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Welcome to OTTplay Now You Know, one podcast that gives you all the trivia, lesser-known facts and even anecdotes of popular films and shows. I'm your host Nikhil. The new Star Wars spin-off to The Mandalorian, despite its slow start, concluded its first season with strong viewership ratings. Created by Jon Favreau, the series focuses on the bounty hunter, Boba Fett and is set after the events of...

Welcome to OTTplay Now you Know, one podcast that gives you all the trivia, lesser-known facts and anecdotes of popular films and shows, I'm your host Nikhil. Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster sci-fi space odyssey, Dune, received a whopping 10 nominations for the Oscars including Best Picture. Based on the trilogy of novels by Frank Herbert, Villeneuve has crafted a film with stunning visuals, vibran...

Welcome to OTTplay Now You Know, one podcast that talks about lesser-known facts, trivia and even anecdotes of popular films and shows. I'm your host Nikhil. Ice-Age has been by far one of the most well-loved animated franchises. With as many as five instalments, the films have been successfully drawing the old and young, alike. With The Ice-Age Adventures of Buck Wild releasing recently, here’s a...

Welcome to another episode of OTTplay Now you Know, one podcast that gives you all the trivia and lesser-known facts about your favorite shows and films. I'm your host Nikhil An American drama series, Billions has been developed by David Levien, Brian Koppelman and Andrew Ross Sorkin. The series premiered in 2016 and has undergone five successful seasons. The Showtime series is ending with the six...

Today, we will take a deep dive into a satirical science fiction film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence that has recently dropped on Netflix. I am talking about the 2021 movie Don't Look Up. The movie depicts the story of two astronomers attempting to warn society about an approaching comet that will demolish human civilization. Here are a few trivia about this movie you didn’t know...

The Matrix franchise redefined the sci-genre with revolutionary filming techniques and action sequences. The fourth film of the franchise, Matrix Resurrections, is releasing worldwide today, with  Keanu Reeves and Carrie Ann-Moss returning for this instalment reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity. Let's look into some trivia now! 1. Lana Wachowski said that the narrative choice to get Neo and T...

For today’s Now You Know, we’ll be looking at the British black comedy series After Life, which has been written and directed by Ricky Gervais. The show, streaming on Netflix, sees the comedian play Tony, a journalist trying to grapple with the death of his wife Lisa from cancer.  1. Did you know that James Corden served as an inspiration for one of the characters on the show? Indeed, James the Re...

Wes Anderson’s latest film, The French Dispatch, is a critically acclaimed anthology film that follows three different storylines about the fictional Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun and its French foreign bureau. The film features a star-studded ensemble for its three storylines. Let's  begin some trivia for you.  1. The film was originally intended to be a musical according to an article by Collider....

Loki is an American television series, based on Marvel comics, where Tom Hiddleston portrays the titular God of Mischief. This is the third TV series in the MCU after WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the series takes place after the events of Avengers: End Game. Loki has won several awards including the People's Choice Award for The Best Show of 2021 and the Favourite Male TV...

Tom Holland is returning for a third standalone Spider-Man film titled Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was released in theatres in India today. So here is some trivia on the second film in the trilogy, Spider-Man: Far From Home. Let's begin! 1. Jeffrey Henderson, storyboard artist for the film, claims that Mysterio was originally the intended villain for the cancelled Sam Raimi film Spider-Man 4. B...

The critically acclaimed Disney Plus original series WandaVision is Marvel Studios; first foray into original programming of MCU content for television, after severing ties with Netflix. The series is loosely based on the popular X-Men comic series House of M, and it focuses on Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch after the events of Avengers Endgame. The series was praised for its narrative structure...

The Power of the Dog is a western drama film released in 2021 and directed by Jane Campion. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Thomas Savage. It made its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival where the director won the Silver Lion award for Best Direction. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. I shall give you some...

Succession is an American satirical black comedy-drama television series. The central plot revolves around the Roy family who owns the global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo. This series has won several accolades, including the Golden Globe for Best Television series - Drama, British Television Award for Best International Programme and The Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding D...

Cobra Kai is an American martial-arts comedy-drama series and is one of the most viewed shows on Youtube and Netflix. The series is a sequel to the original Karate Kid trilogy from the 80s and boasts several Primetime Emmy Award nominations amongst others. The story is told from the perspective of Johnny Lawrence, the antagonist in the first film. The fourth season is slated to drop at the end of...

The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers’ atmospheric psychological thriller, has just dropped on Netflix. Featuring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe in the lead, the film follows two lighthouse keepers slowly coming undone after being isolated on a remote island. Today’s Now You Know is about some lesser-known trivia about this black-and-white movie. Lets kickoff!  1. For the movie, Pattinson’s naturally d...

The reality TV series that follows the personal and professional lives of real estate agents in Los Angeles has become one of the most popular shows on Netflix. The success of the show has spawned spin-offs that are in pre-production. Today, on Now You Know we are talking about Selling Sunset, let begin the trivia for you. 1. It's revealed that Netflix doesn't compensate any of the cast members fo...

The 25th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, is Marvel’s second foray into a martial-arts centric production after the Netflix TV series Iron Fist. The film was a universal success and was praised for its well-choreographed fight sequences and storytelling. It is also one of the highest-grossing films from Hollywood in the pandemic era.  1. One of the...

The comedy-drama set in the 1950s follows the life of Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel as she decides to become more than just an upper-class housewife by trying her hand at standup after her husband leaves her for another woman. Her natural flair in the art is well received, and she soon decides to become a professional comedian. I'm talking about the hit show The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.1. The first TV show o...

Welcome to OTTplay Now You Know, the podcast that gives you all the trivia and lesser-known facts about your popular films and shows. I'm your host Nikhil  Today, Now You Know is all about trivia from the award-winning American crime drama limited series Mare of Easttown. This series stars Kate Winslet playing the titular character, portraying the role of a detective who investigates a murder in a...

Today, we take a deep dive into Archer, the Primetime Emmy-winning adult animated sitcom which debuted season 12 on Netflix today. The show follows an array of intelligence agents, and specifically the protagonist Sterling Archer, a self-involved womanizer. Here are some lesser-known facts about the series.  1. The characters are often shown reading magazines on the show, which serve as Easter egg...

Released less than a month ago on Netflix, Red Notice pulled off a casting coup with Gal Gadot, Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds sharing the screen for the first time. Understandably then, the heist film offers generous doses of action and comedy. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, the film revolves around two con artists and an FBI agent who continuously try to outwit each other and steal three...

One of the most-watched series on OTT for its pure tale of fantasy, and is set in the backdrop of Victorian English high society.  This series gives the viewers  insight into the wealth, lust, and betrayal during a fictionalised Regency Era England, through the lens of the Bridgerton family. This series boasts of an Emmy award-winning and over 50 nominations for various other awards. On today's No...

You is an American psychological thriller 30-episode television series based on Caroline Kepnes’ book series of the same name. The series was split into three seasons with different ensemble casts in each season. The plot follows a love-obsessed Joe Goldberg, a book manager in New York and his encounters with his love interests. Here are a few lesser-known trivia about the series.  1. The 10 episo...

Lucifer is an American urban fantasy television series aired between 2016 and 2021. Based on the DC Comics character, the series revolves around the story of Lucifer Morningstar played by Tom Ellis, the DC Universe's version of the Devil, who is exiled from Hell for being a rebel. He runs his own nightclub named Lux and also works at Los Angeles Police Department as a consultant. Here are a few le...

The American sitcom series aired between 2005 and 2014 with a total of nine seasons consisting 208 episodes for CBS. The show stars Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan in the leads. The story follows the main character, Ted Mosby, in the year 2030, narrating to his son and daughter the events he encountered in 2005 which led him to meet their mother. This...