Pakistani Dramas and Coke Studio Seasons — 2026-09-25
This week's big stories: ARY Digital has pulled new drama episodes off YouTube and moved them to its own OTT platform "ARY Plus", sparking a national debate about free access. "Meri Zindagi Hai Tu" has crossed 2 billion YouTube views from India alone, and Coke Studio Pakistan's "Peechay Hutt" has landed on Netflix's "Best of The Best" collection.
Pakistani Dramas and Coke Studio Seasons — 2026-09-25
Top developments
ARY Digital moves new episodes to "ARY Plus" OTT, exits free YouTube
New episodes of ARY dramas have not been available on YouTube for the past several days; instead they are streaming on the channel's own OTT platform, "ARY Plus". BBC Urdu examines whether Pakistani viewers — long used to free YouTube drama-watching — will migrate to an OTT platform, a shift with major implications for ARY rival channels HUM and Geo.
"Meri Zindagi Hai Tu" crosses 2 billion views from India, 3.35 billion globally
The ARY Digital hit starring Hania Aamir and Bilal Abbas Khan has now crossed 2 billion YouTube views from India alone, against a global total of 3.35 billion. It underscores how dependent Pakistani dramas' YouTube economics remain on the cross-border Indian audience, even as official broadcast content exchange stays frozen.
Coke Studio's "Peechay Hutt" lands on Netflix's "Best of The Best"
The 2022 Coke Studio Pakistan track by Hasan Raheem and the Justin Bibis — previously featured in Marvel's "Ms. Marvel" — has now been included in Netflix's "Best of The Best", with producer Xulfi celebrating the milestone. It further cements Coke Studio Pakistan's global streaming footprint while fans await season 16.
HUM TV revives "Aangan" with original cast; "Hurmat" premieres September 28
HUM TV is bringing back "Aangan" with its original stars Sajal Aly, Ahad Raza Mir and Mawra Hocane after seven years — a notable nostalgia play in the ratings war. Meanwhile Hum TV's new serial "Hurmat" pairs Dananeer Mobeen with YouTuber Shahveer Jafry, with Javed Sheikh in support, premiering September 28.
Local view
BBC Urdu frames the ARY Plus migration as a test of whether Pakistani audiences will pay (or subscribe) for content they have consumed free on YouTube for years, quoting viewer reaction about the shift away from free YouTube. Trending in Social highlights HUM TV's "Aangan" revival as a comeback of its most-loved on-screen pairings.
Context & numbers
- "Meri Zindagi Hai Tu": 2 billion views from India; 3.35 billion globally
- Bas Tera Saath Hu averages ~8 million views per episode; Geo TV's Khafa (Hira Mani, Mikaal Zulqarnain's co-star Mikaal Zulfiqar) draws ~2.7 million; Bombay Tailors runs over 1 million per episode
- Pasoori remains the first Coke Studio song to cross 1 billion YouTube views
On the radar
- "Hurmat" premieres on Hum TV September 28 — watch its opening-week ratings
- Continuing coverage of whether ARY's YouTube-to-OTT move will be matched by HUM and Geo
- Following Mahira Khan–Wahaj Ali's much-awaited pairing among upcoming 2026 dramas (rumored slate, casting not yet officially confirmed)
- Whether the new Coke Studio Nu.WAV format announces a formal season 16 slate remains unconfirmed.
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