From ‘My Dearest Assassin,’ ‘Citadel Season 2’ To ‘Send Help,’ ‘M.I.A.,’ and ‘Unconditional’, It’s All About Survival: Streaming This Week

Everything is out to get you this week: exes who don’t know the meaning of an end, ‘play’ful serial killers, blood-group hunters, apps, rivals, battle rappers, vengeful colleagues waiting for the right moment to strike back and drug allegations.

Surviving is easier said and done this week for the protagonists of shows and movies across platforms as they battle uncertainties and the very obvious. 

Certainly not a boring week, by any stretch.

NETFLIX
Worst Ex Ever S2
Real life is always more dangerous than any scripted tale of murderous violent exes. 
WHY WATCH: All the stories are real and are brought to life via testimonials, animated reenactments as well as harrowing footage.
Season 2 drops May 6.

Legends 
Infiltrating drug rings and going undercover to stop drug crime sounds like a great idea until you realise you aren’t trained for the job.
WHY WATCH: To see how normal folks become unlikely heroes.
New Brit series out May 7.

The Chestnut Man S2
A game of hide-and-seek begins after a missing woman is found dead. Links to a two-year-old unsolved case emerge.
WHY WATCH: This Danish show about complicated detectives makes for interesting viewing
Drops May 7.

My Dearest Assassin
The Vietnamese Lhan has a rare blood type and is being hunted by Pruek because of it. A family of Thai assassins led by Poh adopts and she falls for the son, Pran.
WHY WATCH: To watch the moment Lhan stops running and starts fighting back.
Out May 7.

Remarkably Bright Creatures 
Tova is an aging widow who becomes friends with a surly octopus named Marcellus and a young man who doesn’t know what he wants in life.
WHY WATCH: Based on the bestselling book by Shelby Van Pelt. Stars Sally Field and Lewis Pullman along with Alfred Molina as Marcellus’s voice.
Out May 8.

Thank You, Next S3
Leyla fights heartbreak and fights off a ‘dirty man’ this season.
WHY WATCH: To find out what Leyla is up to and catch up on her shenanigans.
New season coming May 8

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LIK
He’s the voice of an app that insures you against love failures, but Vibe Vassey believes true love is found IRL and is tangible. It’s 2040 and the object of his affection is an influencer who would rather believe in algorithms than unpredictability. Rising young Tamil hero Pradeep Ranganathan and Krithi Shetty star in this Tamil rom-com.
WHY WATCH: To know if true love survives A.I. and the future.
Streaming premiere May 6.

Citadel S2
Set three years after Season 1, follow the exploits of elite agents, Mason Kane, Nadia Sinh and Bernard Orlick as they reunite to stop yet another potentially world-ending conspiracy.
WHY WATCH: Richard Madden, Stanley Tucci and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Are three reasons enough?
New season out May 6.

Lukkhe
"Lukkhe" comes straight outta Chandigarh and stars a young cast embroiled in rap battles and a brewing revenge back-and-forth between MC Badnaam (KING) and OG (Shivankit).
WHY WATCH: Singer-songwriter and rapper King’s acting debut. Also features Palak Tiwari.
Premieres May 8.

JIOHOTSTAR
Send Help
A colleague you hate and you are the only survivors of a plane crash. Surviving the ordeal is a big ask when the power dynamics shift. If you wanna stay alive, you have to work together. Will you? Ask Linda.
WHY WATCH: Directed by Sam Raimi, the film stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien.
Drops on May 7.

Vaazha II: Biopic Of A Billion Bros
A tale of growing pains involving four friends branded losers and troublemakers by everyone they know. Will they ever “grow up”?
WHY WATCH: This Malayalam film broke several records in the course of its theatrical run. Find out why.
Out May 8.

M.I.A.
Who is Etta Tiger Jonze? What is she doing in Miami’s Florida Keys? Is she a killer or a victim? Just another girl?
WHY WATCH: Action-packed and a female protagonist. Always entertaining.
Series Premiere May 8.

Song Sung Blue
Heard of Thunder & Lightning? Chances are high that you have not. This movie is based on a true story about two singers forming a Neil Diamond tribute band.
WHY WATCH: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star. Also who makes a biopic on a tribute band these days?
Out on streaming May 9.

SONYLIV
India’s Best Dancer S5
The popular dancing show returns with a new theme (‘India Wala Dance’) and a new judge joining Karisma Kapoor, Terence Lewis and Geeta Kapur.
WHY WATCH: Jaaved Jaaferi joins the judging panel.
New season premieres on both SET and LIV on May 9.

APPLE TV+
Unconditional
Eight episodes of did-she, didn’t she as Orna’s daughter Gali is arrested on charges of drug trafficking in Moscow.
WHY WATCH: It comes to you from the producers  of "Homeland."
Two-episode premiere on May 8.

ZEE5
Love Mocktail 3
All is well for devoted single dad Adi as he brings up his adopted daughter, Nidhi. Until a woman claiming to be his daughter’s biological grandmother shows up. Is she, isn’t she?
WHY WATCH: This small budget Kannada film stood up to the all-conquering Goliath that was "Dhurandhar 2" during its theatrical run. Also, the actor-director’s third installment in a popular franchise.
Streaming premiere on May 8.