New OTT Releases This Friday (Oct 9, 2026): Reporting Live, Animals, Take Charge of My Heart and More on Netflix, SonyLIV

Viewers looking for fresh content this festive weekend have plenty to choose from. This Friday, October 9, 2026, streaming platforms are adding a mix of thrillers, crime stories and dramas, with several new films and series making their streaming debut. Here is what is arriving.

Reporting Live (Netflix)

This investigative crime thriller stars Parineeti Chopra as an ambitious young journalist, with Deven Bhojani playing her veteran cameraman. The two expose a dangerous illegal sand-mining racket run by a powerful syndicate.

Animals (Netflix)

Ben Affleck headlines this crime thriller as Mark Kimball, a candidate in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Kimball leads a seemingly perfect life with his wife Abigail, played by Kerry Washington, until their young son is abducted for ransom and their world is turned upside down.

Haunted Hotel Season 2 (Netflix)

The adult animated comedy series returns for a second season. It follows Katherine, voiced by Eliza Coupe, a single mother who is trying to run the chaotic and supernaturally active Undervale Hotel. She is joined by her ghost brother Nathan (Will Forte), her two children, Ben and Esther, and an immortal demon child named Abaddon (Jimmi Simpson).

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Eyes (SonyLIV)

This Malayalam psychological crime thriller web series centres on police officer Tina Sebastian. She investigates a disturbing string of cases in which women are stalked, harassed and targeted by obsessive behaviour.

Take Charge of My Heart (Netflix)

This South Korean fantasy romantic comedy series features Baek Ho-rang (Kim Young-kwang), a cold third-generation chaebol heir and executive at TS Resort. He crosses paths with Na Bo-bae (Chae Soo-bin), a lonely drama screenwriter who developed real electrical powers after being struck by lightning.