As of mid-2025, announcements for 2026 Malayalam OTT/web series are still emerging. This piece is based on confirmed productions, industry leaks, and logical continuations of announced film-to-series adaptations. Titles and dates are projected based on current production cycles. The Final Frontier: Malayalam Sci-Fi Web Series to Watch in 2026 For years, Malayalam cinema has flirted with hard sci-fi in films like Minnal Murali (superhero), Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 (AI drama), and 2018: Everyone is a Hero (disaster). But 2026 marks a tectonic shift. With the explosion of OTT platforms (Disney+ Hotstar, Sony LIV, Amazon Prime Video), Mollywood’s most ambitious storytellers are moving from the 2.5-hour film format to the 6-8 hour episodic structure—perfect for the slow-burn, philosophical, and visually complex world of science fiction.
March for epic space, June for gritty cyberpunk, September for emotional biopunk, and December for hilarious post-apocalyptic chaos. The future of Malayalam television has never looked brighter—or stranger. Disclaimer: Release dates are subject to change based on post-production and platform scheduling. what to watch malayalam sci-fi coming soon shows 2026
Tovino Thomas, Nimisha Sajayan, and Roshan Mathew as the ship’s rogue synthetic. 2. 2041 (Sony LIV) Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery Expected Release: June 2026 Genre: Cyberpunk / Socio-Political Satire As of mid-2025, announcements for 2026 Malayalam OTT/web
Fahadh Faasil (dual role as hacker and his AI clone), Vinay Forrt, and Darshana Rajendran as a climate refugee turned vigilante. 3. NILA: The Memory Weavers (Amazon Prime Video) Director: Anjali Menon Expected Release: September 2026 Genre: Soft Sci-Fi / Family Drama The Final Frontier: Malayalam Sci-Fi Web Series to
Here are the four Malayalam sci-fi series you must have on your radar in 2026. Director: Rathish Ambat (known for Kaamuki ) Expected Release: March 2026 Genre: Space Opera / Psychological Thriller
Boasting a reported ₹40 crore budget, G.A.L.A.X.Y is Malayalam’s first true zero-gravity production. The teaser (leaked in late 2025) shows Tovino Thomas as a cynical engineer fighting hallucinations induced by "cosmic humidity." Expect heavy nods to Sunshine (2007) and Annihilation , but with a distinct Malabar coastline aesthetic.
In a dystopian Kochi submerged by rising sea levels, the city is divided into two vertical layers: the Muthangi (upper, clean, A/C platforms) and the Kappal (lower, flooded slums where people live in modified fishing trawlers). A lower-deck hacker (Fahadh Faasil) discovers that the government’s new "Carbon Cleanse" technology is actually harvesting neural energy from dreaming citizens.