2025 OTT: Female Stars Dominate Sequels; Paatal Lok, Family Man, Delhi Crime S3 Hit

• 2025 saw a strong trend of OTT series sequels, with female characters and leads gaining significant prominence.
• Major releases included Jaideep Ahlawat's 'Paatal Lok Season 2' (Amazon Prime, Jan 17) and 'Rana Naidu Season 2' (June 13).
• Kajol returned in 'The Trial Season 2' (JioCinema, Sept 19), and Manoj Bajpayee in 'The Family Man Season 3' (Nov 21).
• 'Delhi Crime Season 3' (Shefali Shah, Huma Qureshi, SonyLIV, Nov 13) and 'Maharani Season 4' (Huma Qureshi, SonyLIV, Nov 24) highlighted strong female performances.
• 'Panchayat Season 4' was also among the popular sequels released in 2025.

Why It Matters: 2025 OTT sequels proved female leads are now outshining male stars.