Top OTT releases from Hollywood this week: Stranger Things 5, Bel-Air 4 and more

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Born Hungry: JioHotstar (Nov 28)

A stray youngster from the streets of India is adopted by a family and goes on to become one of the world's greatest chefs in this inspirational tale of tenacity and resolve. Cast: Sash Simpson, Shipra Khanna. Director: Barry Avrich.

Primitive War: Lionsgate Play (Nov 28)

A reconnaissance unit travels to a remote jungle valley during the Vietnam War to find out what happened to a missing platoon. Before long, they are fighting for their life against an unanticipated foe: dinosaurs from antiquity. Cast: Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten. Director: Luke Sparke.

Lost Treasures Of The Bible: JioHotstar (Nov 27)

In order to uncover the cities and civilisations mentioned in the Bible, this immersive series follows archaeological teams throughout the Middle East as they begin a new season of excavations. Their discoveries illuminated some of the most well-known legends in the Bible, including the great Tower of Babel in Iraq and the lost city of Exodus in Egypt. Treasures hidden for millennia are revealed by stunning computer-generated imagery and integrated cameras.

Stranger Things 5 Vol 1: Netflix (Nov 27)

A group of young friends in Indiana in the 1980s experience covert government operations and supernatural powers. The kids solve a number of amazing riddles as they look for solutions. Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder. Director: The Duffer Brothers.

Get Fast: Prime Video (Nov 26)

The Thief reluctantly links up with an angst-ridden orphan to save his colleague, who has been abducted after stealing millions of dollars from a ruthless drug lord named Nushi. To find the Thief, Nushi enlists her most reliable hitman, The Cowboy, a charming charmer with excellent reflexes. The new partners will have an advantage thanks to guns, cars, and explosions, but how long will they be able to maintain it? Cast: James Clayton, Lou Diamond Phillips. Director: James Clayton.

Jingle Bell Heist: Netflix (Nov 26)

Two strangers unintentionally fall in love while working together to rob one of New York's most well-known department shops during the height of the holiday season. Cast: Olivia Holt, Connor Swindells. Director: Michael Fimognari.

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age: Apple TV+ (Nov 26)

Millions of years after the extinction of the dinosaurs, the five-part documentary series transports viewers to a dramatic new era of ancient life that is characterised by ice, fierce competition for survival, and the emergence of a new group of giants known as megafauna.

WondLa Season 3: Apple TV+ (Nov 26)

Eva finds a world she never imagined as she is forced to leave her underground haven for the surface of the Earth. Eva travels across dangerous landscapes and uncharted cultures in an attempt to find the answer to the ultimate question: Is she the last human? Cast: Jeanine Mason.

Bel-Air Season 4: JioHotstar (Nov 25)

The story of a bookish young man whose life is irrevocably changed when he relocates from the streets of West Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of the wealthiest areas of Los Angeles. Cast: Jabari Banks, Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman.

Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember: JioHotstar (Nov 25)

Following his father's recent Alzheimer's diagnosis, Chris Hemsworth focusses the camera on his own family in his most intimate documentary to date. As they investigate the science of social interaction and how it can enhance memory function, they take a road trip back in time. They return significant locations and people, documenting everything as a home video and bringing back priceless memories. Cast: Craig Hemsworth, Chris Hemsworth. Director: Tom Barbor-Might.