August's 2nd weekend will be a four day holiday with Rakshabandhan and Independence Day lined up which makes it the best opportunity to relax with family and binge watch some of the latest series. That's exactly what we have here, a list of latest and interesting web series.
Whether you are spending this long weekend with family and cousins or you are away from home and celebrating it solo, you can never deny a bunch of interesting web series that you can binge watch from the comfort of your home. The four day vacation that we will get, thanks to Rakshabandhan and Independence Day, can be a relaxing stay-cation with these recently released and popular web series. Have a look.
August Long Weekend Web Series
Indian Matchmaking Season 2
Sima Taparia and her match-making tactics are back after a two year long break. The season 2 of the show will bring together a few singles once again and show how the Mumbai-based matchmaker helps them find a match. The season 2 released on Netflix on August 10 and bring onboard some new and old Indian-American singles like Vinesh Vasanani, Akshay Dhumal, Viral Joshi, Shital Patel, Nadia Jagessar, Pradhyuman Maloo and Aparna Shrewakramani.
Never Have I Ever Season 3
Devi and her complicated high school life is back to entertain the viewers. What started off with a plan to become popular in high school actually took off well for Devi Vishwakumar and she ended up dating the school hottie Paxton Hall-Yoshida at last. However, as they make it official and think that they have crossed all hurdles, there is the entry of a new kid, also Indian, who is too good looking to ignore. Released on August 12, the season will show the troubles this new comer brings for Devi and Paxton.
The Sandman
DC Comics' The Sandman finally gets its much deserved live action series with Tom Sturridge, Jenna Coleman, Gwendoline Christie, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Boyd Holbrook in pivotal roles. The fantasy drama, that released on August 5, captures the imprisonment of Dream, also known as the Sandman, the controller of all dreams in the world for more than a century. However, his absence led to many disturbances in different timelines and universe which he must fix at all cost.
A Model Family
Starring Yoon Jin-seo, Jung Woo, Park Hee-soon, Park Doo-shik and Kim Shin-bi in pivotal roles, this South Korean drama series is about the story of a professor who is on the verge of divorce and bankruptcy who comes across a car with lots of money and drugs. Considering his situation, he steals money from it without knowing that it belonged to a dangerous cartel and gets dragged in the world of drug dealing along with his family. The series released on Netflix on August 12.
Locke & Key Season 3
The final season of horror drama Locke & Key released on Netflix on August 10. The eight episode long season will wrap up the mysterious case of the Locke siblings and the keyhouse. After defeating Dodge, the family is still left to deal with Gideon and also have another enemy who is probably the greatest threat that they ever came across. Starring Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott, Aaron Ashmore and Darby Stanchfield, the season will focus on how the Locke's safeguard each other amid the dangers.
Udan Patolas Season 2
The four friends from Punjab are back with their struggles in the fast moving and complicated city of Mumbai. In pursuit of their dreams and a chance to fit into the elite society, Lovelle, Punni, Noor and Amrit will focus on balancing their personal and professional life and help each other out when things get tough. Aasttha Ssidana, Apoorva Arora, Poppy Jabbal and Sukhmani Sadana star in this six episode long sequel which released on Amazon Mini TV on August 11.
The Great Weddings Of Munnes
Starring Abhishek Bannerjee and Barkha Singh in lead roles, this comedy series focuses on the life of Munnes, a young man whose family is trying really hard to find a bride for him. After facing many rejections, Munnes' family meets his beautiful and popular friend Mahi whose family is looking for a man whose kundli is compatible with hers. Munnes and Mahi are all set to get married when the priest tells them that to marry her, he first needs to marry another girl and leave her which initiates a series of comical events as they try to find a temporary bride for him.
Masaba Masaba Season 2
Masaba Gupta and Neena Gupta are back with the season 2 of their popular web show. The new season will be about the newly discovered love interests of the mother-daughter duo and how they deal with it. While Neena Gupta meets his former co-actor and flame Shekhar Mirza, Masaba Gupta is stuck between her attraction towards her soon-to-be married client and investor-turned-lover. Catch their journey to balance love life while aiming at new heights in their career.
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