Top shows on Netflix, Hotstar and more to end the year with

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Top shows on Netflix, Hotstar and more to end the year with
  • 2019 is coming to an end and here are the top shows you can watch as you wind up the year.
  • The much awaited You Season 2 is out on Netflix.
  • If you haven’t yet watched Fleabag season 2, make it your priority now!
It’s that time of the year when most people take time off to reflect and relax. We, at Business Insider, have curated the best set of shows and movies across OTT platforms to binge-watch with a hot cup of cocoa.
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Here are the top shows and movies across all streaming platforms:


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You Season 2 on Netflix

You Season 2 on Netflix

The obsessive Joe Goldberg has found love at last — this time in Los Angeles. After he spent most of the first season cyberstalking his former paramour, Goldberg leaves New York and his past to start afresh. As expected, he meets a girl named Love, and their affair runs into trouble — not just because of the toxic relationship he had with his ex.

Starring: Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Victoria Pedretti.

Number of episodes: 20

Reviews:“You retains its thrills, chills and thoughtful questions about masculinity, abusers and modern relationships,” said Kell Lawler from USA Today who referred to the series as ‘grotesquely additive’.

The Zoya Factor on Netflix

The Zoya Factor on Netflix

For those who want some Bollywood action, Netflix has a new and relatively unwatched movie ‘The Zoya Factor’ starring Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salman. Believed to be a lucky mascot for the Indian cricket team, Zoya rides through her own life and expectations as everyone puts her on a pedestal.

Starring: Sonam Kapoor, Dulquer Salman, Sanjay Kapoor and Angad Bedi

MOVIE LENGTH: 2 hours

Reviews:

“I didn't hate The Zoya Factor, and it's not an unwatchable film by any measure. But it squanders the opportunity to say something about the world we live in, and our reliance on luck as both a crutch and an excuse,” wrote Rajeev Masand


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Fleabag Season 2 on Amazon Prime

Fleabag Season 2 on Amazon Prime

The unfiltered thoughts of a modern woman London woman who has pent-up anger and grief caught the fancy of many viewers. In the second and final season, interesting characters are added to the comedy series which claims to deliver sucker-punch like lines keeping viewers at the edge of their seats.

Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman

NUMBER OF EPISODES: 6

Review:

“The ending is such a perfect conclusion to the series, and why it also feels so crushing. In the end, Fleabag breaks up with us,” writes the Vulture.

Rangbaaz Phirse on Zee5

Rangbaaz Phirse on Zee5

In the first season, it told the true story of Gorakhpur’s most notorious gangster, Shri Prakash Shukla. In the second season, it brings the life of an Amarpal Singh from Rajasthan onto the screen. The young man who is working to clear UPSC exams to become an IPS officer becomes trapped into the world of crime – triggered by caste politics.

Starring: Jimmy Shergill, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Amit Sial, Sharad Kelkar, Gul Panag.

Number of episodes: 9

Review:

“It is stellar writing and direction – storytelling at its very best. Rangbaaz Phirse is a must-watch for sure, and we recommend you binge-watch it soon as possible,” said a review by IMBuzz.
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Jesus: Rise to Power on Hotstar

Jesus: Rise to Power on Hotstar

Roman history expert Micheal Scott traces the history of Chrstianity and how it spread to Rome. The National Geographic miniseries is streaming on Hotstar for History buffs and promises to unravel the real truth of Constantine and the conversion of the pagans into a lair of one of the world’s largest monotheistic religions.

Number of episodes: 3

Review:

“Dr. Scott explains how the Christian message spread and grew through Roman expertise and technology; how it became more visible and therefore more vulnerable to attack by the Roman authorities; and how it organized itself and broke away from its Jewish roots,” says a review by Broadway world.