The most gripping nail-biting thrillers for the weekend!

The most gripping nail-biting thrillers for the weekend!

If you love thrillers and mysteries that keep you at the edge of the seat, you're in for a treat with these soon-to-release and already released line-up of web-shows. The latest entrant in this genre is Amazon Prime Video's Breathe: Into the Shadows, featuring Abhishek Bachchan, Nithya Menen and Amit Sadh in lead roles. Releasing on 10th July, the show promises to take you on a thrilling journey. So, put on your comfiest pyjamas, get some popcorn and binge on these gripping tales.

Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega - (Netflix)

This is an Indian crime-drama web series directed by Soumendra Padhi and written by Trishant Srivastava and was released on Netflix on 10 January 2020. The story revolves around the phishing operations in the Jamtara district of Jharkhand until a corrupt politician wants a cut of the profit and a cop wants to fight it.

Breathe: Into the Shadows (Amazon Prime)

Amazon Prime Video recently released the trailer of Breathe: Into the Shadows taking us into the lives of distraught parents, played by Abhishek Bachchan and Nithya Menen, who are searching for their kidnapped daughter, Siya. The trailer of the show has already raised some intriguing questions. Who is the mysterious kidnapper? Why is he called J? Why is Inspector Kabir Sawant (Amit Sadh) in jail? How far will Avinash and Abhi (Abhishek and Nitya) go to save their daughter? Find out the answer to these questions and much more on 10th July exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Paatal Lok (Amazon Prime)

Starring Jaideep Ahlawat in the lead role, Amazon Prime Video's Paatal Lok narrates the story of a police officer, who lands a high-profile case - a failed attempt of a celebrity journalist's assassination. This gripping crime thriller throws light on high-profile crime while taking us to the dark realm of the underworld. Each episode unveils the oppressive realities that exist in the country. This gritty portrayal of crime, corruption and caste inequalities clubbed with some brilliant acting by Neeraj Kabi, Abhishek Banerjee, Ishwak Singh, Swastika Mukherjee, and others should certainly be on your watchlist.

Aarya (Disney+ Hotstar)

Sushmita Sen made a comeback to the screen with Disney + Hotstar's crime series Aarya. Sushmita stars in and as Aarya, the drug dealer's wife who takes on her husband's (Chandrachur Singh) business after he suffers a horrible attack. She struggles through the muck of violence, blackmail, lies and treachery to keep her three kids safe. The whodunnit story is sure to keep you glued to your screens.

Dark Season 3 (Netflix)

This German time-travelling sci-fi drama series has kept the audience glued since its first season. Throughout the series, Dark explores the existential implications of time and its effects upon human nature. The show concerns the aftermath of a child's disappearance, which exposes a sinister time travel conspiracy which spans several generations. The complexity of the narrative and its pacing will keep you hooked to the show.

Hanna Season 2 - (Amazon Prime)

The second season of Hanna dropped recently on Amazon Prime Video. The show follows the journey of an extraordinary young woman as she evades the relentless pursuit of a sinister government agency and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is. The girl, who once lived in the wilderness and was being trained to be an assassin, finds her freedom. The new season offers an interesting contrast between Hanna and the other girls. Hanna, who has grown up in the wilderness, enjoys the freedom of the will that the others don't, having lived all their lives in a virtual jail under strict supervision.

Ozark Season 3 - (Netflix)

Created by Bill Dubuque, the third season of Ozark was premiered on March 2020 on Netflix, stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde in the lead roles. The Ozark series is all about, a financial planner who relocates his family from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Ozarks. With wife Wendy and their two kids in tow, Marty is on the move after a money-laundering scheme goes wrong, forcing him to pay off a substantial debt to a Mexican drug lord in order to keep his family safe. While the Byrdes' fate hangs in the balance, the dire circumstances force the fractured family to reconnect.

Kingdom Season 2 - (Netflix)

The second season of Kingdom dropped recently on Netflix. The Kingdom is Netflix's first original South Korean political horror-thriller web series, which is written by Kim Eun-hee and directed by Kim Seong-hun. The story is about a deceased king rises and a mysterious plague spread in the kingdom and the prince must face a new breed of enemies to unveil the evil scheme and save his people.

You Season 2 - (Netflix)

The second season of You is loosely based on the novel Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes and was released on Netflix. In the second season, Joe Goldberg moves from New York to Los Angeles to escape his past and starts over with a new identity. When he meets avid chef Love Quinn, Joe begins falling into his old patterns of obsession and violence. As Joe attempts to forge a new love, he strives to make his relationship with Love to succeed at all costs, to avoid the fate of his past romantic endeavours.