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Ormax Reveals India’s top 50 streaming shows of 2025
MUMBAI: If 2025 had a remote control, India clearly knew where to point it. From spy thrillers and small-town comedies to reality television and global blockbusters, streaming audiences watched widely and decisively, according to Ormax Media’s latest Top 50 Streaming Originals in India report.
Topping the list is Special Ops S2 on JioHotstar, which pulled in a formidable 29.6 million viewers, reaffirming the nation’s enduring appetite for high-stakes espionage. Close on its heels were courtroom drama Criminal Justice: A Family Matter and the ever-controversial Ek Badnaam Aashram S3 Part 2, proving that familiar franchises still pack serious pulling power.
Prime Video continued its strong run with The Family Man S3 and Panchayat S4, shows that could not be more different in tone but share one crucial trait: deep emotional investment from viewers. Netflix, meanwhile, balanced homegrown hits such as Delhi Crime S3 and The Royals with global juggernauts like Stranger Things S5 and Squid Game S3, both of which found massive audiences in India.
Reality television refused to stay in the background. Bigg Boss Hindi S19 cracked the top ten, while formats such as Shark Tank India S4, The Great Indian Kapil Show S3 and The Traitors showed that unscripted content is no longer a side dish on streaming menus.
Yet beyond the rankings lies a bigger story. This is the final year Ormax Media will publish a standalone Originals list. From 2026, the company’s new StreamView framework will track everything together, from OTT originals and television programming to films, sports and news. The change reflects a simple truth: viewers no longer care where content comes from, only whether it is worth watching.
Based on weekly nationwide research that counts real viewers rather than accounts, the report offers a clear snapshot of how India streamed in 2025. It also quietly marks the end of an era, as the lines between originals, films and television blur into one crowded, competitive screen.
In short, India watched a lot, watched widely, and watched on its own terms. The labels may be changing, but the binge is very much on.
