episode series delivers an unprecedented indigenous perspective on the 1782-1810 unification, wrestling with prophecy and the impossible choice between unity and autonomy.

Can absolute honesty exist in a marriage where both spouses are spies? Michael Fassbender’s George Woodhouse, a British intelligence agent with an uncanny ability to detect deception, faces his ultimate test when his own wife, Kathryn (Cate Blanchett), becomes the prime suspect in a deadly mole hunt within their agency. As George races against time to uncover the truth behind a leaked black-ops program, the investigation transforms into a heart-wrenching exploration of loyalty and betrayal where love itself becomes the most dangerous secret of all.

When money gets tight, even the closest families must make tough choices. Rajesh Tailang and Sheeba Chaddha lead this Ghaziabad-set slice-of-life dramedy about the deeply connected Kataria family, whose financial troubles force patriarch Sanjay to rent out a room, leaving siblings Naina and cricket-obsessed Bharat to share space. Through cramped quarters and generational tensions, this heartwarming journey transforms everyday family chaos into moments of profound closeness.