From Maharani 2 to Delhi Crime 2, OTT shows to look forward to

The world of OTT is churning new content at lightning speed Each passing day a new web series or film is being announced or dropping on one OTT platform or the other As August nears its end IANS takes a look at some of the highlyanticipated web series that are premiering in the coming days on different platformsMaharani 2 August 25 SonyLIVThe first to land on the OTT platform is the second season of the Huma Qureshistarrer political drama Maharani The multiseason drama tells a fictional story but is inspired by the political upheaval in Bihar in the 1990s when the then Chief Minister Lalu Prasad made his homemaker wife Rabri Devi his successorThe second season of the show which sees Huma playing the lead character of Rani Bharti will see Bheema Bharti played by Sohum Shah stepping out of jail and clashing with his wife Rani in pursuit of powerAlso ReadFrom Delhi Crime to Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives watch the latest glimpse of season 2 of Netflix India showsCriminal Justice 3 August 26 Disney HotstarCriminal Justice is one of the most loved Indian shows in the OTT space The upcoming season will see Pankaj Tripathi reprising his role as advocate Madhav Mishra facing the toughest case of his career He will be squaring off in the courtroom with assistant public prosecutor Lekha played by Shweta Basu PrasadDelhi Crime 2 August 26 NetflixThird on the list is the second season of the hugely popular cop drama Delhi Crime The first season of the Richie Mehtadirected series told the story of the 2012 Delhi gangrape which shook the conscience of the nation and led the Parliament to pass the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2013 Nirbhaya Act which bolstered the provisions of the Indian Penal Code Indian Evidence Act and Code of Criminal Procedure with regard to sexual offencesThe first season of the show had bagged the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series The Season 2 of the show which highlights the killings perpetrated by Delhis notorious kachchhabanyan gang features the formidable Shefali Shah Rasika Dugal Rajesh Tailang Adil Hussain Anurag Arora Yashaswini Dayama Sidharth Bhardwaj Gopal Dutt Denzil Smith Tillotama Shome Jatin Goswami Vyom Yadav and Ankit SharmaFabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Season 2 September 2 NetflixThe show which is said to be inspired by the hit international series The Real Housewives takes into account the personal and professional lives of Neelam Kothari Maheep Kapoor Bhavna Pandey and Seema Khan wives of Bollywood actors Samir Soni Sanjay Kapoor Chunky Panday and Sohail Khan respectivelyLord Of The Rings Rings Of Power September 2 Prime VideoThe final show marking the list is the series adaptation of the legendary trilogy Lord Of The Rings Titled Lord Of The Rings Rings Of Power the series brings to screen the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of MiddleEarths historyThe epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkiens The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books and promises to take the viewers back to an era in which kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin with unlikely heroes being testedOne of the greatest villains which came out of Tolkiens ink will threaten to cover all the world in darkness The starcast of the series was recently in Mumbai where they soaked in the colours of the city which is known for its heritage and hustle culture Lord Of The Rings Rings Of Power will release in English Hindi Tamil Telugu Malayalam and Kannada with new episodes dropping in every weekThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever