Sick of bingeing the same familiar titles everyone’s raving about? It’s time to give your binge list an update with tales that are worthy of the limelight but went unnoticed. ZEE5 is concealing a trove of hidden gems, edge-of-the-seat thrillers, soul-stirring dramas, and offbeat stories that take you by surprise. If you thought you’d seen it all, think again. These aren’t web series; they’re secret experiences waiting to be discovered. Be it the mystery enthusiast, the slow-burning story lover, or the lover of light-hearted fiction, ZEE5’s hidden gems are going to have you hooked. Ready to press play on the surprise?
Expiry Date
When treachery occurs in the backrooms, there are consequences to pay. Crime thrillers like Expiry Date expose a world filled with poisonous love, broken loyalty, and the inevitable wrath of unfulfilled karma. Vishwa and Sunitha’s lives become caught up in turmoil when the extramarital affair between their spouses drags them into two nail-biting police probes. But are they not so innocent victims, or are they covering up something even more sinister?
Directed by Shankar K Marthand and featuring Madhushalini as Disha, Sneha Ullal as Sunitha, and Tony Luke as Vishwa, this thriller will keep you guessing at every turn. As the story thickens and the secrets are revealed, one question haunts in the background: Who will survive the game?
Hum Tum and Them
Not all couples get to enjoy a fairy tale beginning, but some are granted a second shot at love. Shiva and Yudi are the main characters in the heartbreaking romance ‘Hum Tum and Them’. While Shiva is a passionate divorcee, Yudi is a gentle widower. As both of them begin to draw closer to one another, the persistent past threatens to disturb what is already fragile, bringing to the surface familiar struggles with demons they have both fought in the past.
Incredibly emotional performances coupled with mature direction by Sahir Raza come together beautifully with Akshay Oberoi and Shweta Tiwari’s leading roles in the series. It shows the healing and acceptance one experiences in life, revealing the ultimate essence of family; Love is not the only concept in the film. It masterfully illustrates a rich tapestry of human connections and the feelings that lie within them. Caught in between are the children, with the question remaining: Can love erase the past and yet guarantee a future?
Engineering Girls
Welcome back to sleepless nights, crazy friendships, and bigger-than-engineering-textbooks dreams! Engineering Girls is a fun-filled coming-of-age comedy-drama that welcomes Maggu, Sabu, and Kiara back to campus for one final set of love, drama, and unforgivable craziness. It’s their last year, and the pressure is mounting, but so is the excitement, as they balance heartbreaks, patch-ups, career aspirations, and all the rest!
Starring Barkha Singh, Kritika Avasthi, and Sejal Kumar, this series is a ride full of dream theory and life practicals. So grab a tea, get your college crew on speed dial, and jump into a tale where each mess is a memory to cherish.
Andhar Maaya
The Khatu family, as usual, is coming back to their ancestral mansion. But this time there’s something wrong. Shadows linger for longer, hallways void of people echo soft whispers, death tiptoes, and one by one, silence is broken. Andhar Maya draws you into a haunting vortex where secrets seeped into the walls will not remain concealed.
Starring Kishor Kadam, Rutuja Bagwe, and Shubhankar Tawde, this horror web series weaves together family drama and bone-chilling suspense. When tensions boil and trust shatters, the question is no longer what lurks in the mansion… but who will live to leave it? Bravely go inside? The shadows wait.
Date with Saie
Fame has a cost, but to actress Saie Tamhankar, that cost becomes a chilling encroachment. In Date with Saie, she stars as herself in a thrilling story where adoration becomes a fixation. A “harmless” fan takes it too far by installing secret cameras and covertly recording her life, confusing reel and real in the scariest possible way.
As Saie perceives the watching gaze, the tension escalates into a psychological blend of suspense and sheer terror. Privacy is a luxury. With fame comes a dark price to pay. This Peering into a Stardom’s Shadow psychological thriller has the answer for what happens when the hunter gets hunted and transforms into prey.
From the dark streets of deception in Expiry Date to emotional second chances in Hum Tum and Them, ZEE5’s best-kept secrets transport viewers on unforgettable rides, through love, lies, and life’s webbed strings. Experience the heart-racing battles of youth in Engineering Girls 2.0, confront ancestral terrors in Andhar Maya, and solve spine-chilling mysteries in Date with Saie, where obsession is a killer.
Every series is a world of feelings, exciting, moving, and frightening in equal proportion. These underappreciated ZEE5 web series promise not only fun but also an experience that stays long after the screen goes dark.
Binge smart, these series deserve your spotlight, not your scroll-by.
