One of the best streaming services in India for a long time is Disney Plus Hotstar. It aired some of the top English TV series till recently. A sizable TV series library supported by networks like Showtime and Disney and its affiliates is still available on the site. Large-scale athletic events like the Indian Premier League are also held there. Thus, we’ve gathered all of the top TV series available on Disney Plus Hotstar at the moment in this carefully chosen list.
City On A Hill
https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/city-on-a-hill/1260005905
Description
Showtime created this slow-burning criminal thriller on Hotstar, based on a script by Ben Affleck and screenwriter Chuck MacLean. The show centres on a collaborative investigation conducted in the early 1990s in Boston, a city plagued by crime, by an assistant district attorney (Aldis Hodge) and a dishonest FBI agent (Kevin Bacon). Along the way, they uncover the city’s widespread corruption and criminal underworld as they investigate a string of horrific armed vehicle robberies. Now, the whole two seasons of the show are available for streaming.
- Genre – Crime, Drama
- Actors – Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Lauren E. Banks, Aldis Hodge
- Director – Chuck MacLean
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 7.6/10 (15K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 77% (39 Reviews)
Billions
https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/billions/14811
Description
Hotstar offers the whole television series Billions, which airs on Showtime. As the name would suggest, the main topic of the play is the long-running struggle for dominance between capitalism and socialism. It illustrates how, when a US Attorney (Paul Giamatti) goes after a billionaire hedge fund manager (Damian Lewis), the lines separating the two diametrically opposing beliefs become more blurred. Their lives are tightly connected, and they are two of the most well-known and influential individuals in New York.
- Genre – Drama
- Actors – Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, Dola Rashad, Corey Stoll, David Costabile
- Director – Brian Koppelman, Andrew Ross Sorkin, David Levien,
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 8.3/10 (107K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 87% (140 Reviews)
The Mandalorian
https://www.disneyplus.com/series/the-mandalorian/3jLIGMDYINqD
Description
The Mandalorian, one of the most eagerly awaited Disney Plus shows, debuted to great acclaim in 2019. Not only does Jon Favreau’s Star Wars tale captivate ardent followers of the beloved series, but it also draws in non-fans. Now that Disney Plus has acquired Hotstar, Indian viewers may watch the TV show. In this space western, Pedro Pascal plays the Mandalorian, a lone bounty hunter in the furthest corners of the galaxy. Baby Yoda, the 2019 viral phenomenon and now a Funko Pop toy, is one of the show’s main draws.
- Genre – Drama
- Actors – Pedro Pascal, Giancarlo Esposito, Katee Sackhoff, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi
- Director – Jon Favreau
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 8.7/10 (576K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 90% (140 Reviews)
Life & Beth
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/life-beth/1FGRpchaS8Yf
Description
Amy Schumer, who has shown her abilities as an actor and comedian on several occasions, stars in this wonderfully dark yet genuine comedy. After losing her mother, with whom she had a love-hate relationship, Beth starts to doubt her complacency in an unsatisfactorily comfortable life. How had her life come to be like this? Beth breaks free from her previous constraints and starts pursuing her passions and learning to appreciate herself—though not without some setbacks. The greatest thing about this programme is that it doesn’t have an overly optimistic tone that is hauntingly accurate to how most people view life and love.
- Genre – Comedy Drama
- Actors – Amy Schumer, Violet Young, Michael Cera, Michael Rapaport, Susannah Flood
- Director – Amy Schumer
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 6.7/10 (8K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 90% (140 Reviews)
Modern Family
https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/modern-family/8549
Description
Modern Family, one of the most popular English TV shows on Hotstar, is about a big, multicultural American family that pulls together through good times and bad. You’ll be captivated by their distinctively humorous style for 11 seasons. You won’t be able to stop watching this TV show once you become addicted.
- Genre – Comedy
- Actors – Sofía Vergara, Ed O’Neill, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
- Director – Christopher Lloyd, Steven Levitan
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 8.5/10 (474K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 85% (108 Reviews)
How I Met Your Mother
https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/how-i-met-your-mother/8323
Description
How I Met Your Mother is a beloved classic that you may watch again anytime you need a pick-me-up. It has a cult following. On Disney Plus Hotstar, viewers can binge-watch every episode of the show. It’s likely the most fun thing you can start streaming right now, so if for some reason you missed it, don’t worry. The show centres on Ted Mosby, the primary character, and his pals in Manhattan, New York City. In 2030, Ted tells his daughter Penny and son Luke about what happened between September 2005 and May 2013 that brought him into contact with their mother.
- Genre – Comedy
- Actors – Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
- Director – Pamela Fryman
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 8.3/10 (721K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 84% (81 Reviews)
Boston Legal
https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/boston-legal/2257
Description
Boston native and former attorney David E. Kelley is the creator of the American comedy-drama and legal drama television series Boston Legal. This five-season TV series on Hotstar is also worth binge-watching. Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader are the show’s main cast members. Many of the characters from The Practice’s last season have moved to Boston Legal in this straight spin-off of the television programme.
- Genre – Drama
- Actors – James Spader, Christian Clemenson, John Larroquette, Tara Summers, Candice Bergen
- Director – David E. Kelley
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 8.5/10 (49K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 86% (45 Reviews)
Only Murders in the Building
https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/only-murders-in-the-building/1260067362
Description
This multiple Emmy award-winning programme is hilarious, terrifying, and thrilling; it has to be at the top of your watchlist this weekend. This is a feel-good comedy that will keep you guessing till the very end. Selena Gomez adds a casual air to Martin Short and Steve Martin’s endearing mumblings, making the show endearing and humorous. The Arconia is a hauntingly beautiful place with lots of unanswered mysteries and intriguing supporting characters.
- Genre – Murder mystery, Comedy
- Actors – Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, Martin Short, Michael Cyril Creighton, Meryl Streep
- Director -Steve Martin, John Hoffman
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 8.1/10 (151K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 97% (282 Reviews)
The Patient
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/the-patient/4lTrRbumnjNn
Description
“THE PATIENT” — Steve Carell in the role of Alan Strauss. Suzanne Tenner (CR)/FX
The Patient, a psychological thriller starring Steve Carell, tells the story of a deadly patient who kidnaps his therapist for some special one-on-one therapy. The therapist fights to stop the patient from killing others as his own life is in jeopardy in this ten-episode series that goes quickly and keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
- Genre – Murder thriller
- Actors – Steve Carell, Laura Niemi,Domhnall Gleeson, Linda Emond, Andrew Leeds
- Director – Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 7/10 (29K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 89% (61 Reviews)
WandaVision
https://www.disneyplus.com/series/wandavision/4SrN28ZjDLwH
Description
One of the most bizarre superhero programmes you’ll ever see is this one. As the name implies, WandaVision narrates the tale of Marvel superheroes Paul Bettany as Vision and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff. The show’s episodes each honour comedies from various historical periods. The programme picks up after the events of Avengers: Endgame, in which a distraught Wanda uses her magic to take over a town and construct a fantasy world that suits her.
- Genre – Action
- Actors – Elizabeth Olsen, Kathryn Hahn, Kat Dennings, Paul Bettany, Teyonah Parris
- Director – Jac Schaeffer, Kevin Feige
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 7.9/10 (3663 K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 91% (201 Reviews)
Loki
https://www.disneyplus.com/series/loki/6pARMvILBGzF
Description
The god of mischief from Marvel has a Disney Plus Hotstar series of his own. After being apprehended by the enigmatic Time Variance Authority (TVA), Loki is labelled as a variation who messed with the universe’s holy chronology. He must assist capture another member of his kind, a different variation of Loki, to atone for his transgression and bring order back to the chaotic timeline. As Loki travels across other realms and planets, many mysteries are revealed, including the TVA’s true existence and the identities of its founders.
- Genre – Drama
- Actors – Tom Hiddleston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, Wunmi Mosaku
- Director – Michael Waldron
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 8.2/10 (403K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 87% (221 Reviews)
Moon Knight
Description
Moon Knight, which is based on the Marvel superhero of the same name, follows two people who suffer from dissociative identity disorder—Steven Grant and Marc Spector—as they become entangled in a mystery about Egyptian gods. Oscar Isaac plays Steven Grant, also known as Mr. Knight, and Marc Spector, also known as Moon Knight. One of the greatest solo MCU series to date, the six episodes of the programme are engaging and fast-paced.
- Genre – Mystery thriller, Sci-fi, Action
- Actors – Oscar Isaac, Karim El Hakim, May Calamawy
- Director – Jeremy Slater
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 7.3/10 (264K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 86% (242 Reviews)
The Bear
Description
This gripping culinary drama is not just about a gifted chef attempting to keep his late brother’s sandwich store afloat—it’s also a very poignant series filled with some stunning performances. The show’s debut season received nominations for Best Comedy Series at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards. For his starring performance in the series, Jeremy Allen White also won Best Actor in a Comedy Series at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Television Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- Genre – Comedy-drama
- Actors – Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Ayo Edebiri
- Director – Christopher Storer
- Age Restriction – U/A 16+
Rating
IMDB: 8.6/10 (190K+ Votes)
Rotten Tomato: 99% (187 Reviews)
Conclusion
In summary, Disney+ Hotstar isn’t exclusively for kids—in case you didn’t know. In an attempt to take on Netflix and Amazon, the streaming service delivers a tonne of adult content in addition to films as it owns the Lucasfilm brand and the Marvel franchises. Disney has launched many TV series, like The Mandalorian and Loki, using the brand familiarity of Star Wars and Marvel since the service’s introduction. We’ve compiled our pick of the best shows from those and other properties that you can watch on Disney+ Hotstar below.
