List of original programs distributed by Hotstar
Disney+ Hotstar is an Indian digital and mobile entertainment platform launched in February 2015 by Star India. This app is owned by The Walt Disney Company.[1] It provides streaming media and video-on-demand online.[2][3]
Hotstar originals
Comedy
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Language |
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On Air with AIB[lower-alpha 1][4] | News comedy | 29 October 2015 | 3 Seasons, 23 episodes, 64 segments | 23-30 min. | Hindi, English |
The Fanatics | Animation | 5 April 2017 | 4 seasons, 118 episodes | 3-7 min. | English |
As I'm Suffering From Kadhal[5][6] | Romantic Comedy | 15 June 2017 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 19-27 min | Tamil, Telugu (dubbed), Hindi (dubbed) |
- Season 1 also aired on Star Plus (Hindi) and Star World (English)
Drama
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Language |
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Tanhaiyan[7] | Romance | 14 February 2017 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 16-22 min. | Hindi |
Shockers[8] | Horror | 24 May 2016 | 2 season, 12 episodes | 8-16 min. | Hindi |
Continuations
Title | Genre | Premiere | Previous channel | Seasons | Length | Language |
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Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil | Musical drama | 28 September 2015 | Star Plus | 1 season, 42 episodes | 21 minutes | Hindi |
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon - Ek Jashn[9][10] | Romantic comedy | 23 November 2015 | Star Plus | 1 season, 9 episodes | 8-17 min. | Hindi |
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2[11] | Comedy | 16 May 2017 | STAR One | 1 season, 10 episodes | 23-26 min. | Hindi |
Son of Abish (season 4) | Talk show | 6 April 2018 | YouTube | 1 season, 8 episodes | 31-45 min. | English |
Better Life Foundation (season 2)[12] | Comedy | 10 August 2018 | YouTube | 1 season, 6 episodes | 22-30 min. | English |
Talk shows
Title | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Language |
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Bol Viru Bol[13] | 30 March 2017 | 2 season, 13 episodes | 10-14 min. | Hindi |
Maximise your day[14] | 25 April 2019 | 1 season, 7 episodes | 2 min. | English |
The Cannes Connection[15] | 21 May 2019 | 1 season, 5 episodes | 29-32 min. | Hindi |
Pyaar Actually[16] | 18 October 2019 | 1 Season, 4 Episodes | 7-15 min | Hindi |
Hotstar specials
Hotstar Specials is a brand of Hotstar on which they are releasing their original programming done exclusively for the service. The brand is kick started with the launch of docu-drama Roar of The Lion on 20 March 2019.
Docuseries
Title | Premiere | Seasons | Language | Studio(s) |
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Roar of The Lion | 20 March 2019 | 1 season, 5 episodes | Hindi Tamil |
Dhoni Entertainment Banijay Asia |
Scripted Series
Title | Premiere | Seasons | Language(s) | Studio(s) | Status |
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Criminal Justice [18] | 5 April 2019 | 1 season, 10 Episodes | Hindi | BBC Studios India Applause Entertainment |
Renewed |
City of Dreams [19] | 3 May 2019 | 1 Season, 10 Episodes | Applause Entertainment Kukunoor Movies |
Pending | |
Hostages [20] | 31 May 2019 | 1 Season, 10 Episodes | Applause Entertainment Banijay Asia |
Renewed[21] | |
The Office [22] | 28 June 2019 | 2 Seasons, 28 Episodes | BBC Studios India Applause Entertainment |
Pending | |
Out of Love [23][24] | 22 November 2019 | 1 Season, 5 Episodes | BBC Studios India | Pending | |
Special OPS [25] | 17 March 2020. | 1 Season, 8 Episodes | Friday Storytellers | Pending | |
Hundred [26] | 25 April 2020 | 1 Season, 8 Episodes | R.A.T. Films | Pending | |
Aarya | 19 June 2020 | 1 Season, 9 Episodes | Pending |
Upcoming Shows
Title | Director(s) | Premiere | Language(s) | Notes |
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Untitled Kajal Aggarwal & Vaibhav Reddy series | Venkat Prabhu | Tamil | Filming [27] | |
Moghuls | Nikhil Advani | Hindi | Filming [28][29] | |
The November Story | Ram Subramanian | Tamil | Filming[30] | |
Untitled Indo-China war | Mahesh Manjrekar | Hindi | Post [31][32]production |
Movies
Hotstar Specials
Title | Premiere | Length | Director | Language(s) | Studio |
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Chappad Phaad Ke [33] | 18 October 2019 | 121 min | Sameer Hemant Joshi | Hindi | Yoodlee films |
Kanpuriye [34] | 25 October 2019 | 104 min | Ashish Aryan |
Others
Title | Premiere | Length | Director | Language(s) | Studio |
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Dheet Pathangey [35] | 2 March 2020 | 114 min | Ravi Adhikari | Hindi | Happi Digital |
Dil Bechara | 24 July 2020 | Mukesh Chhabra | Fox Star Studios | ||
Disney+ originals
These are commissioned by Disney+. It is exclusively available on Hotstar in India as Disney+ integrated with the service in April 2020.
Exclusive Distribution
In India
These shows are not originally commissioned by Hotstar but streams exclusively on the platform in India.
Title | Language | Original Network | Genre |
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Confess[36][37] | English | go90 | Drama/Romance |
Freakish[37][36] | hulu | Horror | |
Mata Hari | Russian/English | Channel One Russia | Biography |
Patrick Melrose[38] | English | Showtime/Sky Atlantic | Drama/Black comedy |
T@gged[37][36] | go90/hulu | Horror | |
International
These shows are distributed exclusively in international markets by Hotstar.
Title | Language | Genre |
---|---|---|
Super V[39] | Hindi | Animation/Superhero |
MasterChef India (season 6)[40] | Hindi | Cooking show |
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